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Social welfare & social services

Paperback. This book is a guide to understanding the mental health needs of children in foster care and the role of foster carers and support networks in helping these children. The authors provide foster carers with an insight into the psychological issues experienced by children in the care system, and the impact of these issues on the foster family. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, diagrams, charts. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843103707
ISBN
9781843103707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.63

Paperback. Understanding Learning Disability and Dementia covers all the essential issues in supporting a person with a learning disability when they develop dementia. This book will provide essential knowledge for anyone involved in the provision of services, assessment of need and direct care and support for dementia sufferers with a learning disability. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG; MJND; MQCL4; YXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843104421
ISBN
9781843104421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. This fully updated edition of a bestselling book explores the processes and institutions that make health policy, examining what constitutes health policy, where power lies, and what changes could be made to improve the quality of health policy making. Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; MBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447300113
ISBN
9781447300113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. This substantially updated second edition highlights key developments in commissioning for health and social care under both the UK New Labour and the Coalition governments, focusing on the key policy and practice dilemmas facing community health and social services. Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 241 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847426239
ISBN
9781847426239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 black & white tables, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138839793
ISBN
9781138839793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.54

Paperback. This is the essential guide to FASD - the most common non-genetic learning disability, which is caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. It explains how FASD affects individuals at different stages of their lives, how you can identify it, and gives advice on how to support children, young people and adults with FASD. Series: JKP Essentials. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSF; JKSN; VFJB; VFVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849053945
ISBN
9781849053945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.27

Paperback. Offering an overview and fully integrated account of family support, this book is ideal for anyone involved in preparing or delivering family support, as well as for students and lecturers on the subject. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050661
ISBN
9781849050661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

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
€ 40.96

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

€ 54.88

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
€ 40.88

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

€ 38.40

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

€ 97.63

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

€ 34.92

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

€ 53.61

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

€ 103.99

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

€ 34.92

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

€ 30.02

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

€ 48.52

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

€ 34.63

Paperback. A concise guide to understanding assessments in counselling and psychotherapy. Series: Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 334 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857254733
ISBN
9780857254733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.84

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