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Final Report of the Maidstone Area Six Steps End of Life Care Programme Prepared for the West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group
Paperback,
01/11/2013,
£14.99
£13.49
Taking the Knocks
7,
01/01/1995,
£25.00
£22.50
This study arises from a research programme dealing with the social problems created by youth unemployment in Western industrialized societies. Unemployed young people are interviewed in depth, and their accounts show the various methods used to cope with the problems.
Social Work Perspectives on Human Behaviour
Paperback,
01/01/2009,
£22.99
£20.69
By drawing from biological, psychological and sociological perspectives, the book aims to provide social work students with a theoretically informed basis to observe, understand, and interpret people's behaviours in ways that will contribute to excellent practice.
Social work dissertation
Paperback,
01/10/2009,
£21.99
£19.79
The book offers advice on how to get the most from supervision and explains the importance of ethics and political context within the research process. Use of social theory within research is explored, with suggestions of ways in which different theories can influence and help to contextualise social research.
Deinstitutionalization and Community Living: Intellectual Disability S
Paperback,
15/04/1996,
£50.00
£45.00
The number of people in institutions for the intellectually disabled in Britain, Scandinavia and the USA has fallen markedly over the last 25 years. Deinstitutionalization and Community Living reviews the changes that have taken place, identifies the lessons that have been learned and highlights the issues that remain to be addressed.
Networking and Community Partnership 2ed
Paperback,
28/08/1999,
£27.50
£24.75
This revised edition attempts to develop a theory of networking for social workers and others. It applies key networking principles to community and child care and takes into account the developments that have taken place since the first edition was published.
Social Work Practice
Paperback,
06/07/2007,
£15.00
£13.50
This book helps students to gain a knowledge of assessment, planning, intervention and review, to reflect upon that knowledge and to apply it in practice.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work 2ed
7,
09/07/2008,
£16.00
£14.40
Enables students to learn sound communication skills and confidently deal with children and / or adults in a social work setting.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Social Work
Paperback,
25/06/2010,
£17.99
£16.19
Enables students to learn sound communication skills and confidently deal with children and/or adults in a social work setting.
Social Work Practice: Assessment, Planning, Intervention and
Paperback,
25/06/2010,
£18.99
£17.09
A bestselling introduction to social work practice.
Writing Analytical Assessments in Social Work
Paperback,
11/05/2016,
£18.00
£16.20
You write something in order that it can be read, not in order that it can be written - write reports that achieve and illuminate.
Social Work in Context: Theory and Concepts
Paperback,
01/10/2017,
£24.99
£22.49
This book uses key sociological concepts and theories to help student social workers better understand the nature of their work and the context within which they will be working.
Using the Law in Social Work 7ed
Paperback,
22/06/2017,
£20.99
£18.89
An essential book to help social work students gain this foothold in understanding law as it applies to social work practice.
Values and Ethics in Social Work 3ed
Paperback,
18/04/2017,
£27.99
£25.19
This book will enable students to better understand key concepts and ethical and philosophical positions which will inform their assessed work and competence as a professional.
Social Work and Mental Health 6ed
Paperback,
18/05/2017,
£21.99
£19.79
A clear and accessible introduction to the complex issues surrounding mental health.
Social Work and Human Development 5ed
Paperback,
18/05/2017,
£20.99
£18.89
Social work engages with people across the life course, and social workers are expected to work with groups of people at very different stages of their life. This book helps students gain a thorough understanding of human growth as it is a central part of their qualifying social work training and practice.
Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work 3ed
Paperback,
18/04/2017,
£25.99
£23.39
This book, written for practicing social workers undertaking their ASYE and compulsory CPD, has been designed to help professionals make sound judgments in increasingly complex contexts and under pressure.
Observation in Health and Social Care: Applications for Learning, Research and Practice with Children and Adults
Paperback,
21/07/2017,
£24.99
£22.49
One of the key skills in effective health and social care is accurately identifying and assessing the client's needs. This theoretically informed guide will show you how to enhance and apply these pivotal observation skills in a variety of challenging health and social settings with children, families and adults.
Report Writing: Social Work Pocketbooks
Paperback,
01/05/2012,
£12.99
£11.69
Report writing is a key social work skill, and one in which many practitioners receive very little formal training and preparation. This book provides key information, hints and tips to help you to develop your report writing style and to consider best practice in your written communication.
Making sense of theory and its application to social work practice
Paperback,
08/06/2017,
£19.00
£17.10
How to understand social work theory and apply it to social work practice
Professional Decision Making and Risk in Social Work 2ed
Paperback,
19/03/2013,
£24.99
£22.49
A comprehensive guide on how to make professional decisions with clients for social work practitioners and students on CPD courses.
Practice Educator's Handbook 2ed
Paperback,
19/03/2013,
£21.99
£19.79
A fully-updated guide to the new Practice Educator Framework
Empowerment Series: The Skills of Helping Individuals, Families, Groups, and Communities
Hardback,
10/02/2015,
£133.00
£119.70
Organisations and Management in Social Work 2ed
Paperback,
12/11/2012,
£27.99
£25.19
This book tackles a core subject on the undergraduate social work curriculum: management and organisational practice. The Second Edition includes a new chapter on leadership and supervision, and increased focus on interprofessional collaboration across health and social care services.
Practice Learning in Social Work
Paperback,
04/12/2015,
£21.99
£19.79
This book provides a user-friendly approach to practice learning by situating the experience of placement within a broader learning framework. Rather than treat placements as an isolated aspect of the degree, the book shows how the experience is relevant to all aspects of the social work experience. It is essential reading for all students.
Sage Handbook of Social Work Research
Paperback,
31/12/2010,
£29.99
£26.99
A groundbreaking handbook which evaluates the role of social work research in the context of national and international societies
Social Problems and Social Justice
Paperback,
21/02/2017,
£25.99
£23.39
This book discusses the nature and significance of social problems, and considers the relationship between social problems and social justice. It provides an overview of some of the key problems currently facing society, and clearly and systematically demonstrates how these problems perpetuate social injustice, inequality and discrimination.
Developing Your Communication Skills in Social Work
Paperback,
19/10/2017,
£22.99
£20.69
A step-by-step guide to developing effective communication skills with a diverse range of service users and professionals.
Applied Sociology for Social Work
Paperback,
15/12/2017,
£24.99
£22.49
This book offers students a framework to explore how their professional responsibility to understanding sociology can be realised in every aspect of their work with a diverse range of service user groups including children and families, adults, older people, people with learning disabilities and people suffering from mental distress.
Social Work: An Introduction
Paperback,
16/01/2018,
£31.99
£28.79
?Packed full of case studies, activities and tools for real-life practice, this book covers all the main topics in the first year of both the undergraduate and postgraduate degree in social work. To provide a holistic view of the field, it used an integrated approach combining theory, policy and practice.
Social Work with Disadvantaged and Marginalised People
Paperback,
22/11/2017,
£19.99
£17.99
Split into three parts, this book considers what is meant by disadvantage and marginalisation, how this can come about and the impact this may have on lives, before unpicking the key knowledge and skills needed to practice effectively with individuals and groups.
Complexity in Social Work
Paperback,
14/04/2018,
£24.99
£22.49
A book to help students and newly-qualified social workers plan for and manage complex cases in an increasingly complex environment
Relationship-Based Social Work, Second Edition: Getting to the Heart of Practice
Paperback,
21/02/2018,
£22.99
£20.69
Updated and revised edition of the highly successful guide to relationship-based practice in social work. It communicates the theory using illustrative case studies and offers a model for practice. This book will be an invaluable textbook for social work students, practitioners on post-qualifying courses and all social work professionals.
Law for Social Workers 14ed
Paperback,
05/01/2017,
£29.99
£26.99
Trusted for over 25 years, Law for Social Workers expertly guides students throughout their studies and into practice. The authors skilfully combine accessible legal explanation, real-life case studies, and valuable practice-focused advice.
Research Design in Social Work: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods
Paperback,
22/09/2014,
£20.99
£18.89
This is a complete social worker's guide to undertaking qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research.
Promoting Social Interaction for Individuals with Communicative Impair
Paperback,
08/04/2008,
£16.99
£15.29
The book presents approaches to nurturing communicative abilities in people with a communication impairment. It looks at a range of approaches, including intensive interaction, co-creative communication, sensory integration and music therapy, for people with a wide range of impairments including autism and dementia.
Social Worker's Guide to the Care Act 2014
Paperback,
15/05/2017,
£29.00
£26.10
This book will help social workers gain a comprehensive understanding of how to achieve best practice in applying the Care Act 2014.
Children, Family and the State
Paperback,
11/10/2002,
£21.99
£19.79
Children, family and the state examines different theories of childhood, children's rights and the relationship between children, parents and the state.
Disability politics & community care
Paperback,
01/10/1998,
£15.95
£14.36
Disability Politics and Community Care encourages health and welfare professionals and policy makers to start working much more closely with disabled people themselves. He presents practical suggestions for the changes necessary for the proposed reorganisation of service provision which will re-define direct work with disabled people.
Personalisation In Social Work 2ed
Paperback,
11/02/2014,
£20.99
£18.89
Provides an overview of the personalisation agenda and looks at the recent legislation in a broad historical and theoretical perspective. This book also provides opportunities for students to consider the changes to the social work role and to evaluate the impact of this for service users and as practitioners.
Experiencing Social Work: Learning from Service Users
Paperback,
21/02/2008,
£25.99
£23.39
Follows the stories about good practice, to reflect on the lessons learned, and to feel uplifted by social work's potential for positive change and social justice. This book includes case examples from a wide range of service user groups, including people with mental health problems, disabilities, parenting difficulties, and those living in care.
Reparation and Victim-Focused Social Work
Paperback,
18/09/2001,
£19.99
£17.99
The contributors to this book bring together research material from the wide range of disciplines involved and present an overview of the information needed for effective practice. They examine the practicalities of reparation orders, family group conferencing, restorative cautioning schemes and the workings of youth offending teams.
Sociology for Social Work: An Introduction
Paperback,
21/10/2010,
£26.99
£24.29
Introduces the social work student to the field of sociology, illustrating how sociology is connected to and fundamental to effective social work practice. This title includes chapters that apply theory to practice. It covers such topics as: Gender; Class; Ethnicity and race; Ageing; Health; Intimacies; Social exclusion; and, Crime and deviance.
Care Act 2014: An A-Z of Law and Practice
Paperback,
18/05/2017,
£35.00
£31.50
This book fully explains the provisions of the Care Act 2014 and its implications for health and social care in the UK. Written by a leading authority in the field, it addresses the issues arising from the new legislation and its impact on everyday health and social care practice.
Tackling Teenage Pregnancy
7,
30/11/2000,
£21.95
£19.76
A discussion of issues relating to tackling teenage pregnancy. It provides viewpoints from both the medical professionals' and the teenagers' perspectives, and includes case studies that describe real situations and show how advice has been applied.
Social Work in the British Isles
Paperback,
30/11/2001,
£22.99
£20.69
This ground-breaking book provides invaluable insight into the diverse nature of social work practice within the British Isles. The contributors explore key differences in social work's role and character, and the legal systems and organisational structures in which it operates in the different regions.
New Directions in Social Work Practice 2ed
Paperback,
22/10/2014,
£24.99
£22.49
'Hatton's book is a welcome antidote to stagnation and moribund thinking in contemporary professional practice and readers will gain much from engaging with the concepts he sets out and the challenges he raises.' Jonathan Parker, Series Editor
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