The portfolio is an essential part of the summative assessment within qualifying social work programmes. This book shows how students can use the portfolio to demonstrate their learning in terms of developing core knowledge, values and skills.

A leading text in the field of social work skills and methods, illustrating how these two are linked, with a grounding in theory.

A definitive textbook on adult services, bringing the topic alive for students with a perspective and depth of understanding.

Suitable for students on placement in adult services or voluntary organizations and social work practitioners working with older people, this title offers an approach to working with older people and provides an introduction to the legislation, policy, theory and research needed by social workers.

This book will meet students' and practitioners' needs for guidance on how to become 'real-life' ethical solution-focused helpers in health and social care settings.

This book is a comprehensive textbook which discusses the major issues in special education.

Sport, Culture and the Media was the first book to analyse comprehensively two of the most powerful cultural forces of our times: sport and media. It examines the ways in which media sport has established itself in contemporary everyday life, and how sport and media have made themselves mutually dependent.

This bestselling guide, covering up to version 21 of the SPSS software, guides you through the entire research process.