Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Reflecting the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Social Workers and the Council on Social Work Education, this book seeks to enable the social worker, whether student or professional, to build a theoretical foundation for work in the field. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JKSN; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111409
- ISBN
- 9780231111409
Condition: New
€ 120.33
€ 120.33
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harper
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062103178
- ISBN
- 9780062103178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.25
€ 26.99
€ 23.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Brown-Chidsey, Rachel; Andren, Kristina J. Num Pages: 386 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JNH; JNKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The Guilford Press
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781462520947
- ISBN
- 9781462520947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.55
€ 48.55
Moving beyond theoretical notions of 'resilience' this is the first book to offer a conceptual and empirical approach to exploring and comparing the process of resilience across service 'hubs' in three complex but different global inner-city regions: London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Num Pages: 300 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFSG; JKSN1; RGC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316558
- ISBN
- 9781447316558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 163.15
€ 163.15
In this book, Jean Mercer evaluates a series of unconventional and potentially harmful psychological treatments that are rarely mentioned in the profession's literature. Mercer guides readers to an understanding of alternative psychotherapies that will help them advise clients with respect to existing and newly-emerging unconventional treatments. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442234918
- ISBN
- 9781442234918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.59
€ 131.59
Concise yet comprehensive, The American Vice Presidency is the fullest and most accurate examination of the office of the vice president to date, covering the origins and constitutional roots of the institution, its history, and the slow transformation of the office starting in the mid-twentieth century. Num Pages: 234 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442228894
- ISBN
- 9781442228894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.25
€ 77.25
With increasing numbers of transracial adoptions in the U.S., White Parents, Black Children brings to light the difficult racial issues that are often challenging for families to talk about. This book helps parents, educators, and others working with children to understand the issues, and help children develop a healthy understanding of themselves. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442207622
- ISBN
- 9781442207622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.93
€ 77.93
Paperback. From the police officer dispersing a party full of Amish Youngie to the social worker staffing a child protective services hotline, professionals who work with the Amish will benefit from this one-of-a-kind guide. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HRCC99; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414959
- ISBN
- 9781421414959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.97
€ 43.97
Paperback. In The Big Truck That Went By award-winning writer Jonathan Katz ties together the two crises that continue to cripple Haiti: the aftermath of the earthquake and government corruption. Asking the hard questions about Western aid, this is a vividly told narrative of how the affluent nations can help the less fortunate in a smarter way. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JM; JFFC; JKSR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137278975
- ISBN
- 9781137278975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.75
€ 21.99
€ 19.75
Contracting-Out Welfare Services: Comparing National Policy Designs fo...
O'Sullivan, Siobhan; Considine, Mark
Paperback. Contracting-out Welfare Services focuses on the design and overhaul of welfare-to-work systems around the world in the light of the radical re-design of the welfare system; internationally based authors utilise a national/program case study, considering employment services policy and activation practices. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119016496
- ISBN
- 9781119016496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.58
€ 38.99
€ 38.58
Hardcover. Explores the development of patient-consumerism from the 1960s to 2010 in relation to seven key areas: patient autonomy, representation, complaint, rights, information, voice and choice. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719095313
- ISBN
- 9780719095313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91
Hardcover. Offers students a comparative analytical framework for ways of thinking about fatherhood and new insights into why some welfare states have 'father-friendly' social policies and why others don't. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719091896
- ISBN
- 9780719091896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.37
€ 149.37
The Economics of Disability. Insights from Irish Research.
. Ed(S): Cullinan, John; Lyons, Sean; Nolan, ...
Editor(s): Cullinan, John; Lyons, Sean; Nolan, Brian. Series: Irish Society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 35 black & white tables, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089275
- ISBN
- 9780719089275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169637
- ISBN
- 9780691169637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.14
€ 45.14
Paperback. Shows therapists how to intervene in marital conflicts during the process of formal assessment. The authors detail the procedures for using their Structured Initial Interview (SII), a practical form of intervention designed to bring about new directions for therapists and clients. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 217.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780669248630
- ISBN
- 9780669248630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.75
€ 55.75
Hardback. Evidence-Based Practice and Intellectual Disabilities responds to the recent increased focus on, and need for, the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in treating intellectual disabilities. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBPK; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470710685
- ISBN
- 9780470710685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.36
€ 171.36
Hardback. This volume presents selected papers presented at the International Microsimulation Conference on Population Ageing and Health: Modelling Our Future held in Canberra, Australia in December 2003; and recent thinking in the field of microsimulation as reflected in special contributions by some of the leading experts in the field. Editor(s): Gupta, Anil; Harding, Ann. Series: International Symposia in Economic Theory & Econometrics. Num Pages: 604 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1018.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 604
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780444530059
- ISBN
- 9780444530059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.84
€ 248.84
Hardback. A woman unexpectedly finds her best self through a sleepy bundle handed over at the airport in this heartfelt and surprising memoir. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393068177
- ISBN
- 9780393068177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.51
€ 27.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Adoption has been a politically charged subject since the Progressive Era, when it first became an established part of child welfare reform over one hundred years ago and in A Home for Every Child, Patricia Susan Hart looks at how, when and why modern adoption practices became a part of child welfare policy. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295990644
- ISBN
- 9780295990644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Paperback. Author Stephen Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers. "Stephen Pyne is a great storyteller, and here he weaves as fine a tale as one could imagine about a phenomenon as seemingly ordinary as fire".--NATURAL HISTORY. A Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book. 14 photos. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 548 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: JKSW2; RNF; TNKF; TVR; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976778
- ISBN
- 9780295976778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.92
€ 45.92