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Paperback. This book fully explains the provisions of the Care Act 2014 and its implications for health and social care in the UK. Written by a leading authority in the field, it addresses the issues arising from the new legislation and its impact on everyday health and social care practice. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; LAY; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 173. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849055598
ISBN
9781849055598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Paperback. The safeguarding of vulnerable adults continues to increase in importance. Now in its second edition, this book sets this complex area of work within an extensive legal framework, providing many useful pointers for practitioners and students. It comprehensively reflects recent changes to the law, and includes many new case studies. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; LAY; LNTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 177 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1164.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Second
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849053006
ISBN
9781849053006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.65

Paperback. The author shows beyond question that neglectful care is a systemic blight, rather than mere local blemish, within our health services. He analyses the causes and factors involved, reveals the widespread denial and lack of accountability from those responsible, and spells out implications of this failure to care for the vulnerable with humanity. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; JPP; JPQB; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849051606
ISBN
9781849051606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.13

Paperback. This short guide cuts through the confusing mass of legislation to provide a concise and jargon-free explanation of current community care practice and the law. It is an essential resource for busy practitioners at all levels as well as managers in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, and policy-makers in local authorities and the NHS. Series: Quick Guides Social & Health Care Law & Practice. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050838
ISBN
9781849050838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. This book explains the provision, both law and practice, of equipment and home adaptations to assist older or disabled people in daily living. The range of items covered is great, from alarms to artificial limbs, baths to bedrooms, chopping boards to crutches, electronic toothbrushes to environmental controls, and walking frames to wheelchairs. Editor(s): Mandelstam, Michael. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFG; JKSG; LNB; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853023521
ISBN
9781853023521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. Written to meet the need for concise explanation of the key legal issues in community care, this comprehensive A to Z gives the reader immediate access to the definitions they are seeking, and is the first book to summarise systematically many of the recent legal cases. Num Pages: 208 pages, appendix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; GBC; JKS; LNDA; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853025600
ISBN
9781853025600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Provides a concise, accessible introduction to the key elements of the theory and practice of CBT for absolute beginners. For anyone who wants a clear, focused introduction to the complexities of CBT, this book can be used as a springboard to more in-depth material. Series: Counselling in a Nutshell. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857023384
ISBN
9780857023384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415792912
ISBN
9780415792912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99

Hardcover. Series: Wiley Series in Operations Research and Management Science. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781118974995
ISBN
9781118974995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MBPK; MJW; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Guilford Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781462527106
ISBN
9781462527106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.14

Paperback. A riveting, first-person account of the backstabbing and hypocrisy that led to the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food Program becoming the most corrupt enterprise ever overseen by the international community. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; JKSR; JPSD; JPSN1; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nation Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0019465
ISBN
9781568584416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Timely in subject and original in perspective, Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth challenges what popular media refer to as a 'youth problem.' Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802087706
ISBN
9780802087706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Paperback. Critiques international policies by examining their impact on developing and transitional countries. This book argues that military interventions have had limited success in building sustainable peace. It endorses the notion of a 'responsibility to protect'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659747
ISBN
9781850659747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. Foucault's classic study of the history of medicine. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415307727
ISBN
9780415307727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.37

Hardback. Analyses the complexity of humanitarian diplomacy and the multiplicity of geographies and actors involved in it Editor(s): Acuto, Michele. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042383
ISBN
9781849042383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 58.62

Paperback. Analyses the complexity of humanitarian diplomacy and the multiplicity of geographies and actors involved in it Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042666
ISBN
9781849042666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.59

Paperback. The process of interviewing a child can be a daunting experience for both the child and the interviewer. Interviewing Children offers practical advice for understanding the linguistic abilities of children and for applying that knowledge effectively to the evidentiary interview. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471982074
ISBN
9780471982074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.30

Hardcover. This timely book prepares social workers and other practitioners for the challenge of engaging directly with children and young people in order to make a difference to their lives. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422835
ISBN
9781847422835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.83

Paperback. Direct practice with children and young people has moved to centre stage in policy and practice within Children' Services. This book equips student social workers and other practitioners wishing to update their learning with the knowledge and capabilities needed for effective practice. Series: Social Work in Practice Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422828
ISBN
9781847422828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446208465
ISBN
9781446208465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.50

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