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  • Schoolboy, Servant, GWR Apprentice

    The Memoirs of Alfred Plumley 1880–1892

    Edited by David Wilkins ...
    Alfred Plumley, son of a coachman, was born in 1874 in Somerset's Mendip Hills. Written in his old age, this memoir of his youth was discovered in an auction sale. In it, Alfred vividly describes his country childhood and first job as a serving boy at the grand house on the hill above his village. At age 16, Alfred decides to improve his prospects by 'going on the railway' and is sent to a tiny ... Read more

    $10.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Longest Walk Home

    The Epic 2,000-Mile Escape of a WWII Prisoner of War

    by Ray Bailey, David Wilkins ...
    In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21-year-old Vauxhall motors apprentice, was captured in northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn't remain one for long...The Longest Walk Home is the incredible account of his daring 2,000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for Christmas. Along the way Ray has nerve ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Disability Hate Crime

    Perspectives for Change

    Edited by Leah Burch, David Wilkin ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Crime and Society
    Bringing together perspectives from academics, practitioners, campaigners, and activists, this book explores the victimology of disability hate crime (DHC).For the first time, this book brings together recent academic thought, the stance of those working for the United Nations to further the rights of disabled people, and a helpful toolkit on how to advance the status of the disabled victim of ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Social Work in Wales

    by David Wilkins, Jade Forbes, Diane Seddon, Gill Toms, Ian Thomas, Katherine Algar-Skaife, Naomi Parry, Penny Alexander, Sarah Lord, Tegan Brielrey-Sollis, Dan Burrows, Neil Thompson, Hefin Gwilym, Jaime Ortiz, Ceryl Teleri Davies, Gwenan Prysor, James Deakin, Sarah Vaile, Tim Versey, Rhoda Emlyn-Jones, Sarah Jane Waters, Liz Lefroy, Hope Lawrence, Sarah Buckley, Jenny Burgess, Tim Wynn, Sandra Williams, Anna-Louise Edwards, Eluned Plack, Rhiana Povey, Miriam Ennis, Hayley Douglas, Helena Barlow, Fiona Verity, Beth Pearl, Joanne Pye, Natacha Leao da Silva, Haddy Sallah, Tracey Maegusuku-Hewett, Robin Sen, Christian Kerr, Gillian MacIntyre, Graham Attenborough, Mark Drakeford ...
    With a foreword by First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, this book is the first to offer an in-depth look into what makes the Welsh Social Work context unique. It includes the move towards joint children, families and adult provision and the emphasis on early intervention, future generations and partnership considerations.Covering the subject knowledge required by the Welsh regulator, Social ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Motivational Interviewing for Working with Children and Families

    A Practical Guide for Early Intervention and Child Protection

    by Donald Forrester, David Wilkins, Charlotte Whittaker ...
    Drawing on 20 years of practical experience, research and teaching in the field, this book is a comprehensive guide on the use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in child protection and family social work.MI increases the likelihood of behavioural change, working with client resistance to encourage a constructive environment when initiating difficult conversations. This makes it particularly ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Disability Hate Crime

    Experiences of Everyday Hostility on Public Transport

    by David Wilkin ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book examines the experiences of disabled people on public transport to reveal the everyday abuses that many experience there, and the resilience that they need in order to conduct an ordinary life. This work represents an intertwining of personal journeys, with its author writing from first-hand experience, and now working as one of the leading researchers of disability hate crime (DHC) in ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Caring for the Mentally Handicapped Child

    by David Wilkin ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Children and Disability
    First published in 1979, this book concerns itself primarily with the mothers of mentally handicapped children. It discusses the problems of assistance that they may have experienced from their families, the community, or the available services. Whilst arguing for far more support for mothers when they are the main carer, this book also suggests reasons why some families are more easily able to ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Assessing Disorganized Attachment Behaviour in Children

    An Evidence-Based Model for Understanding and Supporting Families

    by Yvonne Shemmings, David Shemmings, David Wilkins, Mel Hamilton-Perry, Alice Cook, Claire Denham, Michelle Thompson, Henry Smith, Fran Feeley, Yvalia Febrer, Tania Young, David Phillips, Sonja Falck, Jo George ...
    Assessing Disorganized Attachment Behaviour in Children lays out an evidence-based model for working with and assessing children with disorganized attachment and their adult carers: families whose extreme, erratic and disturbing behaviour can make them perplexing and frustrating to work with.The model is designed to identify key indicators and explanatory mechanisms of child maltreatment: ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Critical Analysis Skills For Social Workers

    by David Wilkins ...
    This book will help both pre- and post-qualifying social work students gain an overview of key analysis skills by using case studies, practical examples and practice dilemmas. ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Leadership Pure and Simple: How Transformative Leaders Create Winning Organizations

    by David Wilkins, Greg Carolin ...
    Seize control of your company's future--even in times of business disruption and market turmoilFrom expanding global markets to an intensifying "war" for human resources, disruptive shifts are now a fact of business life. The ability to anticipate and adapt to such changes is what will separate the winners from the losers in the very near future. Creating the organizational agility necessary to ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

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    The Longest Walk Home

    The Epic 2,000-Mile Escape of a WWII Prisoner of War

    by Ray Bailey, David Wilkins ...
    Narrated by Steven France ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 21 min

    In 1940, Private Raymond Bailey, a 21 year old Vauxhall motors apprentice, serving with the 1st Kensington Regiment, was captured in Northern France, becoming a Nazi prisoner of war. But he wouldn't remain one for long...The Longest Walk Home is the incredible account of his daring 2,000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    100 Key Points and Techniques

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