Social Welfare & Social Services

Madness and Distress in Music Education offers an in-depth exploration of mental health and emotional distress in the context of music education, o...

Madness and Distress in Music Education offers an in-depth exploration of mental health and emotional distress in the context of music education, o...

This open access book offers a comprehensive analysis of Chinas way of economic development balancing between efficiency and equity, striving to in...

This open access book offers a comprehensive analysis of Chinas way of economic development balancing between efficiency and equity, striving to in...

Post-disaster housing concerns and dilemmas are complex, global in nature, and are inextricably intertwined with social, economic, and political co...

With overseas deployment scaling down in recent years, helping professionals need practical tools for working with servicemen and women returning f...

This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of the current and emerging research and policy on disability law....

The lives of all Australians are profoundly affected by the quality of social services available, but a long list of royal commissions and public i...

Are children the passive recipients of influence from their parents and from society? Is their development determined by their genes and their neur...

From the authors of the award-winning Meeting the Leadership Challenge in Long-Term Care, this book provides a blueprint for success in todays perf...

In this edited collection, leading scholars seek to disrupt Eurocentric research methods by introducing students, professors, administrators, and p...

Five compelling essays and fifty stunning portraits and profiles of American environmental activists This second volume in the Americans Who Tell t...

This book primarily explores the welfare-policy responses to the Great Recession, reform trajectories that swept across Europe over the last decade...

It's no secret that tens of thousands of Chinese children have been adopted by American parents and that Western aid organizations have invested in...

It's no secret that tens of thousands of Chinese children have been adopted by American parents and that Western aid organizations have invested in...

Child and Youth Caracross Sectors aims to reflect the changing field by capturing a diverse array of themes and issues through an inclusive framewo...

The thoroughly updated third edition of Strong Helpers' Teachings skillfully illustrates the importance of Indigenous knowledges in the human servi...

'This detailed and informative textbook's articulate, precise and accessible style allows students to grasp the basics of social work law. As such,...

This book offers a personal insight into the experience of Alex Jelly, a professional fundraiser who developed a rare brain tumour, a papillary men...

Using both historical and contemporary contexts, The Child Welfare Challenge examines major policy practice and research issues as they jointly sha...

The rationing of health care is universal and inevitable, taking place in both poor and affluent countries, in publicly funded and private health c...

'Sometimes, a person's brain gets sick with a disease called dementia.'What does dementia do to the brain? What changes might we notice if a parent...

This book explores the tensions between the competing social rights and social control functions of the modern Australian welfare state. By critica...

When youre new to the fire service, you always assume that your careers momentous events will center around raging fires and dramatic rescues. This...

A vivid portrait collection of past and present Americans speaking truth to power The first volume of Robert Shetterly's Americans Who Tell the Tru...

A powerful and honest account based on three decades of true-life experienceIn 1992, Linda and David long to have a child. They decide to adopt a b...

Dieses Buch bietet eine vergleichende Untersuchung islamischer Wohlfahrtsaktivitäten in städtischen Gebieten sowohl in der Schweiz als auch in Ital...

The definitive Handbook of Trauma-Transformative Practice brings together the work of leading international trauma experts to provide a detailed ov...

Resources designed to support learners of the 2010 BTEC Level 3 National Health and Social Care specification. Grading tips accompany each assess...

In this indispensable and comprehensive text, Scott D. Watson critically examines the current understanding of international order that underpins i...

Drawing on international case studies from emerging economies and developing countries including South Africa, India, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Tunis...

Radicalisation, Extremism and Social Work Practice is the first book to explore cultural identity, acculturation and perceived discrimination of Mu...

A lively, accessible and comprehensive introduction to the diverse ways of thinking about social life, Sociology: The Basics has been translated in...

Written by researchers and experienced health professionals from Hong Kong, China, Chiu and Law identify and examine important issues of healthy ag...