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Paperback. Intervention research lies at the heart of social work research. It serves as a principal basis for drawing inferences about the effectiveness of practice and is used to assess the design of public policies that fund social and health programs. This book, the latest volume in the Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods, clearly describes the process of conducting intervention research. Series: Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195325492
- ISBN
- 9780195325492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.02
€ 84.02
Paperback. Explores the security forces' covert operations in Northern Ireland. This book charts the successes and failures of special operations during the troubles. It reveals the dilemmas faced by intelligence chiefs engaged in a daily struggle against terrorist organisations. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTV; JKSW1; JPSH; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 248. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0003806
- ISBN
- 9780571168095
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Finally, Policing Democracy probes democratic politics, power relations, and regional disparities of security and reform to establish a framework for understanding the crisis and moving beyond it. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8, 2 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: HBJK; JKSW1; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898020
- ISBN
- 9780801898020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.39€ 55.40
€ 60.39
€ 55.40
Paperback. Shows how creating weaker forms of judicial review may actually allow for stronger social welfare rights under American constitutional law. This book describes how weak-form review works in Great Britain and Canada and discusses the extent to which legislatures can be expected to enforce constitutional norms on their own. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPQB; LNAA1; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143200
- ISBN
- 9780691143200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- UCT Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- None ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919895512
- ISBN
- 9781919895512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.26
€ 55.26
Paperback. By comparing the simple skills employed by firefighters-climbing ladders and manipulating hoses-with the mundane technologies-maps and accounting charts-of insurers, the author demonstrates that the daily routines of both groups were instrumental in making intense urban and industrial expansion a less precarious endeavor. Num Pages: 440 pages, 31, 2 black & white line drawings, 29 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JKSW2; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407623
- ISBN
- 9781421407623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.88
€ 48.99
€ 40.88
Paperback. Residential child care is a crucial, though relatively neglected area of social work. This book looks at policy and practice and the ideas that have shaped the development of the sector. It is suitable for practitioners in residential child care, social workers and students on social work and social care courses. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349088
- ISBN
- 9781861349088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.91
€ 36.99
€ 35.91
Paperback. Written by experienced practitioners and academics, this is a core text about the practice of residential child care. It takes as its starting point the fact that residential child care involves workers and children sharing a common lifespace, in which the quality of interpersonal relationships is key. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423108
- ISBN
- 9781847423108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.99
€ 32.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. Disability Politics and Community Care encourages health and welfare professionals and policy makers to start working much more closely with disabled people themselves. He presents practical suggestions for the changes necessary for the proposed reorganisation of service provision which will re-define direct work with disabled people. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; MBN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026522
- ISBN
- 9781853026522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.14
€ 53.14
Paperback. An incredibly user-friendly book for both the counsellor and the 'helper' looking to successfully support children and young people with practical theory, interventions and exercises. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847879356
- ISBN
- 9781847879356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 48.67
€ 50.99
€ 48.67
Paperback. This book combines theory, research and activities to produce practical suggestions for enhancing client participation in the therapy process. It surveys the literature on art therapy; somatic approaches; emotion-activating models; use of music, writing and dreamwork; and the implications of the new findings in neuroscience. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMH; MMJT; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050319
- ISBN
- 9781849050319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.95
€ 40.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Essential reading for students, this book uses a problem based learning approach through the application of case studies to explain the transformation agenda and the implications for adult health and social care. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447310419
- ISBN
- 9781447310419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.43
€ 34.99
€ 33.43
Cards. Kids Need.. cards present a creative approach to exploring children's needs and parents' knowledge. The cards are designed to be flexible and adaptable, and can be used to encourage general discussions, as therapeutic tool, or as an aid to the assessment of parenting skills. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 full-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; VFX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 101 x 31. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843105244
- ISBN
- 9781843105244
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 30.81
€ 30.99
€ 30.81
Paperback. Focuses on an often neglected key condition, that sustainable and accountable personal relationships are a precondition for health and well-being, and argues that there are always opportunities to deepen the quality, and range, of the client's connections with their current and future significant-others. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428615
- ISBN
- 9781847428615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.16
€ 33.99
€ 32.16
paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 187 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780134165783
- ISBN
- 9780134165783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 166.21
€ 166.21
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE1; JKSN; JKV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Canbury Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Enlarged edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993040788
- ISBN
- 9780993040788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.40
€ 19.99
€ 14.40
Paperback. This book, by examining the landmark scandals of the post-war period, including more recent ones, such as the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, reveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and whose interests they are made to serve. Series: BASW/Policy Press Titles. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Revised
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347466
- ISBN
- 9781861347466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.28
€ 42.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. This is a comprehensive guide to integrating assessment, learning and practice, reflecting current concerns in health and social care. The authors - an academic, a training officer and a practitioner - present complementary perspectives to bring theory and practice closer together. Num Pages: 176 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JKS; JMRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853029769
- ISBN
- 9781853029769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.89
€ 46.99
€ 46.89
Paperback. Informed by the author's original research, this engaging book uses a core set of powerful practice examples to demonstrate how complex ethical dilemmas can arise in everyday practice. Through detailed analysis of these examples, the book explores how social workers ought to consider right and wrong in practice, to arrive at ethical solutions. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFM; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- SKU
- V9781137441263
- ISBN
- 9781137441263
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.45
€ 45.45
Hardcover. A practically focused guide to effective counseling of all clients Human Development Across the Life Span is a practical guide to human growth and development, moving beyond theory to include real-world applications for counselors who work with clients. Editor(s): Stauffer, Mark D.; Capuzzi, David. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118984727
- ISBN
- 9781118984727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.13€ 76.64
€ 103.13
€ 76.64