Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

Adopted children whose early development has been altered by abuse or neglect may form negative beliefs about themselves and parents, and may resis...

A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research. Featuri...

What do national dementia strategies, constantly evolving policy and ongoing funding difficulties mean for people living well with dementia? Adopti...

Dyslexia is a complex condition that affects not only learning but every part of life. Experience or fear of social stigma can lead people with...

Integration is now a key expectation within the delivery of health and social care services in the UK and internationally. However, it still remain...

Across Europe young people in public care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. This...

With contributions from internationally recognized experts, this edited volume presents original thinking on the theory, research and practice surr...

This important book simply but persuasively demonstrates why we should provide the opportunities for people with dementia to experience the great o...

How do you break the vicious cycle of violence that affects the lives of many young people today? Transformative programmes can help young people t...

Losing the ability to communicate can be a frustrating and difficult experience for people with dementia, their families and carers. As the disease...

How do you keep the whole family in mind when carrying out social work assessment? How do you balance the needs of adults and children? How do you ...

A Circle of Support and Accountability is a group of trained volunteers who meet on a regular basis with a high risk sex offender living in their c...

The word 'partnership' is often used to describe the relationship between health and social care providers and service users, but in reality this c...

Some adolescents seem to act as if they have a volcano inside -- always on the verge of erupting into anger. They often generate discord and have c...

Social Care, Service Users and User Involvement provides a definitive introduction to practical, philosophical and theoretical issues at the heart ...

This short guide cuts through the confusing mass of legislation to provide a concise and jargon-free explanation of current community care practice...

Intensive Interaction is a highly effective approach for communicating and developing social interaction and engagement with difficult-to-reach ind...

Recording Skills in Safeguarding Adults is the comprehensive guide to keeping accurate, effective and complete records in safeguarding adults work....

No official statistics are kept for the number of hospital patients, in particular older people, who are subjected to neglect and abuse. That is, l...

Social pedagogy is an innovative discipline that supports children's upbringing and overall development by focusing on the child as a whole person....

Fostering is vitally important: the majority of looked after children are fostered, yet these children are often left out of the agenda and their v...

Excellent social work education and training is vital for ensuring best practice, and it is important to understand the key approaches and methods ...

Understanding Family Support provides a definition of family support and a clear perspective on the role that it has in promoting the welfare of ch...

A thoughtful text integrating strengths, assets, and capacity-building themes with contemporary issues in rural social work practice Now in its sec...