Social Welfare & Social Services

Daisy Bogg is a qualified and HCPC-registered social worker who has worked within mental health and addiction services for over 20 years, for the N...

Despite the growing number of stepfamilies, and the recognition that they experience unique difficulties related to their complex family dynamics, ...

Exam Board: Pearson BTECAcademic Level: BTEC NationalSubject: Health & Social CareFirst teaching: September 2016First Exams: Summer 2017     Ou...

The work of a multidisciplinary research team, Transparent Lives explains how surveillance is expandingmostly uncheckedinto every facet of our live...

There are four core themes developed in this book which deal with critical issues, models, theories and frameworks. These expound understandings of...

The County Lines phenomenon has become one of the most significant drug market developments in the UK over recent years. This book analyses how it ...

The living wage is an old idea that has experienced a dramatic resurgence of political popularity in recent years. The underlying logic of the conc...

Outreach in the community is the treatment of choice for the severely mentally ill in the community. It involves taking services directly to patien...

The living wage is an old idea that has experienced a dramatic resurgence of political popularity in recent years. The underlying logic of the conc...

The book focuses on Social Work with refugees in African, Middle East and European countries. Published as a follow-up to the International Social ...

During the last 30 years, the governments of many Western countries have repeatedly called for an end to welfare. While the virtue of this goal and...

This comprehensive, evidence-informed text provides clinicians, researchers, policy-makers and academicians, with content to inform and enrich the ...

Originally published in 2007, based on research conducted during 1996-1998, Julie Hemments engrossing study traces the development encounter throug...

Drawing on the most current and relevant research, this pioneering volume brings together the perspectives and experience of more than sixty leadin...

Throughout the world, vulnerable people are being deceived into entering abusive journeys. Whether in the organ trade, exploitative labour business...

Understanding what family means and how best to support families depends on challenging politicized assumptions that frame ordinary families in c...

In this book, street-level bureaucracy scholars from South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America analyse the conditions that...

Our societies are ageing, and we need to identify sustainable and person-centred solutions for supporting frail older people in their homes. Reabl...

Selected for Reading Well for Dementia 2024: endorsed by health experts, charities and people affected by dementia.Dementia brings many challenges,...

Child and Youth Mental Health in Canada, Second Edition is a relationally focused text that offers practical strategies for working with children, ...