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Social Work with Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants

Theory and Skills for Practice

by Suryia Nayak, Lucy Mort, Rebecca Yeo, Natalia Farmer, Jen Ang, Anna Gupta, Jude Boyles, Anna Turner, Katy Tolman, Hannah Berry, Rachael Bee, Elaine Ortiz, Annemarie Morsch, Joanne Vincett, Lynn King, Mark Doidge, Colin Turbett, Durani Rapozo, Ana Draper, Dan Tucker ...

Mass-migration, conflict and poverty are now persistent features of our globalised world. This reference book for social workers and service providers offers constructive ideas for practice within an inter-disciplinary framework.Each chapter speaks to a skill and knowledge area that is key to this work, bringing together myriad voices from across disciplines, interspersed with the vital ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Mass-migration, conflict and poverty are now persistent features of our globalised world. This reference book for social workers and service providers offers constructive ideas for practice within an inter-disciplinary framework.Each chapter speaks to a skill and knowledge area that is key to this work, bringing together myriad voices from across disciplines, interspersed with the vital
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Protecting Children

A Social Model

by Brid Featherstone, Anna Gupta, Kate Morris, Susan White ...

The state is increasingly experienced as both intrusive and neglectful, particularly by those living in poverty, leading to loss of trust and widespread feelings of alienation and disconnection.Against this tense background, this innovative book argues that child protection policies and practices have become part of the problem, rather than ensuring children’s well-being and safety.Building on the ... Read more

$38.99 USD

The state is increasingly experienced as both intrusive and neglectful, particularly by those living in poverty, leading to loss of trust and widespread feelings of alienation and disconnection.Against this tense background, this innovative book argues that child protection policies and practices have become part of the problem, rather than ensuring children’s well-being and safety.Building on the
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Abolition in Social Work and Human Services

Visions, Possibilities and Challenges

by Peter Choate, Kerri Cleaver, Alan J. Detlaff, Aiofe Donohue, Ida Drury, Paul Michael Garrett, Anna Gupta, Emily Keddell, David McKendrick, Lisa Merkel-Holguin, Sophie Shall, Bindi Bennett, Peta Phelan, Donna Baines, Mohamed Ibraham, Dorothy E. Roberts, Chris Maylea, Emma Tseris, John Fox, Sacha Jamieson, Lobna Yassine, Mimi Kim, Kris Clarke, Mwendza Blell ...

Globally, social workers are committed to human rights and challenging unjust social structures. However, their close ties to the state often reinforce such systems of oppression.The first to apply abolitionist theory from international perspectives to social work, this book examines this contradiction, exploring whether social work can embrace radical change while operating within state ... Read more

$40.99 USD

Globally, social workers are committed to human rights and challenging unjust social structures. However, their close ties to the state often reinforce such systems of oppression.The first to apply abolitionist theory from international perspectives to social work, this book examines this contradiction, exploring whether social work can embrace radical change while operating within state
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The Developing World of the Child

by Anna Gupta, Gillian Schofield, David Quinton, Hedy Cleaver, Brigid Daniel, Janet Seden ...

This important text shows how child development theory applies to professionals' working practice. Considering theories of development throughout the lifespan from the early years through to adolescence, and transitions to adulthood, this resource is essential reading for a range of professionals including social workers, teachers, and health and mental health professionals. The authors build up ... Read more

$32.99 USD

This important text shows how child development theory applies to professionals' working practice. Considering theories of development throughout the lifespan from the early years through to adolescence, and transitions to adulthood, this resource is essential reading for a range of professionals including social workers, teachers, and health and mental health professionals. The authors build up
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The Future of Children’s Care

Critical Perspectives on Children’s Services Reform

by Avery Bowser, Taliah Drayak, Brid Featherstone, Anna Gupta, Isobel Drew, Joe Hanley, Rebekah Pierre, John Radoux, Paul Shuttleworth, June Thoburn, Carolyne Willow ...

Over the last decade there has been a series of Government policy initiatives in respect of children’s services and social work education in England, many of which aim to de-regulate or privatise aspects of these services. Critically considering the impact of the MacAlister Review, this book explores the past, present and future of children’s services in the UK from a range of perspectives – lived ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Over the last decade there has been a series of Government policy initiatives in respect of children’s services and social work education in England, many of which aim to de-regulate or privatise aspects of these services. Critically considering the impact of the MacAlister Review, this book explores the past, present and future of children’s services in the UK from a range of perspectives – lived
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Safeguarding Black Children

Good Practice in Child Protection

by Claudia Bernard, Perlita Harris, Ravinder Barn, Danielle Turney, Anna Gupta, Joanne Westwood, Prospera Tedam, Elizabeth Lewinson, Jonathan Scourfield, Jean Clarke, Derek Kirton, Carlene Firmin, Jenny Pearce, Stefan Brown, Frank Keating ...

Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need.With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and ... Read more

$36.99 USD

Providing an exploration of the key issues, this book offers practical advice on how to improve the safeguarding and welfare of black children and young people in need.With contributions from academics, researchers and practitioners, it promotes an understanding of the particular cultural and social issues that affect black children in relation to child protection. It highlights how race and
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Capability-Promoting Policies

Enhancing Individual and Social Development

by Xavier Rambla, Christian Christrup Kjeldsen, Franziska Felder, Sharon Bessell, Anna Gupta, Brid Featherstone, Paolo Graziano, Susan C Seifert, Mark Stern, Ann Mitchell, Severine Deneulin, Emilio J. Morales-Fernandez, Guillermo Bornemann-Martínez, Indira Mahendravada, Paola Ballon, Elise Klein, Reiko Gotoh ...

How can unjust societies be overcome with a better distribution of opportunities to flourish? How can human development be revitalised in countries where social welfare is being questioned? In short, how can human development be fostered in practice? These are some of the important questions asked in this volume through analysis of existing policies and conceptualisations of coherent and ... Read more

$50.99 USD

How can unjust societies be overcome with a better distribution of opportunities to flourish? How can human development be revitalised in countries where social welfare is being questioned? In short, how can human development be fostered in practice? These are some of the important questions asked in this volume through analysis of existing policies and conceptualisations of coherent and
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Interrogating Marginalities across Disciplinary Boundaries

Colonial and Post-Colonial India

Edited by Anna Bochkovskaya, Sanjukta Das Gupta, Amit Prakash ...

This volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach to rethink the multiple dimensions of marginality – political, societal, economic, cultural, legal and spatial. It explores their new representations in colonial and post-colonial India. Departing from extant analyses of experiences of marginalization in diverse social groups, it proposes to problematize the conceptualization of marginality, ... Read more

$64.99 USD

This volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach to rethink the multiple dimensions of marginality – political, societal, economic, cultural, legal and spatial. It explores their new representations in colonial and post-colonial India. Departing from extant analyses of experiences of marginalization in diverse social groups, it proposes to problematize the conceptualization of marginality,
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Proceedings of International Conference on AI and Financial Innovation

AIFI 2025

Edited by Rangan Gupta, Srikanta Patnaik, Anna Esposito ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book features high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on AI and Financial Innovation (AIFI 2025), IIMT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, during February 7–8, 2025. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into financial services is ushering in a new era of technological transformation. The book discusses AI’s ability to analyze large volumes of data, automate ... Read more

$215.99 USD

This book features high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on AI and Financial Innovation (AIFI 2025), IIMT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, during February 7–8, 2025. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into financial services is ushering in a new era of technological transformation. The book discusses AI’s ability to analyze large volumes of data, automate
... Read more
Unaccompanied Young Migrants

Identity, Care and Justice

by Sandra M Gifford, Hilde Liden, Luis Enrique González-Araiza, Louise Drammeh, Sheona York, Kim Robinson, Lucy Williams, Richard Warren ...

Taking a multi-disciplinary perspective, and one grounded in human rights, Unaccompanied young migrants explores in-depth the journeys migrant youths take through the UK legal and care systems.Arriving with little agency, what becomes of these children as they grow and assume new roles and identities, only to risk losing legal protection as they reach eighteen?Through international studies and ... Read more

$38.99 USD

Taking a multi-disciplinary perspective, and one grounded in human rights, Unaccompanied young migrants explores in-depth the journeys migrant youths take through the UK legal and care systems.Arriving with little agency, what becomes of these children as they grow and assume new roles and identities, only to risk losing legal protection as they reach eighteen?Through international studies and
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Remediation Measures for Radioactively Contaminated Areas

Edited by Dharmendra K. Gupta, Anna Voronina ...

This book offers extensive and comprehensive knowledge to the researchers and academicians who are working on decontamination of radioactively contaminated areas. Remediation strategies for contaminated sites are provided. Readers who will find this book useful include professionals specializing in radioecology, safe disposal of radioactive waste, as well as decontamination, remediation legacies ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book offers extensive and comprehensive knowledge to the researchers and academicians who are working on decontamination of radioactively contaminated areas. Remediation strategies for contaminated sites are provided. Readers who will find this book useful include professionals specializing in radioecology, safe disposal of radioactive waste, as well as decontamination, remediation legacies
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Welfare Words

Critical Social Work & Social Policy

by Paul Michael Garrett ...

‘Systematically exposes the neoliberal myths in unequal societies’ - Niels Rosendal Jensen′A call to arms to challenge inequality and social exclusion.′ - Lel Meleyal‘An impassioned dissection of the highly coded lexicon of so-called welfare reform…get reading, get angry, get ready’. - Gargi BhattacharyyaWelfare Words analyses the keywords and phrases commonly used by policy-makers, news-outlets ... Read more

$67.99 USD

‘Systematically exposes the neoliberal myths in unequal societies’ - Niels Rosendal Jensen′A call to arms to challenge inequality and social exclusion.′ - Lel Meleyal‘An impassioned dissection of the highly coded lexicon of so-called welfare reform…get reading, get angry, get ready’. - Gargi BhattacharyyaWelfare Words analyses the keywords and phrases commonly used by policy-makers, news-outlets
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