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Social welfare & social services
Paperback. Many of us may have participated in grassroots groups, changing the world in small and big ways, from building playgrounds and feeding the homeless, to protesting wars and ending legal segregation. Series: Polity Political Sociology Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650043
- ISBN
- 9780745650043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardback. Assessing and managing risk is a daily challenge for social workers. Working with risk can be anxiety provoking and demanding, requiring great skill and high levels of confidence. In these complex situations, social workers have to work hard to get the balance right. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745651972
- ISBN
- 9780745651972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Hardcover. The second edition of this major textbook clearly shows how sociology can inform professional social work practice in the twenty-first century. It provides an easy-to-follow, jargon-free introduction to sociology for social work students, with crucial links to practice across a comprehensive range of topics. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 184 x 24. Weight in Grams: 740.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660325
- ISBN
- 9780745660325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.77
€ 84.77
Hardcover. With some 50 million people living under duress and threatened by wars and disasters in 2012, the demand for relief worldwide has reached unprecedented levels. Humanitarianism is now a multi-billion dollar enterprise, and aid agencies are obliged to respond to a range of economic forces in order to stay in business . Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745663319
- ISBN
- 9780745663319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70
€ 72.70
Hardcover. Most incidents of urban unrest in recent decades - including the riots in France, Britain and other Western countries - have followed lethal interactions between the youth and the police. Usually these take place in disadvantaged neighborhoods composed of working-class families of immigrant origin or belonging to ethnic minorities. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JFSG; JHMC; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745664798
- ISBN
- 9780745664798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.17
€ 79.17
Hardcover. Social Work and Disability offers a contemporary and critical exploration of social work practice with people with physical and sensory impairments, an area that has previously been marginalized within both practice and academic literature. Series: Polity Social Work in Theory and Practise. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745670195
- ISBN
- 9780745670195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.57
€ 72.57
Hardcover. Family Support introduces and explores the state of the art in preventative social work with children and young people. Drawing on contemporary thinking and research, the book aims to make a contribution to current debates about how we can best support families in need. Series: Polity Social Work in Theory and Practise. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745672595
- ISBN
- 9780745672595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Hardcover. After the most serious economic crash since the 1930s and the slowest recovery on record, austerity rules. Spending on the welfare state did not cause the crisis, but deep cuts in welfare budgets has become the default policy response. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745698731
- ISBN
- 9780745698731
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Paperback. Documents the experience of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, and intervention, and their effects on young people's lives and social networks. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774823319
- ISBN
- 9780774823319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Hardcover. Offers a method of curing the supposedly incurable: men who physically and sexually abuse their wives and children. The author provides a step-by-step programme for rehabilitation and reunification of the family based on personal responsibility, repentance, apology and reparation. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JFFE2; JKSB; JMB; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787901172
- ISBN
- 9780787901172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.57
€ 57.57
Hardcover. Presents a family systems approach to curing abusive families by a prominent author in the field of treating child abuse. It includes a focused step-by-step programme for assessment, treatment and reunification, with numerous case histories and dramatic examples throughout. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE1; JKSB; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787901530
- ISBN
- 9780787901530
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
Hardcover. In this work, Sunny Hansen aims to transform the field of counselling with her concept of integrative life planning, which connects career planning to the entire life of an individual, including the impact of family, spiritual values, gender and life stages. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902001
- ISBN
- 9780787902001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.49
€ 53.49
Hardcover. This work provides a guide to the theory, research and clinical treatment of lesbian and gay couples and families. Coverage includes: transgenerational homophobia; custodial lesbian mothers and children; straight therapists working with gay families; working with gay fathers; and childhood trauma. Editor(s): Laird, Joan; Green, Robert-Jay. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902223
- ISBN
- 9780787902223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.56
€ 76.56
Paperback. This work examines the Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials to show that the issue of race was at the heart of both of these cases. Given the racial and ethnic composition of the two juries, it argues, their verdicts were all but predictable in view of their experiences with the police. Num Pages: 348 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JFSL1; JKSW1; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787902643
- ISBN
- 9780787902643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.67
€ 38.99
€ 30.67
Hardcover. A valuable set of reflections, anecdotes, and pure fund raising wisdom from one of the great pioneers in the development field. Num Pages: 185 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JPSN; KFF; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787903046
- ISBN
- 9780787903046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.65
€ 43.99
€ 43.65
Hardcover. In this work, health care experts identify and assess the challenges and opportunities raised by America's emerging competitive health care system. As the authors explain, health care markets have characteristics that do not conform to competitive conditions. Num Pages: 405 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW; KJF; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787903091
- ISBN
- 9780787903091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.33
€ 91.33
Hardcover. In this revised edition, Coulson reveals how the family mediation process works from the first step of persuading parties to mediate through nailing down a settlement. The guide offers a blueprint for developing the skills needed to master this often complex and emotionally charged process. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JHBK; JKSB; LAS; LNM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787903121
- ISBN
- 9780787903121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.02
€ 51.02
Hardcover. An effective new therapeutic model that integrates the client's and therapist's values This groundbreaking book offers therapists and counselors an effective new therapeutic model based on hermeneutics----the art and science of interpretation. Series: Jossey-Bass Psychology S. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN2; JM; MJW; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787909574
- ISBN
- 9780787909574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.66
€ 56.66
Hardcover. Aimed at healthcare professionals who want to learn the give-and-take of effective feedback, this volume outlines a step-by-step approach to the feedback process that should create direct, open and honest communication. Stages of feedback covered include: initiating, formulating and exchanging. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSW; KJP; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787910778
- ISBN
- 9780787910778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.34
€ 58.34
Hardcover. In this work, the authors address the need to be culturally competent with patients, and to manage and cultivate cultural inclusiveness among staff. Readers can find practical information and specific suggestions for fostering skills, knowledge and awareness. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; JFSL1; JKSW; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787940416
- ISBN
- 9780787940416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.93
€ 80.93