Social Work

′Comprehensive and user-friendly. The book is helpfully constructed around a number of key themes, starting with a good attempt to define social wo...

While social work practice with child abuse is a well-documented topic, this revised edition of Social Work and Child Abuse actually challenges and...

Save time and trouble as you incorporate technology into your social work curriculumThe dramatic increase in the use of computers and other forms o...

In recent years there has been much debate surrounding the future of the welfare state in Europe, the complex factors influencing reform, and the e...

Globalization challenges social work with constant social change, making a social worker's job and the task of social work education more complex a...

Learn to create a positive research/action alliance similar to that of DePaul University and the Oxford House communityThis book reviews important ...

A unique book offering both a research overview and practical advice for its readers, this text allows students to gain a solid understanding of th...

Social work education has recently undergone major changes, with anti-discriminatory practice being a high priority area in professional training. ...

Where did professional social work originate from? How effective are social work interpretations in the lives of vulnerable people? A Textbook of S...

The authors of this comprehensive text discuss the root causes of disruptive behaviour, tackle assessment issues and develop effective intervention...

One of the perennial political/philosophical questions concerns whether it is ever justifiable for a third party to paternalistically restrict an a...

Save time and trouble as you incorporate technology into your social work curriculumThe dramatic increase in the use of computers and other forms o...

This book provides multiple frameworks and paradigms for social work education which integrates indigenous theories and cultural practices. It focu...

Grounded in contemporary social work practice approaches such as trauma-informed practice, cultural competency, and systems theory, this book provi...

Social work education has recently undergone major changes, with anti-discriminatory practice being a high priority area in professional training. ...

New thinking is needed on the age-old conundrum of how to connect research and policymaking. Why does a disconnect exist between the research commu...

Global knowledge is increasingly essential for all aspects of social work. Today's professionals respond to concerns including permeable borders, t...

An effective social worker must be able to facilitate change. SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE: TREATING COMMON CLIENT PROBLEMS is about change and effective s...

This book examines how young people’s experiences of inclusion and exclusion are shaped by extended social relations, coordinating thought and cond...

This popular and innovative core text book explores contemporary social work theories and perspectives in a systematic way, using an integrated and...

This book introduces readers to the world of ideal types within the readings of Max Weber by giving a theoretical understanding of ideal types, as ...

A unique book offering both a research overview and practical advice for its readers, this text allows students to gain a solid understanding of th...

This expert guide provides 50 essential tools and activities to use in practice with children and young people who have experienced trauma. From bu...