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Paperback. This study considers the purpose and direction of the UK's National Health Service and exposes major theoretical and practical flaws in the system. The text attempts to unite the author's philosophy of health with the realities of clinical health care practice. Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 176 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471939092
ISBN
9780471939092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.58

Paperback. Disorganized attachment can develop in a child when the person who is normally meant to protect them is a source of danger. This book is a comprehensive and accessible text on disorganized attachment. It outlines what it is, how it can be identified and the key causes, including neurological, biochemical and genetic explanations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 figures/tables. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050449
ISBN
9781849050449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Paperback. Presenting an evidence-based model for assessing children with disorganized attachment and their adult carers, this book outlines key indicators of child maltreatment and effective interventions for child protection workers. Editor(s): Shemmings, David; Shemmings, Yvonne. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849053228
ISBN
9781849053228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.61

paperback. This book offers an account of how groups of economically marginal people have adapt and negotiate the offerings of a 'post industrial' labour market and a welfare system geared towards reintegrating them into formal employment. Through close ethnographic study it highlights collective strategies and responses to labour and welfare changes. Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; JFF; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861346001
ISBN
9781861346001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.55

Paperback. This book combines traditional person-centred theory with child development concepts to provide a new 'child-centred' model for counsellors and psychotherapists. Practical and pedagogical, Smyth writes with a unique warmth of style and personal approach. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMC; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 177 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857027603
ISBN
9780857027603
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.57

Paperback. Lie detection, offender profiling, insanity in the law, the minds of serial killers, and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of Forensic Psychology. David Canter shows how these often controversial topics bridge the gaps between academics and practitioners, behavioural sciences, and the law. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: JKS; JKVF1; JMK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 111 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550203
ISBN
9780199550203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.39

Paperback. An edited collection which looks at corruption in different arms of the British state, and calls for fundamental political change. Editor(s): Whyte, David. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW1; JKVK; JPZ; KJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335308
ISBN
9780745335308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.90

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137008268
ISBN
9781137008268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. * tests the theory that high levels of conflict between parents leads to an increased child risk for mental health difficulties; * outlines and explores signs of child insecurity; * includes commentary by Jennifer M. Jenkins. . Editor(s): Davies, Patrick T.; Harold, Gordon T.; Goeke-Morey, Marcie C.; Cummings, E. Mark. Series: Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. Num Pages: 180 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSN; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112345
ISBN
9781405112345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Davis, Michael J.; White, Abigail M. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
78
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620819883
ISBN
9781620819883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.45
€ 65.36

Hardcover. Editor(s): Deaven, Paul O.; Andrews, William H. Num Pages: 154 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604562439
ISBN
9781604562439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.59
€ 161.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Trusty, Jerry; Looby, Eugenie Joan; Sandhu, Daya Singh. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332672
ISBN
9781590332672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.80
€ 63.93

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847425133
ISBN
9781847425133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.58

Hardcover. This book is a challenge to the concept of wellbeing as applied to children, suggesting that it should be understood at the level of the child, rather than a list of things that are needed in order to live well. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847425232
ISBN
9781847425232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. This book provides practical guidance for a wide range of professionals working with parents and families, answering common questions such as 'How can parents facilitate their child's transition to secondary school?' and 'How can families best communicate about alcohol?'. Editor(s): Roker, Debi; Coleman, John. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104209
ISBN
9781843104209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.70

Paperback. Based on 100 interviews with young people aged 11 to 16 and their parents, this book covers issues such as monitoring social life, school, friendships, health and the role of the wider support network Num Pages: 81 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 170 x 6. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
81
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904787426
ISBN
9781904787426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.04

Paperback. This classic text is a comprehensive guide for prospective and actual adoptive parents on how to understand and care for their adopted child and promote healthy attachment. It explains what attachment is and provides parenting techniques matched to children's emotional needs and stages to enhance children's happiness and emotional health. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF; JMC; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 225 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849058902
ISBN
9781849058902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Paperback. Visual and direct in its approach, this book offers simple advice to help parents and carers capture the warmth and fun of forming secure, healthy attachments with children. Attachment therapist Deborah D. Gray guides you through the 'how to' of forming attachments, describing sensitive parenting activities that stimulate bonding and attachment. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF; JMC; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849059398
ISBN
9781849059398
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.62

Paperback. This is a comprehensive guide to nurturing adoptions, explaining the theory behind the impact of neglect and trauma on children's development, and what attachment means. It provides professionals with the knowledge and advice they need to help adoptive families build positive relationships and help children heal. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: JKSF; JKSN; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849058919
ISBN
9781849058919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Eade, Deborah; Kothari, Miloon. Series: Development in Practice Readers. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFS; JKS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. . Library label to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains good to very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxfam Professional
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
annotated edition
SKU
KRS0020372
ISBN
9780855984151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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