Social Work

Social work field education in Canada is in crisis. New understanding and approaches are urgently needed. Innovative and sustainable models need to...

Public policy responses to child sexual abuse are dominated by interventions designed to take effect only after offenders have already begun offend...

Not the Whole Story is a compilation of sixteen stories narrated by single mothers in their own way and about their own lives. Each story is uniqu...

This book explores the enduring appeal of child pornography and its ramifications for criminal justice systems around the world. It is based on an ...

This book explores the enduring appeal of child pornography and its ramifications for criminal justice systems around the world. It is based on an ...

Public policy responses to child sexual abuse are dominated by interventions designed to take effect only after offenders have already begun offend...

A book that supports the human spirit and the humanistic visions of those who champion personal and social change through the social work group….Th...

"Edited by two well-known family researchers at Brigham Young University, this meticulously researched compendium is a trove of useful information ...

The main objective of the second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology is twofold: (1) to provide original chapters that cover ...

While focused on serving children and families, the adoption industry must also generate sufficient revenue to cover an agency’s operating costs. W...

Do international treaties improve women’s rights? Is China’s human rights record improving?Was Obama right to have the U.S. join the U.N. Human Rig...

If you are embarking on a university social work degree the books in this series will help you acquire and develop the knowledge, skills and strate...

Countries across the Middle East face a number of social problems such as poverty, unemployment, housing, internal immigration and caring for vulne...

Social Work Research Methods: Four Alternative Paradigms is the first book that expands social work research methods to include alternative models ...

Social Work Research Methods: Four Alternative Paradigms is the first book that expands social work research methods to include alternative models ...

In UK society, there are cultural norms and assumptions that affect many marginalised groups and this book aims to address and challenge these thro...

First published in 1998, this study investigates the effectiveness of services for helping women who are survivors of domestic violence. Looking at...

For centuries, residential child and youth care systems worldwide have provided homes for vulnerable children and adolescents. The implementation o...

Originally published in 1987, Sociology and Social Welfare looks at the relationship between state and welfare in the context of a wider sociologic...

The mistreatment of older people is categorized in many societies as “elder abuse and neglect,” yet the concept has not been subjected to rigorous ...

Until now there has been a systemic failure within social work education to address the unique experiences and concerns of LGBTQ individuals and co...