Social Welfare & Social Services

This practical book enables those already practicing or joining social work to consider the various ways that people can be supported to live well ...

Government ministers, social work managers and university academics all strive to shape social work education and training. But what do social work...

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 practical book enables students to develop key counselling skills that can help to enhance their practice and help to place the service-user a...

Generalist Social Work Practice provides a foundation for empowerment-focused social work and implementing change. Grounded in social work research...

Keeping Them Off The Streets is a remarkable account of over forty years experience in the field of youth work. It recounts not just personal exper...

This is a unique and timely survey of the evolving priorities of the British welfare state since its inception in the late 1940s, with an emphasis ...

Providing a wide spectrum of views, the authors explore the fine line between normalized physical punishment and illegal or unacceptable physical a...

Many students on Health and Social Care Foundation Degree and Access courses struggle with the academic expectations required of them at this level...

In 2010, Haiti was ravaged by a brutal earthquake that affected the lives of millions. The call to assist those in need was heard around the globe....

The social worker's guide to integrating theory and practice Applying Theory to Generalist Social Work Practice teaches aspiring social workers ho...