Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. This practical guide will help social work students and practitioners to recognize, reflect upon and use emotions in their practice. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Open University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335263868
- ISBN
- 9780335263868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.64
€ 40.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. Filled with practical examples and real-life case studies to help students relate theory to practice, this text features all the major theorists and theories covered in early years courses, along with tips on where to find out more. Editor(s): Daly, Maureen; Taylor, Wendy. Series: Professional Development. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 263 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435402136
- ISBN
- 9780435402136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.59
€ 54.59
Paperback. Combining theory and research this clearly explains how each theoretical model contributes different types of solutions to 'the drug problem', whether it is treatment, harm minimization or social intervention. Using extracts from the author's own researchinterviews with drug users,it also offers a real insight into user perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white tables, 1 figures. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202436
- ISBN
- 9780230202436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.49
€ 48.99
€ 40.49
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
€ 37.71
€ 37.71
Hardcover. Understanding disability policy explores the roles of social security, social support, poverty, socio-economic status, community safety, official discourses and spatial change in shaping disabled people's opportunities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427397
- ISBN
- 9781847427397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.24
€ 97.24
Paperback. Understanding disability policy explores the roles of social security, social support, poverty, socio-economic status, community safety, official discourses and spatial change in shaping disabled people's opportunities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 175 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427380
- ISBN
- 9781847427380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.48
€ 35.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. This book provides a comprehensive, clear and accessible introduction to counselling and psychotherapy theory and practice Editor(s): Barker, Meg; Langdridge, Darren; Vossler, Andreas. Series: Published in Association with the Open University. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 190 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849204767
- ISBN
- 9781849204767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.18
€ 53.18
Hardback. Today's child welfare services operate under a limited supply of resources. This book explains how finite resources can be used most effectively, providing social work managers and policymakers with a comprehensive costing model to assess the links between needs, costs and outcomes across the full range of child welfare services. Series Editor(s): Ward, Harriet. Series: Child Welfare Outcomes. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052146
- ISBN
- 9781849052146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.12
€ 103.12
Paperback. This topical text provides students with a clear understanding of policy and theory in relation to community. By examining areas of government policy this book explores the difficulties that communities face, discusses new concepts and investigates what 'community' might mean in today's diverse British society. Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316084
- ISBN
- 9781447316084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.48
€ 35.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Practical Action Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853396830
- ISBN
- 9781853396830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.87
€ 29.87
Paperback. Looks at women whose partners are child sex offenders. This book tells the stories of the women and how they feel about the situations in which they found themselves, how they coped, and how they remade their lives and those of their families. It also describes what these women learned from their experience and how it changed them. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415456005
- ISBN
- 9780415456005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.27
€ 48.27
Paperback. The author describes the different categories and causes of challenging behaviour in people with dementia, and provides tried-and-tested models which aid identification, assessment and treatment. A thorough evaluation of the use of psychotropic medication is provided, as well as of a wide range of psychological and biopsychosocial interventions. Series Editor(s): Downs, Murna. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG; MJND; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051088
- ISBN
- 9781849051088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.03
€ 34.03
Paperback. This book looks at ways of improving care provision for people with learning disabilities who self-injure. The first part of the book sets out the theories behind psychological approaches to understanding self-injury, and in the second half case studies and 'practice pointers' propose ways of improving direct care. Editor(s): Heslop, Pauline; Lovell, Andrew. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052085
- ISBN
- 9781849052085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Understanding and Supporting Children with Emotional and Behavioural D...
Cooper, Paul; Jacobs, Barbara
Paperback. The contributors stress that EBDs are a form of communication, albeit an antagonistic one, and evaluate the success of different methods of intervention in clinical, educational and family settings. They argue that successful intervention requires an appreciation of the complex interplay in the social and personal factors affecting each child. Editor(s): Cooper, Paul. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMAL; JMC; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853026669
- ISBN
- 9781853026669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.01
€ 34.01
Paperback. This book tells you everything you need to know about Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia, from symptoms, assessment and diagnosis, to the different kinds of treatment and management of dementia. Taking into account the latest research, and ethical and legal issues, there is also useful advice and ways to support relatives and carers. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849053747
- ISBN
- 9781849053747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.40
€ 27.40
Paperback. Editor(s): Powell, Jason L. Num Pages: 58 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 58
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624171963
- ISBN
- 9781624171963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 99.40€ 69.24
€ 99.40
€ 69.24
hardcover. This textbook provides a straightforward introduction to the concept of agency and how it can usefully inform the practice of social welfare. Demonstrating a model of achievable change, it traces the origins of agency and explores the contributions of key thinkers from sociological and social policy perspectives. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 179 x 13. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781847423313
- ISBN
- 9781847423313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.04
€ 90.04
Paperback. This textbook provides a straightforward introduction to the concept of agency and how it can usefully inform the practice of social welfare. Demonstrating a model of achievable change, it traces the origins of agency and explores the contributions of key thinkers from sociological and social policy perspectives. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 247 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423306
- ISBN
- 9781847423306
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.95
€ 32.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. This book explores the experiences of adult survivors of domestic violence in adulthood. It examines current research and sets out best practice guidance for supporting adult survivors and children following domestic violence. Personal testimonies and poems feature throughout. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050968
- ISBN
- 9781849050968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.47
€ 41.99
€ 41.47
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427700
- ISBN
- 9781847427700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.67
€ 34.99
€ 33.67