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How does philanthropy function and gain legitimacy within an authoritarian system - and what does this mean for the glob......more

Fully updated and restructured with 70% new material, PDM-3 presents important advances in multiaxial mental health diag......more

This comprehensive textbook addresses mental health social work theory and practice. It incorporates recommendations and......more

The promotion of wellbeing has come to form a core principle of contemporary health and social care policy, and is a val......more

What are children s rights and where do they come from? Why is it necessary for children and young people to have their ......more

This workbook-style primer guides students in giving visible form to the major principles of social work practice: namel......more

Disabled people s mobility, movement and access into and around the built environment is often constrained by physical a......more

This important book by a respected scholar provides a far-reaching historical analysis of how theory and practice have t......more

This book provides a much-needed analysis of the baby boom generation, and looks at the changing attitudes to and polici......more

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The first major academic study of the Woodcraft Folk, this volume evaluates how a cooperative youth movement fostered so......more

The first major academic study of the Woodcraft Folk, this volume evaluates how a cooperative youth movement fostered so......more

Fully updated and restructured with 70% new material, PDM-3 presents important advances in multiaxial mental health diag......more

In a convenient large-size format, this user-friendly workbook gives Skills System participants a wealth of tools for le......more

This book presents Indigenous knowledge, cultural practices, and lived experiences of disability among Indigenous people......more

Written by leading experts from across Europe, this book provides a grounded exploration of innovation in the practice, ......more

An informed and supportive public at large is critical to the success of programs promoting physical and mental health, ......more

In these times of financial stringency and conservatism in the public sector, social work, with its diversity and differ......more

Social welfare history has needed historical reconsideration since the growth of regional research. Pivoting on a centra......more

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this established practitioner resource and text provides a framework for i......more

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this established practitioner resource and text provides a framework for i......more

This book serves as a compact resource for social work teaching at a time when new ways to understand the world and the ......more

This book is an appraisal of integrating the contemporary and traditional strategies for the sustainable livelihood of o......more

Psychodynamic Approaches in Health and Social Care sees experienced psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and educationalists......more

Psychodynamic Approaches in Health and Social Care sees experienced psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and educationalists......more

This Handbook explores what makes social work uniquely African, shaping, informing, and influencing a new culturally rel......more

With the complexity of change that PreK-12 schools are facing, frameworks are needed to understand what the 2020s and be......more

Recent crises relating to non-governmental aid organisations have brought into sharp focus the need for a greater unders......more

Despite its huge public profile, surprisingly little is known about child protection work. Discussion focuses on failure......more

Despite its huge public profile, surprisingly little is known about child protection work. This book provides a new ’for......more

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework tha......more

Now in a fully revised second edition, this acclaimed, highly practical book reviews the breadth of proven strategies fo......more

Understanding someone’s cultural context is key to understanding and supporting them as a whole person. How do they view......more

This monograph explores the lives of mothers and children living with domestic violence and abuse. This title initially ......more

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What are my strengths? What makes me happy? What do I wish the adults in my life understood? These simple yet challengin......more

This book provides a guide to social work education and continuing learning in Scotland. It promotes an effective learni......more

This book provides a guide to social work education and continuing learning in Scotland. It promotes an effective learni......more

This practical book equips nurses and healthcare practitioners with essential knowledge and skills for understanding and......more

What are my strengths? What makes me happy? What do I wish the adults in my life understood? These simple yet challengin......more

Despite their long history and growing influence, social work professional organisations (SWPOs) remain underexplored in......more

Youth and community work is a long-contested profession which has been challenged and required to adapt in order to addr......more

Psychodynamic theory and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) are two theoretical frameworks and methods of intervention t......more

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This book with 22 chapters from eminent scholars focuses on the role of AI-enabled technology in surveillance and coerci......more

"Now in a revised and expanded second edition reflecting key developments in understanding brain-behavior relationships,......more

Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. One of the most significant ways that social workers can engage with po......more

A few months into the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2009/10, the promises of so......more

Caring (1985) offers an account of the experiences of carers across the United Kingdom, spanning all ages and diverse ba......more

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. This edited collection brings academ......more

First published in 1970, Fifteen Plus is the story of the Avondale Project, believed to be the first experiment in couns......more

Taking a sociological approach that stresses the dynamic interaction between teachers and students, Brian Heraud, in his......more

First published in 1981, Caring for the Mentally Ill in the Community is a manual of treatment practice for those workin......more

This volume provides a critical intervention in celebrity activism and philanthropy by examining the civic imaginaries a......more

In the early 1970s, the consumption of both prescribed and non-prescribed medicines in Britain was increasing. Originall......more

Self-monitoring is a key life skill that can be beneficial for everyone--especially children struggling with behavior ch......more

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First published in 1989 Interpreting Residential Life raises questions like - a) what makes residential establishments t......more

The USA contributes more foreign aid than any other state in the world, and is often recognized as a leader in engaging ......more

This book investigates what faith means in the actual day-to-day practice of faith-based NGOs working in the development......more

First published in 1967, Learning Theory and Social Work is the first book to provide an introduction to the fundamental......more

Long-term health conditions (LTCs) affect one third of the global population and are associated with a heightened risk o......more

This grounded and practical volume offers interdisciplinary guidance on culturally attuned social work with Korean commu......more

This edited volume -- a collation of workshop discussions and papers presented by social service leaders -- seeks to hig......more

Undertaking research with young people is an expanding approach within education, sociology, criminology, politics, yout......more

This text informs human services students and practitioners on complex contemporary issues in the human services, public......more

This text informs human services students and practitioners on complex contemporary issues in the human services, public......more

This book explores the transformation of contemporary social welfare into what the author terms "surveillant care"--a hy......more

This book focuses on how youth work and music is measured and valued. The collection explores the landscape of youth wor......more

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