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Children's Rights and Power
Charging Up for a New Century
Mary John
Examining children's rights from a global perspective, Mary John considers how children experience power, being powerful and the transformation of power relationships. She explores this issue, comparing the situation of children to that of powerless minority groups and asking why children are rarely included in debates on social accountability. Learn More2003, Hardback, 9.45in x 6.30in / 240mm x 160mm, 304pp, CA$89.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-658-42003, Paperback / softback, 9.09in x 6.10in / 231mm x 155mm, 304pp, CA$39.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-659-12003, Ebook, PDF, 304pp, CA$39.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-027-6 -
Safeguarding and Promoting the Well-being of Children, Families and Communities
Edited by Jane Scott and Harriet Ward
Improving the well-being of children is more effective when social care professionals work with the children's parents, families and communities. This collection brings together innovative interventions designed to nurture children's health and welfare, and analyses which types of programmes are most effective and why. Learn More2005, Hardback, 9.41in x 6.42in / 239mm x 163mm, 304pp, CA$89.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-141-32005, Ebook, ePUB, 304pp, CA$89.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-246-1 -
Children, Families and Violence
Challenges for Children's Rights
Katherine Covell and R. Brian Howe
This book examines the risk factors surrounding children at risk of experiencing and perpetrating violence, and looks at the positive role that children's rights can play in their protection. The authors propose that violence in childhood is not spontaneous: that children are raised to become violent in poorly functioning families. Learn More2008, Hardback, 10.12in x 7.20in / 257mm x 183mm, 288pp, CA$71.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-698-22008, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, CA$71.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-847-0 -
Improving Outcomes for Children and Families
Finding and Using International Evidence
Edited by Anthony N. Maluccio, Cinzia Canali, Tiziano Vecchiato, Anita Lightburn, Jane Aldgate and Wendy Rose
This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. It introduces the key ideas and issues currently being debated in the evaluation of these services and provides examples of evaluation from policy and practice. Learn More2010, Hardback, 9.33in x 6.06in / 237mm x 154mm, 240pp, CA$107.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-819-32011, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, CA$107.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-248-8 -
Understanding Costs and Outcomes in Child Welfare Services
A Comprehensive Costing Approach to Managing Your Resources
Lisa Holmes and Samantha McDermid
Today's child welfare services operate under a limited supply of resources. This book explains how finite resources can be used most effectively, providing social work managers and policymakers with a comprehensive costing model to assess the links between needs, costs and outcomes across the full range of child welfare services. Learn More2011, Hardback, 9.37in x 6.26in / 238mm x 159mm, 200pp, CA$116.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-214-62011, Ebook, ePUB, 200pp, CA$116.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-448-2 -
Vulnerable Children and the Law
International Evidence for Improving Child Welfare, Child Protection and Children's Rights
Edited by Rosemary Sheehan, Helen Rhoades and Nicky Stanley
This book takes an international perspective on child welfare, examining how frameworks can be adapted to address the rights and best interests of children. Synthesising the latest research, experts redefine the concept of a 'child in need' in a world where global movement is common and children are frequently involved in the law. Learn More2012, Hardback, 9.41in x 6.85in / 239mm x 174mm, 368pp, CA$116.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-868-12012, Ebook, ePUB, 368pp, CA$116.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-456-7 -
Child Protection and Child Welfare
A Global Appraisal of Cultures, Policy and Practice
Edited by Penelope Welbourne and John Dixon
A comparative international volume on child protection, looking at the culture of child welfare and protection across a broad range of countries. This book evaluates policies and structures already in place, and suggests useful guidelines for good practice for professionals working with children from international communities at risk of harm. Learn More2013, Hardback, 9.49in x 7.01in / 241mm x 178mm, 288pp, CA$107.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-191-02013, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, CA$107.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-421-5 -
Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Youth
Developing Evidence-Based International Practice
Edited by James K. Whittaker, Jorge F. del Valle and Lisa Holmes
Definitive and wide-ranging, this international review of therapeutic residential child care covers the latest research on how it works, how much it costs compared with the outcomes it delivers and how to deliver this effective form of care for the most troubled children in public care. Learn More2014, Hardback, 9.29in x 6.26in / 236mm x 159mm, 392pp, CA$161.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-963-32014, Paperback / softback, 8.94in x 6.02in / 227mm x 153mm, 392pp, CA$49.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-792-9 -
The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga
The Ultimate Path to Self-Realisation
Stephen Sturgess, Foreword by Dr. David Frawley
This unique book is a complete guide to spiritual Raja and Kriya Yoga. Beginning with historical and spiritual accounts of all Yoga traditions, it covers Raja and Kriya Yoga in depth, with instruction on the asanas, breathing techniques and meditations. The book is an invaluable resource for yoga practitioners, as well as spiritual seekers. Learn More2015, Hardback, 10.24in x 7.24in / 260mm x 184mm, 536pp, CA$79.95ISBN: 978-1-84819-261-42015, Ebook, ePUB, 528pp, CA$79.95ISBN: 978-0-85701-209-8 -
The Fundamentals of Acupuncture
Nigel Ching. Foreword by Charles Buck.
A fantastically readable guide to Chinese Medicine, this illustrated textbook covers the basic foundations and principles of acupuncture and TCM. Nigel Ching covers everything from the theories of yin and yang to point functions and needling techniques. Learn More2016, Hardback, 10.43in x 7.72in / 265mm x 196mm, 752pp, CA$107.95ISBN: 978-1-84819-313-02016, Ebook, ePUB, 750pp, CA$107.95ISBN: 978-0-85701-266-1
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