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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. This timely book provides a reflective analysis of person centred planning for people with learning disabilities, complementing policy initiatives that focus on individualised planning and service user involvement. Drawing on practical experience and research findings, the contributors explore policy and practice issues. Editor(s): Carnaby, Steven. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843101314
- ISBN
- 9781843101314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Paperback. Written for nonprofit and public organizations, this work shows how to innovate successfully. The book is divided into four parts: organizational environment, internal bureaucracy, leadership, and management systems. The author shows how each of these work in practice, and with one another. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787940980
- ISBN
- 9780787940980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.77
€ 53.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424112
- ISBN
- 9781847424112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.53
€ 31.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. In this book Steinhauer brings together the fragmented research that has been done in a number of different disciplines. From this body of work he develops a model of intervention based on an understanding of attachment theory, development theory, and the practice of mental health consultation. Num Pages: 426 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802068361
- ISBN
- 9780802068361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.95
€ 46.99
€ 41.95
Paperback. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 680 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 10 line illustrations, 11 tables. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920. A Paul Farmer Reader. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 680 pages. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun. Collects the author's writings from 1988 to 2009 on anthropology, epidemiology, health care for the global poor, and international public health policy, providing an overview of his work. This work demonstrates how, over time, he has fundamentally changed the way we think about health, international aid, and social justice. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 37. Weight: 918.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520257139
- ISBN
- 9780520257139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.34
€ 38.99
€ 28.34
Hardcover. While reforms of welfare policies have been widely analysed, the reform of welfare administration has received little attention. Using empirical case studies, this book provides new insights into the way welfare administration is being internationally transformed. Particular attention is given to the effect on welfare clients, staff and agencies. Editor(s): Henman, Paul; Fenger, Menno. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861346520
- ISBN
- 9781861346520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.14
€ 92.14
Paperback. Leading researchers from across the globe look at the negative impact neoliberalism has had on children's services. Editor(s): Garrett, Paul Michael. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 133 x 6. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316190
- ISBN
- 9781447316190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.38
€ 17.38
Paperback. This is the first book to look at the practical skills specific to Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, making it ideal for trainees preparing to practice in today's busy and often time-limited health and social care settings. Series: Skills in Counselling & Psychotherapy Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849206228
- ISBN
- 9781849206228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.74
€ 50.74
Paperback. The book is a call to ensure policy makers facilitate children's participation in their neighbourhoods Editor(s): Henderson, Paul. Series: Community Development Foundation. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JKSB1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 28. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745307992
- ISBN
- 9780745307992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.66
€ 24.99
€ 21.66
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861340368
- ISBN
- 9781861340368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.18
€ 35.99
€ 35.18
Paperback. Here is the story of Faith in Action, the acclaimed nationwide grant program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that brings together Americans of all faiths to provide volunteer care and support to those in their communities who are confined to their homes because of a chronic health condition or disability. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470292686
- ISBN
- 9780470292686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.74
€ 34.74
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Guardian Faber Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783350346
- ISBN
- 9781783350346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.01
€ 17.99
€ 13.01
Hardcover. Offers a theoretical and empirical perspective on the value, potential and contribution that qualitative research methodologies bring to the analysis of housing policy issues within an international context. This book also includes discussion of specific methodological challenges and ethical dilemmas faced by researchers. Editor(s): Maginn, Paul J.; Tonts, Matthew; Thompson, Susan M. Series: Studies in Qualitative Methodology. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781846639906
- ISBN
- 9781846639906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.56
€ 108.56
paperback. Dominant social work and social care discourses on 'race' and ethnicity often fail to incorporate an Irish dimension. This book challenges this omission and provides new insights into how social work has engaged with Irish children and their families, historically and to the present day. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861344113
- ISBN
- 9781861344113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.86
€ 40.99
€ 38.86
Hardback. Intends to significantly extend previous research work on the rural impacts of national welfare reform and position it in a broader context. This title provides a comprehensive and comparative account of the rural dimensions of welfare in a number of developed countries. Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul; Marsden, Terry. Series Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; JKS; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509183
- ISBN
- 9781849509183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.79
€ 118.79
Hardback. Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest and best known charities in Britain. This book presents the story of how a small charity with its beginnings in Edwardian England has grown from a society of lay people with a focus into a huge organisation that is at the forefront of cancer care. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752448442
- ISBN
- 9780752448442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bosley, Paul S. Num Pages: 124 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JFFC; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606927250
- ISBN
- 9781606927250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.54€ 70.23
€ 100.54
€ 70.23
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Tani, Tommaso Levente. Num Pages: 21 pages, chiefly col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 230 x 2. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Publisher
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 21
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905664771
- ISBN
- 9781905664771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.30
€ 9.30
paperback. This book's striking message is that palliative care does not deliver on its aims to value people who are dying and make death and dying a natural part of life. Applying Social Role Valorisation, it argues for the de-institutionalisation of palliative care and recommends an alternative framework to current approaches. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861349217
- ISBN
- 9781861349217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.58
€ 38.99
€ 37.58
Paperback. This provocative short book is a valuable introduction to social security in Britain and the potential for its reform. Num Pages: 124 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 196 x 13. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447337324
- ISBN
- 9781447337324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.72
€ 13.00
€ 12.72