Social Work

Become an effective case manager with GENERALIST CASE MANAGEMENT: A METHOD OF HUMAN SERVICE DELIVERY! Realistic and relevant, this counseling text ...

Drawing on the latest research, theory and practice, this is the first book to provide social workers with an evidence-based, practical guide to sa...

This acclaimed work describes a range of counseling and therapy approaches for children who have experienced loss. Practitioners and students are g...

This book has been replaced by Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents and Young Adults, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4698-5.

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

Mariana the Mermaid is not like the other mermaids. Abandoned by a careless mother on the ocean floor, she has never laughed or played, and can bar...

The world is now a global village, yet cultural diversity is at the forefront of social work practice within and across countries. Professional soc...

Evaluation Practice for Collaborative Growth highlights the approaches, tools, and techniques that are most useful for evaluating educational and s...

Using a bio-psychosocial framework, this popular textbook explains the wide basis of perspectives on which we build an understanding of people's be...

Praise for the first edition: The content of the book is excellent.... The strength lies in its detailed application of ideas to practice. The us...

An exploration of one of the most important topics debated across Western countries, this analysis challenges traditional attitudes toward immigrat...

It is estimated that there are some 140 million orphans world-wide, most of them in poorer regions. Joanne Bailey and the contributors to this ...

''''This searing debut from a retired social worker of 30 years could not be more timely - nor more true ... Harrowing, moving and written with a f...

Understanding how theory informs social work practice is an area that students can often find challenging.  This book will help students understand...

Exploring exactly how the provisions and principles of the Act are implemented in practice, The Care Act 2014 brings together the work of experts a...

Exploring exactly how the provisions and principles of the Act are implemented in practice, The Care Act 2014 brings together the work of experts a...

Following the lives of four fictional time-travelling characters, it examines the changing functions of social work by unpicking the changing socia...

This very practical book will support students to meet the requirements of the compulsory Readiness for Direct Practice assessment. Useful for soci...

All social work students must undertake Practice Placements in the second and final years of their programme and the placement is a crucial area of...