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  • Transforming society?

    Social work and sociology

    by Graeme Simpson, Vicky Price ...
    Series series BASW/Policy Press titles
    Society is undergoing change, and, as a result, social welfare services – including social work – are being transformed. This book explores the sociological basis of contemporary society and shows how social workers experience tensions and contradictions in practice.The book uses case studies and self directed activities to enable students to relate sociology to daily lives. It explores key themes ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Introducing International Social Work

    Edited by Sue Lawrence, Graeme Simpson, Nathalie Huegler, Karen H. Lyons ...
    Series series Transforming Social Work Practice Series
    This book guides the reader through the international development of social work and discusses how aspects of globalisation are making it an increasingly international activity and profession. Individual chapters locate the UK population historically and currently as a multicultural community and explore the international issues that social workers in the UK confront in their daily practice with ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

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  • Youth Studies

    An Introduction

    by Andy Furlong ...
    Youth Studies: an introduction is a clear, jargon-free and accessible textbook which will be invaluable in helping to explain concepts, theories and trends within youth studies. The concise summaries of key texts and the ideas of important theorists make the book an invaluable resource. The book also raises questions for discussion, with international case studies and up-to-date examples.The book ... Read more

    $81.99 USD

  • Unfinished Business

    Social Policy for Social Care Students in Ireland

    by Joe Moran ...
    With social and community services coming under increasing pressure as austerity continues, Unfinished Business examines how social policy has operated in Ireland and how it has been affected by consistent government cutbacks. It examines a wide range of issues important to social care students, such as poverty, homelessness, disability, immigrants, mental health and many other issues pertinent to ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Social Policy for Social Work

    Placing Social Work in its Wider Context

    by Karen Clarke, Lorraine Green ...
    Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional, professional and even national boundaries in new ways profoundly affected by the changing global context.This insightful book examines how shifts in the ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • Criminology and Social Policy

    by Paul Knepper ...
    Criminology and Social Policy systematically examines the relationship between social policy and crime.In this lively and engaging text, Paul Knepper discusses the difference social policy makes, or can make, in any response to crime. He also considers the contribution of criminology to the debates on major social policy areas, such as housing, education, employment, health and family. The book ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society

    A Multidisciplinary Handbook

    Edited by Dr Suman Fernando, Frank Keating ...
    This new edition of Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society is an authoritative, comprehensive guide on issues around race, culture and mental health service provision. It has been updated to reflect the changes in the UK over the last ten years and features entirely new chapters by over twenty authors, expanding the range of topics by including issues of particular concern for women, family ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Anti-racism in Social Work practice

    Edited by Angie Bartoli ...
    Series series Critical Approaches to Social Work
    Anti-racism has a long history within the profession of social work and its education. Despite an agenda within higher education which promotes internationalization and practice which recognizes diversity, little has been written to address the question of why black African students have a different experience from others on their social work educational journey.This book is based upon the authors ... Read more

    $37.99 USD

  • Young People and Sexual Exploitation

    'It's Not Hidden, You Just Aren't Looking'

    by Jenny J. Pearce ...
    Work with sexually exploited young people can be rewarding yet difficult. They can be hard to access, often presenting challenging behaviour. Sometimes it is painful to hear their life stories, whether these include abuse through the Internet or exploitation experienced through having been trafficked into and within the country.Jenny J. Pearce draws on young people’s voices to explore the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Understanding Crime and Social Policy

    by Emma Wincup ...
    Series series Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice
    Understanding crime and social policy explores the interface between crime and social policy, drawing upon international theoretical developments and empirical research from within Criminology and Social Policy. Written by an experienced author, it uses analysis of policy-making under the New Labour and Conservative-Liberal Democrat governments to reflect upon the multiplicity of influences which ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Vulnerable Groups in Health and Social Care

    by Mary Larkin ...
    ′The book makes it easy to dip into a topic and also gives good overviews of theories and applications. This will definitely help students′Lesley Groom, University of BoltonCarefully-researched and highly readable this textbook looks at the experiences and health and social needs of key ′vulnerable groups′. It presents an engaging social science perspective relevant to everyone exploring how we, ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Reclaiming Social Work

    Challenging Neo-liberalism and Promoting Social Justice

    by Iain Ferguson ...
    Reclaiming Social Work is a thought-provoking and innovative book which examines how social work′s commitment to social justice has been deepened and enriched by its contact with wider social movements. It explores the tensions between social work values and a market-driven agenda, and locates new resources of hope for the social work profession in the developing resistance to managerialism.The ... Read more

    $69.29 USD