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Social services & welfare, criminology

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231159821
ISBN
9780231159821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Hardcover. The aim of this book is to shed light on policy practice in social work discourse, education and practice in eight liberal democracies. This is the first effort to undertake a cross-national study of social worker engagement in social policy formulation processes. Editor(s): Weiss-Gal, Idit; Gal, John. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429735
ISBN
9781847429735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.07

Paperback. The first book to undertake a cross-national study of social worker engagement in social policy formulation processes, shedding light on policy practice in social work discourse, education and practice in eight liberal democracies. Editor(s): Gal, John; Weiss-Gal, Idit. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429742
ISBN
9781847429742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.86

Paperback. Social workers are called upon to perform their varied tasks in a wide range of social settings, often involving intensely intimate contact with, and intervention in, a person's private moral and social world. This book demonstrates the practical relevance of recent sociological research for good social work practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
196
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853027314
ISBN
9781853027314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.74

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199329649
ISBN
9780199329649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.49

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783530595
ISBN
9781783530595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.27

paperback. Introduces the social work student to the field of sociology, illustrating how sociology is connected to and fundamental to effective social work practice. This title includes chapters that apply theory to practice. It covers such topics as: Gender; Class; Ethnicity and race; Ageing; Health; Intimacies; Social exclusion; and, Crime and deviance. Editor(s): Gibson, Alastair; Yuill, Chris. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures, charts. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848606517
ISBN
9781848606517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.68

Paperback.

The second edition of this major textbook clearly shows how sociology can inform professional social work practice in the twenty-first century. It provides an easy-to-follow, jargon-free introduction to sociology for social work students, with crucial links to practice across a comprehensive range of topics. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660332
ISBN
9780745660332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.69

Hardcover. The second edition of this major textbook clearly shows how sociology can inform professional social work practice in the twenty-first century. It provides an easy-to-follow, jargon-free introduction to sociology for social work students, with crucial links to practice across a comprehensive range of topics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660325
ISBN
9780745660325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.43

Hardback. A collection of contributions to theory, research and policy concerning crime, law and deviance. It deals with the core sociological concept of control, and aims to emphasize the breadth and diversity in theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches. Editor(s): Ulmer, Jeffrey T. (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, USA). Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762302826
ISBN
9780762302826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50

Paperback. This accessible guide to Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), an effective therapeutic approach which focuses on strengths and achievements, provides a practical introduction to what SFBT is and how to use it with clients. Barry Winbolt leads the reader through the principles, techniques and steps involved in the approach. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843109709
ISBN
9781843109709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

Paperback. A guide for professionals who use groups to help people. It provides exercises for use in practice; guidance on evaluating the outcomes of group work; and, models for group supervision. It shows practitioners how to create group culture and how to maintain this culture in spite of the challenges, tensions and difficulties that arise within groups. Series: Brief Therapies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412929851
ISBN
9781412929851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Paperback. This is the only comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the history, theory, research and practice of solution-focused therapy (SFT) within mental health care and beyond. This new edition draws on contemporary research, recent developments in SFT training and the integration of SFT with other approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857028907
ISBN
9780857028907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 50.21

Paperback. Editor(s): Gillespie, Bruce; Luven, Lynne Van. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926971032
ISBN
9781926971032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. Gives an account of transracial and transnational adoption from the point of view of the mothers and communities that lose their children. This title looks at adoption as part of larger structures of inequality (poor people do not adopt the children of the wealthy, as she points out). Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2.6.2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351610
ISBN
9780822351610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Someone Very Important Has Just Died is a practical book written for those caring for children and teenagers suffering a close bereavement. Intended for use immediately or soon after the death has occurred, this book gives practical and detailed guidance on what adults might say and do to help children. Illustrator(s): Bailey, Elaine. Num Pages: 48 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JKSB1; JKSN2; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 4. Weight in Grams: 74.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843102953
ISBN
9781843102953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

paperback. In Southern Mercy, Annette Bickford examines the limits of emancipation, and the exclusions inherent in liberal humanism that distinguish racism in the contemporary "post-race" era. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; JFSL3; JHB; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613980
ISBN
9781442613980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

Paperback. An ethnographic analysis of the purported transnational gang crisis between the United States and El Salvador, based on extensive research in Los Angeles and San Salvador. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 1KLCS; JFFN; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822347309
ISBN
9780822347309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JKV; UR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 372 x 29. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781492603238
ISBN
9781492603238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226767932
ISBN
9780226767932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.76

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