Social Welfare & Social Services

Social Work: From Theory to Practice provides a critical introduction to core and emerging theories of social work and teaches students in Australi...

In the last fifty years, transnational adoptionspecifically, the adoption of Asian childrenhas exploded in popularity as an alternative path to fam...

Trauma-Informed Forensic Practice argues for placing trauma-informed practice and thinking at the heart of forensic services. It is written by fore...

The topic of trauma has been covered in many books, and there are many publications covering the use of SFBT in different settings and with varied ...

Now revised, with a new introduction and reflections on events since 9/11, this spiritual portrait of Father Mychal Judge is a remarkable testimony...

Siblings share a unique relationship: They have known each other longer than anyone else. No matter how close or distant siblings are today, they a...

The monograph examines the issue of self-harm in adolescents, a high-risk behavior in which individuals intentionally cause themselves harm. Resear...

People all over the world are confronted daily by issues such as poverty, a lack of access to quality education, unaffordable and or inadequate hou...

When domestic abuse and children are involved, divorce and custody can be the epitome of high-stakes conflict and frustration and all too frequentl...

Fosterage was a central feature of medieval Irish society, yet the widespread practice of sending children to another family to be cared for until ...

Although Germany was one of the principal colonising nations in Africa and today is the worlds second largest aid donor , there is no literature o...

Reflective practice is an essential skill for those working in health and social care, but why is it so vital and how can it be learned? As inter-d...

This compelling book provides psychotherapists with evidence-based strategies for harnessing the power of language to free clients from life-constr...

Helps students to integrate social work education with field placement learning experiences in a purposeful, reflective, and unified manner This ...

The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for thos...

Both practical and easy to read, Rubin's STATISTICS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND EVALUATION provides you with a step-by-step guide that will hel...