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Supporting Neurodivergent Children and Families presents an innovative blueprint using academic literature, research, an......more

Supporting Neurodivergent Children and Families presents an innovative blueprint using academic literature, research, an......more

Children in Police Custody shines a light on the hidden experiences of children in police detention in England and Wales......more

With The Sentimental State, Elizabeth Garner Masarik shows how middle-class women, both white and Black, harnessed the n......more

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Written by a well-respected health and public policy expert, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the under......more

Written by a well-respected health and public policy expert, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the under......more

In dealing with individual problems and difficulties, critical social work (CSW) is an emancipatory practice which seeks......more

This book looks at disability as an evolving social phenomenon. Disability is created through the interaction between pe......more

"It’s an invaluable insider account of a pressing social issue." - Publishers Weekly Joining the ranks of Evicted and Th......more

The book explores the ways collective memory, religion, and sexist beliefs are used to silence sexual assault survivors ......more

Written by community workers from diverse contexts, this highly accessible guide equips practitioners and students worki......more

This fourth edition lays out the ways and means for practitioners to tackle the deprivation and destitution of service u......more

This fourth edition lays out the ways and means for practitioners to tackle the deprivation and destitution of service u......more

Features the stories of undocumented mothers who reunite with their children in the US years after fleeing violence at h......more

Recognising diverse groups within society is a vital part of policy research and analysis, yet few texts have drawn toge......more

How can employment policies support young people entering the labour market? Alban Knecht analyses the changes in politi......more

What is social work? How is it carried out? What skills does it require? Focusing on the challenges of achieving good pr......more

The refugee crisis which hit the European Union and its member states during 2015-16 was just one in a series of recent ......more

Focusing on the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015, this book examines key social policy areas inc......more

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TREATING STALKING Understand and address the drivers of stalking behaviour with this vital guide In the thirty-five year......more

Have you been wondering about the big issues dominating the news? Is climate change a massive threat or not? What is rea......more

Social Work, Social Welfare, Unemployment and Vulnerability Among Youth critically analyses contemporary welfare state i......more

This book explores contemporary Danish relations of colonial complicity in welfare work with newly arrived refugees 1978......more

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This book explores how being "disabled" originates in the physical world, social representations and rules, and historic......more

This book moves away from the orthodox neoliberal paradigm to suggest a new framework linking social policy with citizen......more

Government Project tells the story of an attempt by the US government to remake the lives of some of its citizens by est......more

A short but engaging look at how nations have succeeded and failed at welfare. In Welfare, political scientist Carsten J......more

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Forensic social work is a unique practice field that interfaces with criminal justice or legal systems at the micro, mez......more

The Intersection of Technology and Human Connection Unlock the Secrets to a Longer, Healthier Life with "The Intersectio......more

This book presents a socio-legal examination of national and devolved-level developments in social protection in the UK,......more

This handbook takes on one of the most pressing issues of today’s society - the question of housing. It is a cutting-edg......more

This book investigates the origins, current state, and fundamental value of social safety nets in developing countries, ......more

Developing countries may not have full-fledged welfare states like those we find in Europe, but certainly they have welf......more

Recent welfare reforms, based on austerity narratives and a gender-neutral rationale, have failed to recognise the ways ......more

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-ND licence. This book explores the concept of public trust in health sys......more

This insightful guide shows professionals how to collaborate with parents and guardians of children with disabilities in......more

This insightful guide shows professionals how to collaborate with parents and guardians of children with disabilities in......more

This book examines the social construction and representation of ’youth on the move’ in context of the migration process......more

While there are many introductions to disability and disability studies, most presume an advanced academic knowledge of ......more

While there are many introductions to disability and disability studies, most presume an advanced academic knowledge of ......more

Social history is only one kind of history. Still, it is exactly the type of history that disability demands to be told,......more

Circuit Breaking presents a paradigm shift from traditional forensic and medical treatments for psychoactive substance a......more

The growth of interest in community work during the seventies was very marked. But while much had been written on the ac......more

Originally published in 1979, Ends and Means in Social Work was the first book to provide research-based evidence on wha......more

In 1970 social workers were in great demand and their numbers were growing. At the same time questions were asked on bot......more

Since the late 1960s, community work had emerged in its own right as an occupation with an increasingly important contri......more

Originally published in 1968, the study described in this title began in a very small way in late 1960. At that time som......more

In the 1980s, although most social workers organised their time and described their work in terms of cases, research stu......more

In the early 1980s in Britain the organisation of the personal social services had come under increasingly critical scru......more

Group work is central to social work, whether it be work with individuals and families, residential care, community work......more

Much previous research on elderly people had focused on their problems, and had created an impression of a group of isol......more

Originally published in 1982 Social Work and Ethnicity was the first purpose-written text for social work students, admi......more

Voluntary work is sometimes praised, sometimes criticised, but was seldom the subject of objective evaluation. Given the......more

The profession of social work in the United States has a complex history of upholding White supremacy alongside a goal o......more

Underpinned by the idea of the right to a ’basic minimum’, welfare states are a major feature of many societies. However......more

Globalization has become one of the most recurrent concepts in social and political sciences. More often than not, howev......more

This book studies public policy and administration in Bangladesh. It studies how, despite recording high-levels of corru......more

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Technology, Policy and Inclusion looks at the intersections between public policy and technology in India. It explores t......more

Technology, Policy and Inclusion looks at the intersections between public policy and technology in India. It explores t......more

Historically states have failed to seriously confront violence against women. In response, in many countries women’s rig......more

The Last Mile explores the gaps and dichotomy between drafted policies and their implementation, and the last mile chall......more

The Last Mile explores the gaps and dichotomy between drafted policies and their implementation and the last mile challe......more

An award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and offers a "a brilliant and impas......more