Social Work

Go straight to the heart of what social work is all about--and learn how to promote positive change by building upon the strengths of macro systems...

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Ethics and Values is a comprehensive exploration and assessment of current and future issues facing social wo...

Our bestselling social work textbook is back again. Taking you right back to basics, this book explains and analyses key theories in a really ac...

Chapters 1, 3 and 5 are available Open Access under CC-BY licence. Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a core area of social work pr...

Sustainability Stories is an impactful book that offers a global perspective on the grand theme of sustainability. Through the lens of practitioner...

Society is failing too many children. But we can do better.A difficult home life. A missed diagnosis. A disrupted education. Falling in with the wr...

Since the key developments that policy and research have undergone over the course of the past years, meeting the specific needs of looked after ch...

How do practitioners step up to the professional challenge of keeping children safe? Leading author Harry Ferguson draws on his own research, perso...

A practical guide to assist staff in supporting families who need help with the task of parenting their children. This support may be required beca...

Child protection made simple: the plain-speaking guide for all those concerned with the protection of children. Providing a clear and uncomplicated...

This book builds upon my early work and the work and others by offering a comprehensive guide to practitioners interested in facing and helping to ...

While campus engagement with the local community is generally viewed in a positive light, in reality these collaborations are more complex. Present...

This extensively revised edition reviews the latest research and practices in forensic social work. Readers learn to integrate socio-legal knowledg...

Blundo and Simon have successfully outlined how a solution-focused perspective can be a powerful tool for case managers. Their understanding and pr...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

This book should be read by research students, early career researchers, social work practitioners as well as doctoral supervisors new to IPA, who ...

Accessible and instructive,Palliative Careguides and inspires health social workers to incorporate palliative care principles into their current cl...

If social work students are to flourish in their careers, and go beyond a basic sense of competence in practice, it is essential to develop a sense...

Social Work Research and Evaluation applies systematically developed research knowledge to social work practice and emphasizes the doing of social ...

Offering a primary focus on North American cultural and ethnic diversity while addressing global questions and issues, Counseling Across Cultures, ...

Policy Analysis for Social Workers offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to understanding the process of policy development and analysis for e...

Complexity lies at the heart of social work practice and this book is designed to help students and newly-qualified social workers plan for and man...

Complexity lies at the heart of social work practice and this book is designed to help students and newly-qualified social workers plan for and man...

Persistently high rates of youth unemployment have been a global concern for more than two decades. One in five young people is not currently in ed...