With over 40,000 copies sold across its lifetime, this is social work classic from a leading international author. Synth......more

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The first to observe and analyse the carers’ movement from a global and organisational perspective, this book spans over......more

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is a therapeutic approach that uses attachment theory to support children and f......more

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"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country" - John F. Kennedy On January 20, 1961,......more

This unique guide equips practitioners with an understanding of e-safety and online risks for mental health service user......more

The permanent removal of children from their families of origin to place with another family for adoption is coming unde......more

Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It expl......more

The permanent removal of children from their families of origin to place with another family for adoption is coming unde......more

Rooted in original empirical research, this edited volume argues for collaborative, relationship-based practice. It expl......more

Discussions on children affected by domestic abuse often focus on trauma, risk and social work interventions, leaving li......more

Handbook of the Economics of Climate Change, Volume Two provides readers from a broad range of backgrounds - including s......more

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This workbook-style primer guides students in giving visible form to the major principles of social work practice: namel......more

This book illimunates the dangers of over-conceptualizing NGOs as representative actors of civil society, as well as the......more

This comprehensive textbook addresses mental health social work theory and practice. It incorporates recommendations and......more

This important book by a respected scholar provides a far-reaching historical analysis of how theory and practice have t......more

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The promotion of wellbeing has come to form a core principle of contemporary health and social care policy, and is a val......more

Group work is a key intervention method in social work across many different settings and Group Work On The Edge introdu......more

Disabled people s mobility, movement and access into and around the built environment is often constrained by physical a......more

The first major academic study of the Woodcraft Folk, this volume evaluates how a cooperative youth movement fostered so......more

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Emotions are central to our humanity and yet, when it comes to social work, ’difficult’ emotions like shame, anger and d......more

The first book to provide systematic and comparative empirical insights into a major way that social workers engage with......more

Due to multiple political and economic crises, the demand for charitable food aid has increased enormously since 2020. I......more

Understanding someone’s cultural context is key to understanding and supporting them as a whole person. How do they view......more

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework tha......more

Drawing on rich empirical data and a mixed-methods approach, this book reveals how transnational dynamics have shaped th......more

Despite its high public profile, little is known about child protection work. This textbook offers ethnographic and scho......more

Despite its high public profile, little is known about child protection work. This textbook offers ethnographic and scho......more

Youth and community work is a long-contested profession which has been challenged and required to adapt, in order to add......more

How can you lead with compassion, authenticity and success - whether you’re leading a team or a complex organization? Th......more

The essential guide to philanthropy - what it is, how it works, and why anyone can become an entrepreneurial philanthrop......more

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Using Norway as a case study, this book examines what role the supranational European Court of Human Rights plays in the......more

Bringing together researchers from across Europe, this book explores the debate on ecosocial work and the ecosocial tran......more

Reclaim the untold stories of women from the Hebrew Bible and reimagine scripture through their eyes. In the Beginning W......more

Championing a new critical realist "what matters" approach, this book unveils unique research on the transformative powe......more

This second edition expands upon a program that teaches specially designed interactive visual arts activities to student......more

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Since the first edition of Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse, there has been a huge increase in media, research, policy and pra......more

Since the first edition of Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse, there has been a huge increase in media, research, policy and pra......more

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As evidence-informed practice becomes both prominent and significant across multiple disciplines, this book brings forth......more

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In 2015 the Salvation Army celebrated the 150th anniversary of its birth in the poverty and squalor of London’s East End......more

This text informs human services students and practitioners on complex contemporary issues in the human services, public......more

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Navigating foster care can be overwhelming for everyone. There are thousands of books offering professional opinions on ......more

The way we communicate with people matters, and the way we communicate about people, and about the purpose and practice ......more

Undertaking research with young people is an expanding approach within education, sociology, criminology, politics, yout......more

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This text informs human services students and practitioners on complex contemporary issues in the human services, public......more

The voluntary sector plays a crucial role in shaping place, and is in turn shaped by that context, yet this ’place leade......more

This text provides a foundation of essential knowledge and practical guidance for building best practice in the care of ......more

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Research in Health and Social Care equips students and early-career practitioners with the cruicial knowledge, skills, a......more

This book considers the historical and spatial dimensions of civil society in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland region, an area su......more

First published in 1972, Social Work with Children presents a detailed examination of children and their needs in our so......more

Most objections to state intervention in social life are made on overtly political or moral grounds. Originally publishe......more

Since the Second World War, the means test has played a role of growing importance in British social security provision.......more

This book provides a practical but sophisticated exploration of community development practice and is an accessible, rel......more

An innovative text aimed at social work students and designed to develop their knowledge and understanding of social pol......more

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Global challenges, opportunities and developing and new social phenomena have always had an impact on and change the cir......more

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The book uncovers the nuances of the lives of unskilled migrant labourers in India. The qualitative approach, along with......more

The Ethical Foundations of Social Work offers an engaging, theoretically rigorous and practice-orientated grounding in s......more

This edited collection brings together academics, practitioners, activists, parents and young people to explore the natu......more

This edited collection brings together academics, practitioners, activists, parents and young people to explore the natu......more

Around the world, growing populations of older adults need social care. Aging is typically associated with steady physic......more