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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. This book explores the relationship between dementia, culture and ethnicity, looking at the latest evidence and research to determine the impact of diversity on dementia care services. By examining the key issues and providing suggestions for change, this book shows how dementia professionals can provide culturally appropriate care for all. Editor(s): Botsford, Julia; Harrison Dening, Karen. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JKSG; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054867
- ISBN
- 9781849054867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
hardcover. This book provides fascinating insights into the factors that influence why people enter and leave care work, their motivations, understandings and experiences of their work and intersection of it with their family lives. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348500
- ISBN
- 9781861348500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.15
€ 98.15
hardcover. This study lays bare another layer of gender in relation to child sexual abuse, and locates child welfare practice in feminist scholarly debates about women and the welfare state. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFFE1; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 8. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802009586
- ISBN
- 9780802009586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. This compelling new book explores the complexities of the global child sex industry, but without falling into cliche and melodrama. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFMX; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 225 x 10. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629285
- ISBN
- 9780745629285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.68
€ 24.68
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780460536
- ISBN
- 9781780460536
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.86
€ 46.99
€ 41.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408843635
- ISBN
- 9781408843635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.13
€ 11.99
€ 10.13
Paperback. The 1975 Children's Act gave children who had been adopted access to their birth certificates and therefore access to at least one of their birth parents. This book includes interviews with many adult adoptees, as well as birth parents, adoptive parents and those professionally involved. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142. Weight in Grams: 293.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747510109
- ISBN
- 9780747510109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. Providing a much-needed accessible overview of the complex philosophical and ethical underpinnings of dementia care, this book explores current thinking around the concepts of ageing, personhood, capacity, liberty, best interests and the nature of palliative care, shedding new light on their implications for the caring professions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: JKSG; MJND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849054775
- ISBN
- 9781849054775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Hardback. Editor(s): Lawrence, Juliana. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781633218284
- ISBN
- 9781633218284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.00€ 132.89
€ 194.00
€ 132.89
Paperback. Based on intensive fieldwork in Israel during the second intifada, this ethnographic study explores how Israeli Jews experience security in their everyday lives. When Israeli security imprints itself on individual lives, the book argues, security propagates the very fears it claims to prevent. Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; JHM; JKSW1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812222661
- ISBN
- 9780812222661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; JKSN2; MMJT; MMKB; V. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 280 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138888128
- ISBN
- 9781138888128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.73
€ 53.73
Paperback. A comprehensive social worker's guide to working with children with disabilities. Series: Critical Skills for Social Work. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFG; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Critical Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910391945
- ISBN
- 9781910391945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.91
€ 35.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. In this unique collection, the social capital - relationships and networks - of children and young people, and in one case parents and teachers, is explored in a wide range of formal and informal settings. Editor(s): Allan, Julie; Catts, Ralph. Num Pages: 248 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847429278
- ISBN
- 9781847429278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.55
€ 38.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. This book introduces the topic of sexuality and considers its diversity, using different perspectives and exploring the implications for social work assessment and intervention. Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; VFVC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844450855
- ISBN
- 9781844450855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.39
€ 49.39
Hardback. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Num Pages: 632 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1070. Strategies for Public Health Activism. 632 pages, 91 black & white illustrations. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231100489
- ISBN
- 9780231100489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.35€ 57.11
€ 73.35
€ 57.11
Paperback. Contributes to international agendas in social work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) people. This book examines how practitioners and student social workers can provide appropriate care across the lifespan (including work with children and families and older people) and considers key challenges in social work practice. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847428035
- ISBN
- 9781847428035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.62
€ 32.99
€ 31.62
Paperback. Introducing the concept of PIE (Planning, Implementation and Evaluation), this resource will enable professionals working with older people to initiate and run successful activity-based programmes, either individually or in groups. The authors guide the reader through the processes, and provide step-by-step instructions for a range of activities. Illustrator(s): Hibberd, Andy. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051286
- ISBN
- 9781849051286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.44
€ 38.44
Paperback. Offers a fascinating history of a once devastating social problem Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814757260
- ISBN
- 9780814757260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Paperback. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 130 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118795002
- ISBN
- 9781118795002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. Engaging with Fathers is written for the busy professional and avoids jargon. Each chapter contains summaries of the main points, examples of research, exercises, key issues to consider and suggestions for further reading. While developing practice with fathers, it remains firmly focused on what is best for children. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027949
- ISBN
- 9781853027949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.74
€ 44.99
€ 44.74