Social Welfare & Social Services

Approaches regarding safeguarding and mental health in childhood have been in constant flux. Framed within a critical realist ontology, this book p...

FDA's approval of aducanumab has radically changed the world of Alzheimer's disease and you're going to need guidance regarding whether they should...

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This text is an authoritative analysis of current services for children and young people in the UK. Drawing upon European-wide data, this innovativ...

Many people are interested in pursuing a career in mental health but may be uncertain about career options. Between the numerous disciplines and th...

The world of mental illness is typically framed around symptoms and cures, where every client is given a label. In this challenging new book, Profe...

Social Work with Adults is a definitive and accessible textbook on adult services for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.Adult social wor...

Problem gambling is a recognised mental disorder and a significant public health issue internationally. A Clinicians Guide to Working with Problem ...

Winner of a Silver Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards Won Honorable Mention for 2023 ILHA Book of the Year (International Labor Hist...

How can carers and relatives support a person's identity, relationships and emotional wellbeing through changes that occur in the later stages of d...

This book thus takes issue with the characterisation of the South African state as developmental. The crucial aspect of care is missing from the pr...

Dr. Caroline trained her paramedics to be well-rounded, compassionate, quick-thinking problem solvers. This workbook will help students become grea...

For years, Pat Libby has been teaching everyday citizens how to pass laws. Most of them knew next to nothing about the legislative process when the...

Over the past decade, public services have come under increasing pressure to perform like private-sector organisations. This study demonstrates tha...

In this masterful book, Julian Hughes makes a convincing case that many acts in clinical and care practice are ethical matters. Hughes takes us gen...

As a region, the Pacific is changing rapidly. This edited collection, the first of its kind, centres Pacific-Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and ...

Making Research Relevant is the ideal core textbook for masters-level introduction to research methods courses in mental health. Accessible and use...

Some Type of Way: Aging out of Foster Care seeks to address the following questions currently relevant to practitioners, policymakers, and research...