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Paperback. Using rare interviews with former inmates and workers, institutional documentation, and governmental archives, Claudia Malacrida illuminates the dark history of the treatment of "mentally defective" children and adults at the Michener Centre in Red Deer, Alberta. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; JFFG; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442626898
- ISBN
- 9781442626898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.94
€ 40.99
€ 37.94
Paperback. For decades, political observers and pundits have characterized the Islamic Republic of Iran as an ideologically rigid state on the verge of collapse, exclusively connected to a narrow social base. In this book, the author demonstrates how they are wrong. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4 b/w photos, 13 charts, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JHB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520280823
- ISBN
- 9780520280823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Suitable for historians of Europe, sociologists, political scientists, and those interested in French social history, this book demonstrates how French reformers grappled with social problems that are relevance and how they initiated a process that assigned to welfare state the task of achieving social cohesion within an industrialising republic. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 b&w photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFF; JKSB; JPH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3971 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327929
- ISBN
- 9780822327929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. An easy-to-read guide for parents, carers and professionals working with young people showing signs of self-harm and suicidal behaviours, which gives advice on how to identify problems and how to support the young person. Series: JKP Short Introductions. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052818
- ISBN
- 9781849052818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.02
€ 23.02
Paperback. This book provides a succinct, accessible and clear guide on how to promote resilience in children and achieve positive developmental outcomes for them. The author covers three key factors that affect resiliency: vulnerability to stress and anxiety, attachment relationships, and access to basic needs. Series: JKP Short Introductions. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF; JKSN; JMC; JMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051187
- ISBN
- 9781849051187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.14
€ 24.14
Paperback. This book tells you everything you need to know about anxiety, its many causes and types, and associated disorders such as depression and self-harm. Case-studies help to show the effect of anxiety in real-life situations, and also provide useful tips and advice to help young people manage their symptoms. Series: JKP Short Introductions. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849055574
- ISBN
- 9781849055574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.14
€ 23.14
Paperback. A Sharing Economy proposes radical new ways to close the UK's growing income gap and spread social opportunities. A new social wealth fund would boost economic and social investment and simultaneously strengthen the public finances and offer a powerful antidote to austerity. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; KCY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 130 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447331438
- ISBN
- 9781447331438
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.91
€ 15.91
A Right to Housing: Foundation for a New Social Agenda
. Ed(S): Hartman, Chester; Bratt, Rachel G.; ...
paperback. Compelling analysis of the persistent inability of the United States to meet the housing needs of a large portion of its people. Editor(s): Hartman, Chester; Bratt, Rachel G.; Stone, Michael. Num Pages: 448 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKSB; JPQB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 712. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134328
- ISBN
- 9781592134328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.85
€ 51.99
€ 45.85
Hardback. In some countries, they call them the 'abandonados', the abandoned ones. They're the mentally ill and mentally disabled patients being warehoused in psychiatric asylums that are more run-down, more uncaring than the most brutal American prisons. This work contains images that reveal the inhumane treatment suffered by the mentally disabled. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 152 pages, 71 duotones, 1 DVD. BIC Classification: AJCR; JKSM; MBPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292719101
- ISBN
- 9780292719101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100508
- ISBN
- 9781843100508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.52
€ 37.99
€ 35.52
Paperback. Practitioners in social care are often required to work with clients who do not want to work with them, and these 'reluctant' clients can often be the most challenging, but most rewarding, to work with. This practical, jargon-free book covers all the issues that practitioners are likely to encounter in the course of working with reluctant clients. Illustrator(s): Kindred, Cath. Num Pages: 144 pages, 17 line drawings. BIC Classification: JKSN; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051026
- ISBN
- 9781849051026
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. This book explores what is meant by transformative supervision and how it can be undertaken. It examines the key factors that contribute to the transformative function, such as the role of observation and questioning, the importance of working with emotions, and exploring intuition. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 figures/tables. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 169 x 10. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052542
- ISBN
- 9781849052542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.22
€ 26.22
Paperback. This book is an accessible, jargon-free guide to the key elements of the law that concern foster carers and the professionals who work with them. It aims to help foster carers understand where they fit into the complex web of regulations surrounding childcare and to demystify the jargon and terminology which is often used but rarely explained. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF; LNMK; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050920
- ISBN
- 9781849050920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.89
€ 31.99
€ 31.89
Paperback. This is the comprehensive guide to delivering personalisation in health and social care using person centred approaches. It covers what personalisation and person centred approaches are, the different elements involved, and how to carry it out with all those receiving care and support, from people with disabilities to people at the end of life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 58 figures. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 296 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051941
- ISBN
- 9781849051941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.65
€ 40.99
€ 40.65
Paperback. It explains what attachment is, what the different patterns look like in children and young people, how early attachment experiences affect their lives, and how this understanding can help childcare workers to develop therapeutic ways of caring. An essential book for professionals such residential carers, social workers and foster carers. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 figures and tables. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSF; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050814
- ISBN
- 9781849050814
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.24
€ 35.24
paperback. Editor(s): Schlyter, Ann. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 171. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789171063885
- ISBN
- 9789171063885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.17
€ 17.99
€ 16.17
Paperback. Environmental Issues and Low-cost Housing. 220 pages, 50 line drawings, glossaries, index. Illustrated throughout with line drawings; case studies and glossaries; and lists of resource organisations and further readings, this book is of interest to community-based organisations and self-help housing schemes, as well as local authorities and housing officials. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JKSB; RNF; RNT. Dimension: 244 x 186 x 13. Weight: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Juta Academic
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919713182
- ISBN
- 9781919713182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.45
€ 20.99
€ 19.45
Hardcover. Breaking down the barriers Most men are trained from earliest childhood to suppress emotional distress, to avoid the subtle signals of interpersonal conflicts, to experience humiliation at the first hint of failure, and most of all, to resist asking for help. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787941239
- ISBN
- 9780787941239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.99
€ 64.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPA; KCQ; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 407. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804787000
- ISBN
- 9780804787000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.13
€ 16.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCX4; HRCX6; JFFE1; JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556126178
- ISBN
- 9781556126178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.05
€ 25.05