Social Welfare & Social Services

Understanding statistical concepts is essential for social work professionals. It is key to understanding research and reaching evidence-based deci...

The honest, compassionate and vital guide to getting older, from dementia to finances, medication to care homes'The most important book about the s...

The word “mother” traditionally meant a woman who bears and nurtures a child. In recent decades, changes in social norms and public policy as well ...

What personal truths reside in biological ties that are absent in adoptive ties? And why do we think adoptive and biological ties are essentially d...

About 30 percent of hospice patients report a “visitation” by someone who is not there, a phenomenon known in end-of-life care as a deathbed vision...

With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated...

This book is a comprehensive survey of the theories, principles, methods, and formats that are most appropriate and applicable to teaching in the f...

Can they put aside their differences to work together?Sam Tipping always shunned the wealth into which she was born. Instead, she’s worked hard to ...

This book is a comprehensive survey of the theories, principles, methods, and formats that are most appropriate and applicable to teaching in the f...

Female Doctors in Canada is an accessible collection of articles by experienced physicians and researchers exploring how systems, practices, and in...

A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in ...

The social work profession calls on its members to strive for social justice. It asks aspiring and practicing social workers to advocate for politi...

What personal truths reside in biological ties that are absent in adoptive ties? And why do we think adoptive and biological ties are essentially d...

The social work profession calls on its members to strive for social justice. It asks aspiring and practicing social workers to advocate for politi...

Developing reflective practice is an invaluable resource, employing a unique 'bottom-up' approach to learning. Vivid examples of social work practi...

Explore the growing concerns about security with this vital book Homeland Security has never been a more important part of the American social and ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2025'Beautiful, deep, transfixing . . . it will burn a home in your heart' LEMN SISSAY'Essential reading, lif...

Be an agent of positive change with a rewarding career in social work Social workers are trained to address major social issues and provide therape...

This open access edited collection provides a long-overdue examination of a practice that is continuously involved in managing, regulating, and sub...