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  • Social Work Theory and Practice

    by Lesley Deacon, Stephen J Macdonald ...
    Series series Mastering Social Work Practice
    Understanding how theory informs social work practice is an area that students can often find challenging. This book will help students understand how theory impacts and informs social work practice across a range of contexts and with different service user groups. It starts off by briefly setting the context, introducing students to the importance of social work theory and its development over ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Palgrave Handbook of Neuroinclusive Social Work

    Edited by Hanna Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist, Lesley Deacon, Jenni Guthrie ...
    Series series Social Sciences
    This handbook brings together experts by lived experience, educators, practitioners and researchers to present a transformative, neuro-inclusive approach to social work. Emphasizing the importance of developing and implementing neuroaffirmative perspectives in social work education, practice, and research, it advocates for neuro-inclusive and equitable social work practice with neurodivergent ... Read more

    $197.99 USD

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  • Social Work Theory: A Straightforward Guide for Practice Educators and Placement Supervisors

    by Siobhan Maclean ...
    Social work students need to be able to link theory to their practice on placement. The need to support students in this area often causes anxiety for practice educators and placement supervisors. The first edition of this book was used widely by practice educators in supporting student learning in relation to theory and practice. It was so popular that many students started to use the book ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Evidence-based Social Work

    A Critical Stance

    by Mel Gray, Debbie Plath, Stephen Webb ...
    Evidence-based practice is now a core element of many governments’ approaches to policy-making and social intervention. It has become a powerful movement that promises to change the content and structure of social work and its allied professions. Its emergence has generated much debate and raised challenging questions, however, particularly at the interface of research, policy, and practice.This ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • The Curriculum

    Theory and Practice

    by Professor A Vic Kelly ...
    'This book will be of interest to educational practitioners, and many other professionals concerned with the education and development of the young' - ESCalate`A very well-respected book [and a] Curriculum classic...[which offers] balance to current official publications...One of its strengths is the coherent argument that runs throughout. It is very much a product of the wide knowledge and ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • Understanding the Effects of Child Sexual Abuse

    Feminist Revolutions in Theory, Research and Practice

    by Sam Warner ...
    Series series Women and Psychology
    Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and more recently mental health activists. This book draws on this revolutionary legacy, feminism and post-structuralism to critically examine current perceptions of women, girls and child abuse in psychology, psychiatry and the mass media, and to re-evaluate ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Personal Recovery and Mental Illness

    A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

    by Mike Slade ...
    Series series Values-Based Practice
    Recovery is a concept which has emerged from the experiences of people with mental illness. It involves a shift away from traditional clinical preoccupations such as managing risk and avoiding relapse, towards new priorities of supporting the person in working towards their own goals and taking responsibility for their own life. This book sets an agenda for mental health services internationally, ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Becoming A Teacher: Issues In Secondary Education

    by Justin Dillon, Meg Maguire ...
    This fourth edition is inspiring reading for prospective, trainee and new teachers, tutors and mentors, working with young people. ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Psychology for Inclusive Education

    New Directions in Theory and Practice

    Edited by Peter Hick, Ruth Kershner, Peter Farrell ...
    What can psychology offer inclusive education? Traditionally, special education has looked to psychology for many of its theoretical resources and practical strategies. While those seeking to promote more inclusive education have tended to see psychology and psychologists as part of the problem by providing a rationale for segregation. However, in practice many psychologists today are developing ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Social Work Theories and Methods

    Edited by Mel Gray, Stephen Webb ...
    The second edition of this celebrated book by two of the world′s leading researchers in social work introduces readers to the main theories, theorists and perspectives that contribute to the debate on social work theory and social work methods. It brings together some outstanding international researchers in social work to challenge the reader to critically question how they think about social ... Read more

    $78.99 USD

  • Social Work with Children and Families

    Developing Advanced Practice

    by Penelope Welbourne ...
    Series series Post-qualifying Social Work
    There is an increasing emphasis on post-qualifying training for social workers, especially in the complex and demanding area of working with children and families. This essential textbook is especially designed for practitioners studying at this level.Accessible and thorough, the text focuses on a mixture of conceptual and organisational topics, skills, law, policy and key practice issues. It ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Psychology and Social Work

    Applied Perspectives

    by Gabriela Misca, Peter Unwin ...
    Successful social work practice is underpinned by knowledge, theories and research findings from a range of related disciplines, key among which is psychology. This timely book offers a grounded and engaging guide to psychology's vital role at the heart of contemporary social work practice.The book skilfully addresses some of the central theoretical developments in psychology from an applied ... Read more

    $25.00 USD