Written to guide students through complex groupwork situations, this book explores the knowledge, skills and values required for groupwork practice.

A book on planning, organising, facilitating and evaluating groupwork which will help students to develop their skills and pass assessment, increasing confidence during placement groupwork activities.

In recent years there has been a significant shift within social work practice towards recognising the expertise of people with a lived experience.

A brilliantly written true story of growing up in Hackney in the 1970s and 80s, surviving poverty, alcoholic parents and the care system

Draws on interviews carried out over a period of eight years, as well as novels, films, and domestic violence literature, to explain the role of storytelling in the history of the battered women's movement. This book shows how cultural contexts shape how stories about domestic abuse get told.

Highlighting key concepts and drawing on theoretical perspectives, this book provides an invaluable introduction to the topic of health and wellbeing for young people. Clear, concise and highly accessible, it identifies the current key issues and debates that relate to the health and wellbeing of young people, both in the UK and beyond.

"Barbara O'Hare was just 12 when she was admitted to the psychiatric hospital, Aston Hall, in 1971. From a troubled home, she'd hoped she would find sanctuary there. But within hours, Barbara was tied down, drugged with sodium amytal--a truth-telling drug--and then abused by its head physician, Dr Kenneth Milner"--Back cover.

Issues around houses and homes reflect and inform our social, cultural and political worlds, from the subprime market and the financial crisis to social mobility and gender roles.

Through a range of self-care activities, this book will help you to look after yourself so that you are fit to face the demands of your profession.

In this clear and systematic book covering the both general practice concepts and theoretical insights, best-selling author Malcolm Payne shows you how to work with the main social work theories and practice techniques and pinpoint their strengths and limitations.

Many students struggle when it comes to incorporating theories of human growth and behaviour into their practice. This book takes students right back to basics, explaining and analysing key theories in an accessible way before going on to discuss, in detail, how theory can be incorporated into every day social work practice.

This book details the evolution of domestic violence during the 16-year marriage of author Beth Sipe. Insightful commentaries written by experts in the field follow Beth's story and deepen our understanding of the causes and process of spousal abuse, why battered women stay, and the dynamic consequences of domestic violence.

This book brings together leading voices from academia and practice to discuss whether the government's new life chances agenda is meaningful.

Interprofessional collaborations to prevent the social exclusion of children and young people call for new professional skills and understandings. This book draws on an examination of these ways of working to make clear what these new skills and understandings are and how they can be developed.

A professional handbook on promoting positive mental health in children and young people through prevention and early intervention programmes. Written by experts in their field, this concise and authoritative guide envisages a new model for mental health care, promoting emotional resilience and psychological well-being throughout a child's life.

This critical and reflexive book looks closely at the pivotal but demanding role that leadership and management play in promoting social work and social care.

This volume brings together prominent international scholars involved in both Western and indigenous social work across the globe - including James Midgley, Linda Briskman, Alean Al-Krenawi and John R. Graham - to discuss some of the most significant global trends and issues relating to indigenous and cross-cultural social work.

* A very readable and accessible book which is also rigorous and well researched. * Written by Jon Silverman (BBC Home Affairs Correspondent) and David Wilson (former prison governor) -- public figures with many contacts in the press and media.

Introducing strengths-based programs for families of young children in critical social contexts: family, school, community and policy, this book describes a wide range of systems/contextual approaches based in current understanding of children s development, stress and resilience in families, and the two-generational approach to intervention.

A lively and clear introduction to social enterprise, including nearly forty interviews with the most influential and experienced social enterprise practitioners, supporters, thinkers and policy makers.