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Share the Care'
An Evaluation of a Family-Based Respite Care Service
Kirsten Stalker
Share the Care' examines the different ways in which respite care schemes operate, focusing in particular on the Share-the-Care service in Lothian and the experience of parents of children with learning difficulties of using the scheme, respite carers, families facing an extended wait for respite and families who withdraw from the scheme. Learn More1994, Hardback, 8.50in x 5.51in / 216mm x 140mm, 160pp, $55.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-038-4 -
Social Work: Disabled People and Disabling Environments
Edited by Michael Oliver
This book redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. It looks at the experience of people with disabilities in society, and the influence that their organisations have had on service provision. Learn More1994, 208pp -
Child Abuse and Child Abusers
Protection and Prevention
Edited by Lorraine Waterhouse
Based on both research and practice, this book provides a comprehensive picture of the success, fairness and significance of child protection services for children, parents and individuals. It approaches the problem of child abuse from the various perspectives of those affected (abused children and young people, parents and professionals). Learn More1996, 240pp -
Middle Childhood
Moira Borland, Ann Laybourn, Malcolm Hill and Jane Brown
The period of childhood which falls between the early years and adolescence is a comparatively neglected area of study. In its combination of viewpoints, set against a background of related research, law, policy and practice, this book offers a rich and challenging study of an important period of the child's development. Learn More1998, Hardback, 9.29in x 6.30in / 236mm x 160mm, 224pp, $95.00ISBN: 978-1-85302-472-61998, Paperback / softback, 9.06in x 6.22in / 230mm x 158mm, 224pp, $44.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-473-3 -
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, $90.00ISBN: 978-1-84310-141-32005, Ebook, ePUB, 304pp, $90.00ISBN: 978-1-84642-246-1 -
Shattered Lives
Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, and worthlessness. Learn More2006, Hardback, 9.57in x 6.46in / 243mm x 164mm, 176pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-434-62006, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-254-6 -
Betraying the NHS
Health Abandoned
Michael Mandelstam
Based on his experiences of helping to fight cuts and closures in Suffolk, Michael Mandelstam delivers a damning verdict on the mismanagement of the NHS at national, regional and local level. He charts the widespread cutbacks and closures, both rural and urban, to clinics, A&E services, beds, wards and scores of community hospitals. Learn More2006, Hardback, 9.45in x 6.50in / 240mm x 165mm, 320pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-482-72006, Ebook, ePUB, 320pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-569-1 -
Shattered Lives
Children Who Live with Courage and Dignity
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes. Chapters take the form of letters to a child capturing their life experiences, hugely impacted by sexual abuse, parental substance misuse and loss, leading to feelings of shame, and worthlessness. Learn More2006, Hardback, 9.57in x 6.46in / 243mm x 164mm, 176pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-434-62007, Paperback / softback, 9.21in x 6.22in / 234mm x 158mm, 176pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-603-62006, Ebook, ePUB, 176pp, $22.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-254-6 -
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, $79.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-698-22008, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, $79.95ISBN: 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, $95.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-819-32011, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, $95.00ISBN: 978-0-85700-248-8
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