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Hardback. Many urban residents, especially persons of colour, are or have been involved in the juvenile and/or criminal justice system. This volume discusses correctional supervision and the needs of individuals. It aims to address the strengths of individuals and how can they can be capitalized on. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKSN; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231120401
ISBN
9780231120401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.80
€ 88.27

Paperback. Identifies the various ways in which people experience loss over the course of life and discusses the interventions effective at each stage of life. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122474
ISBN
9780231122474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. Policy makers and care providers in the field of youth development have begun to expand this field with the intention of utilizing community and youth assets as an organizing paradigm. Melvin Delgado provides a comprehensive view of this new frontier of youth development. Num Pages: 375 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122801
ISBN
9780231122801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.80
€ 88.16

Hardback. An overview of human rights concepts and laws for social workers that stresses the need to infuse human rights into social work policy and practice. The volume covers the history and development of human rights from the passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 onwards. Num Pages: 304 pages, six figures. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JKSN; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123082
ISBN
9780231123082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.98
€ 99.33

Hardback. This text explores legal concepts, legal reasoning and legal processes - illustrated with case vignettes from social work practice - in order to provide social work practitioners and students with practical and accessible legal knowledge. Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSN; LAY; LNTH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123204
ISBN
9780231123204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.80
€ 88.27

Hardback. Based on incisive analyses of economic globalization, class, politics, and bureaucracy, this book argues that the perfection of the free market is a myth. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123808
ISBN
9780231123808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.80
€ 88.27

Hardback. During the 1960s And 1970s, the issue of runaways became a source of national concern. This book examines the programs and policies that took shape during this period. It also discusses the effects of legislation, including the federal Runaway Youth Act of 1974, which endorsed the alternative service community's model. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124102
ISBN
9780231124102
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.56
€ 41.83

Hardback. Integrates time-honored approaches with more modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. This book presents illustrations to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124621
ISBN
9780231124621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.32
€ 106.13

Paperback. Integrates time-honored approaches with modest goals, mindful of what empowerment can and cannot do. This book presents illustrations to bring concepts to life and, more important, to present families describing their own experiences with achieving empowerment. Series: Empowering the Powerless: A Social Work Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124638
ISBN
9780231124638
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.50

Paperback. Many nursing home residents experience physical and/or cognitive debilitation and increased dependence as older adults, and cultural and situational differences create variations in how these changes are experienced and addressed. This volume touches upon these areas and provides a comprehensive examination of cultural and practice phenomena. Editor(s): Kolb, Patricia. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JKSG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125338
ISBN
9780231125338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.21

Hardback. Aimed at students and educators in the helping professions as well as practitioners, this book presents information on how to interview clients. It synthesizes the theories and research findings in social work and related fields that contribute to practitioners' competence and effectiveness. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125468
ISBN
9780231125468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.98
€ 99.18

Paperback. Focuses on sexual orientation and gender expression in relation to social work practice. This book includes scenarios that: feature gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals, couples, and families; and highlight GLBT issues in groups, organizations, communities, policy arenas, and research. Editor(s): Messinger, Lori; Morrow, Deana F. Num Pages: 136 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127431
ISBN
9780231127431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.70

Hardback. An approach to a technique for treating people with eating disorders - children as well as adults, male and female sufferers alike. This book demonstrates how the author's award-winning art therapy technique, known as Phenomenal and Nonphenomenal Body Image Tasks or "PNBIT," can be used by clinicians other than art therapists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127684
ISBN
9780231127684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.98
€ 99.33

Paperback. An approach to a technique for treating people with eating disorders - children as well as adults, male and female sufferers alike. This book demonstrates how the author's award-winning art therapy technique, known as Phenomenal and Nonphenomenal Body Image Tasks or "PNBIT," can be used by clinicians other than art therapists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127691
ISBN
9780231127691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.62

Hardback. Presents methods and strategies for assisting and collaborating with groups and agencies serving families. This book combines a research-based framework with practical guidance to explain this process and offer cross-cultural case studies. It discusses the role of the coach or capacity-building consultant and related activities of consultation. Editor(s): Motes, Patricia; Hess, Peg McCartt. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Printing
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128728
ISBN
9780231128728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.45
€ 81.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 figures and 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131858
ISBN
9780231131858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 illus;, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSM; JKSN; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132657
ISBN
9780231132657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.31
€ 96.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 illus;, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132664
ISBN
9780231132664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Introduces the structural approach of social work practice, which assumes that many clients' problems arise from harmful social forces. Focusing on the construction of such realities as poverty, racism, and domestic violence, this work counters the focus on individual change that is so common in managed care and corporatization. Num Pages: 296 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
3rd
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132848
ISBN
9780231132848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.42
€ 61.03

Hardback. Involuntary clients are individuals who are required to see a professional (such as juveniles on probation) or pressured to seek help (such as alcoholics threatened with the desertion of a spouse). This book presents an analysis of the involuntary transaction and suggests ways to act within it. Editor(s): Rooney, Ronald H. Num Pages: 544 pages, 27 illus; 7 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 29. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133180
ISBN
9780231133180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.32
€ 106.13

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