Social Welfare & Social Services

Integrated care incorporates behavioral and physical health services into primary care and specialty medical environments. Integrated care models a...

'Extremely compelling'  THE GUARDIAN 'It's a fascinating read... Buy the book! Buy the book!'  JO GOOD, BBC RADIO LONDON 'Searing... funny, eloquen...

For those working with children, effective communication is a crucial part of building relationships and encouraging children's emotional and intel...

In this groundbreaking book, Jill Harshaw explores the spiritual experiences of people with profound intellectual disabilities with regard to their...

Re-released with a new introduction, and to coincide with a film of the same title (directed by the author), Mad To Be Normal is the memoir R. D. L...

Unique new book providing an overview and critical analysis of developments in Irish mental health policy, practice and law from 1945 to the presen...

The issue of the mental health consequences of disasters is always timely, but, at present, its consideration serves a pressing need if one takes i...

Almost forgotten by time, tucked away beyond the sight of the passerby, there is a little piece of old England, which was for many years a forgotte...

The Problem-Specific Guides series summarise knowledge about how police can reduce the harm caused by specific crime and disorder problems. They ar...

Recovery has been the most important concept and ideology in working with clients with mental problems. In 2004, recovery was adopted by the United...

This book chronicles the development of the institutional model in Massachusetts with the well-intended beginnings, the decline and subsequent hero...

Every person living with dementia is entitled to the highest standards of wellbeing and health and social care services. This in-depth, evidence-ba...

The global population is ageing rapidly yet there is a shortage of skilled professionals able to support the wellbeing of older people in care. Old...

This handbook provides a succinct introduction to child mental health, covering the nature, prevalence, treatment and management of mental health p...