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Social welfare & social services

Paperback. In this book, leading experts examine how early education and care is organised and funded in eight different countries. Bringing together recent evidence, the book provides rich insights on how policies work in practice, and the extent to which they help or hinder the provision of high quality education and care. Editor(s): Gambaro, Ludovica; Stewart, Kitty; Waldfogel, Jane. Series: CASE Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447310525
ISBN
9781447310525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) that covers key issues salient to all professionals including the impact of IPSV, reproductive coercion, the physical and psychological indicators of IPSV, possible consequences of taking a case to court, and best practice service responses. Editor(s): McOrmond-Plummer, Louise; Easteal, Patricia; Levy-Peck, Jennifer Y. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849059121
ISBN
9781849059121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.14

Paperback. Full of innovative techniques for carrying out social work research, this book will help students, practitioners and academics engaged in research to understand and apply creative methods. With extended case studies of research projects, it reveals effective strategies for undertaking original social work research at all levels. Editor(s): Hardwick, Louise; Smith, Roger; Worsley, Aiden. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055857
ISBN
9781849055857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Hardcover. In this work, Sunny Hansen aims to transform the field of counselling with her concept of integrative life planning, which connects career planning to the entire life of an individual, including the impact of family, spiritual values, gender and life stages. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787902001
ISBN
9780787902001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT; MMKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138790186
ISBN
9781138790186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Hardback. Editor(s): Lagana, Raimondo; Esposito, Salvatore M. Num Pages: 193 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
193
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620810651
ISBN
9781620810651
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.98
€ 115.21

Hardcover. This work provides a guide to the theory, research and clinical treatment of lesbian and gay couples and families. Coverage includes: transgenerational homophobia; custodial lesbian mothers and children; straight therapists working with gay families; working with gay fathers; and childhood trauma. Editor(s): Laird, Joan; Green, Robert-Jay. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787902223
ISBN
9780787902223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.56

Hardcover. Editor(s): Langerford, Robyn; Fiorentino, Scott R. Num Pages: 178 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSR; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622578771
ISBN
9781622578771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 325.32
€ 219.70

Hardback. A therapeutic approach to treating infertile patients that focuses on what it means to be infertile rather than on solving the problem through remedies such as adoption or treatment. The authors point out that regardless of whether you eventually become a parent, the significance of being infertile continues to influence your life. Num Pages: 322 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787938819
ISBN
9780787938819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Paperback. Mental health professionals tend to know very little about business; this book is the ideal remedy that amounts to an portable MBA for therapists, drawing on the author's own experiences as well as interviews with numerous successful clinicians. The book is divided into two parts. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471721970
ISBN
9780471721970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.52

Paperback. Recapturing some of the nearly forgotten histories of communities of color, this book shows how, through organizing, ordinary people have made extraordinary contributions to change society. These are the stories of people who fought back against exploitation and injustice - and won. Series: Kim Klein's Chardon Press. Num Pages: 176 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSC; JFSL1; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787961787
ISBN
9780787961787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.85

Paperback. Living With Dementia challenges how we currently think about and understand dementia. Rather than viewing people with dementia as passive receivers of care, it provides a welcome focus on their own agency, how they can live as active members of their community and enjoy life.

Editor(s): Hyden, Lars-Christer. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; MQCL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137593740
ISBN
9781137593740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. Draws on disabled young people's own accounts of their childhood. This book describes their experiences of the health, education and welfare systems. It offers explanations for continued prejudice against disabled people in an age of equal opportunity. Editor(s): Stevenson, Olive. Num Pages: 176 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSB1; MMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780632050550
ISBN
9780632050550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.78

Hardcover. Gold Medal Winner; Philanthropy, Charities, and Nonprofits; 2012 Axiom Business Book Awards Giving 2. 0 is the ultimate resource for anyone navigating the seemingly infinite ways one can give. The future of philanthropy is far more than just writing a check, and Giving 2. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118119402
ISBN
9781118119402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.12

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814791028
ISBN
9780814791028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSN; JNF; JNKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160940
ISBN
9780231160940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.68
€ 101.57

Paperback. By examining policy, meanings of 'home' and potential barriers to housing options, this book provides a comprehensive overview and investigation of housing issues for disabled people from a social model perspective. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428059
ISBN
9781847428059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.74

Paperback. Negotiating Demands is an original and thought-provoking study that not only advances our knowledge of police organization and decision-making strategies but also refines our understanding of how processes of social inclusion and exclusion occur in different liberal regimes and how they can be addressed. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094827
ISBN
9780802094827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.54

Hardback. Negotiating Demands is an original and thought-provoking study that not only advances our knowledge of police organization and decision-making strategies but also refines our understanding of how processes of social inclusion and exclusion occur in different liberal regimes and how they can be addressed. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802092908
ISBN
9780802092908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.05

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