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  • Family Support: Prevention, Early Intervention and Early Help

    by Nick Frost, Shaheen Abbott, Tracey Race ...
    Series series Social Work in Theory and Practice
    Family Support introduces and explores the state of the art in preventative social work with children and young people. Drawing on contemporary thinking and research, the book aims to make a contribution to current debates about how we can best support families in need.Underpinning the book is an analysis of how family support is changing, having moved from ‘prevention’ through to contemporary ... Read more

    $24.00 USD

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  • Punished

    A mother’s cruelty. A daughter’s survival. A secret that couldn’t be told.

    by Vanessa Steel ...
    ‘Punished’ is the inspiring true story of an unusual little girl, Vanessa, whose childhood was devastated by torture and abuse at the hands of her sadistic mother. Vanessa was nearly destroyed until she discovered a secret that ultimately saved her life.From the age of 3, Vanessa lived in daily terror of her mother's unpredictable rage. If she was 'naughty', her mother would lash out at her – with ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Not Without My Sister

    The True Story of Three Girls Violated and Betrayed by Those They Trusted

    by Kristina Jones, Celeste Jones, Juliana Buhring ...
    The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood. It reveals three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror, unrelenting loyalty and unforgettable courage.From as early as three years old, Juliana, Celeste and Kristina were separated from their parents and physically ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Show Me A Hero

    by Lisa Belkin ...
    NOW AN HBO MINISERIESNot in my backyard -- that's the refrain commonly invoked by property owners who oppose unwanted development. Such words assume a special ferocity when the development in question is public housing. Lisa Belkin penetrates the prejudices, myths, and heated emotions stirred by the most recent trend in public housing as she re-creates a landmark case in riveting detail, showing ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Freedom of Angels

    Childhood in Goldenbridge Orphanage

    by Bernadette Fahy ...
    'I entered Goldenbridge orphanage in my Communion outfit. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing there.'At age seven, Bernadette Fahy was delivered with her three brothers to Goldenbridge Orphanage. She was to stay there until she was sixteen.Goldenbridge has come to represent some of the worst aspects of childrearing practices in Ireland of the 1950s and 1960s. Seen as the offspring of people ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Raising Government Children

    A History of Foster Care and the American Welfare State

    by Catherine E. Rymph ...
    In the 1930s, buoyed by the potential of the New Deal, child welfare reformers hoped to formalize and modernize their methods, partly through professional casework but more importantly through the loving care of temporary, substitute families. Today, however, the foster care system is widely criticized for failing the children and families it is intended to help. How did a vision of dignified ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Inspiring and Creative Ideas for Working with Children

    How to Build Relationships and Enable Change

    by Deborah Plummer ...
    Employing a range of innovative and creative ideas, this book is full of tips to engage children and promote their wellbeing.Children are vulnerable to low self-esteem, stress and anxiety because they are still growing and learning. This book looks at what we can do to minimise children's vulnerability to issues such as these, help them to build emotional resilience and teach them effective ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • The Simple Guide to Child Trauma

    What It Is and How to Help

    by Betsy de Thierry ...
    · What is trauma?· How does it affect children?· How can adults help?Providing straightforward answers to these complex questions, The Simple Guide to Child Trauma is the perfect starting point for any adult caring for or working with a child who has experienced trauma. It will help them to understand more about a child's emotional and behavioural responses following trauma and provides welcome ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • What Role for Government?

    Lessons from Policy Research

    Edited by Richard J. Zeckhauser, Derek Leebaert ...
    Series series Duke Press Policy Studies
    The vital debates on government today are concerned with its social role, its participation in the economy, and its redistributive responsibilities. These functions, not defined in the Constitution, reflect the evolution of society and its values and the powerful but jerky hand of the political process. ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Guiding Your Teenager with Special Needs through the Transition from School to Adult Life

    Tools for Parents

    by Mary Korpi ...
    When teenagers with special needs transition from school to adult life, both they and their families are faced with many new decisions and challenges. This book provides advice and information to help families prepare for that transition, and make it happen as smoothly and seamlessly as possible.Mary Korpi recognizes the impact of this changeover period and emphasises the need for young adults to ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Curriculum as Spaces

    Aesthetics, Community, and the Politics of Place

    by David M. Callejo Pérez, Donna Adair Breault, William White ...
    Series Book 45 - Complicated Conversation
    This book has won the «O.L. Davis, Jr. Outstanding Book Award» 2015 from the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC)Curriculum as Spaces: Aesthetics, Community, and the Politics of Place can be viewed as a holistic approach to education, conservation, and community development that uses place as an integrating context for learning. It argues that curriculum and place is a much ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Democracy Without Decency

    Good Citizenship and the War on Poverty

    by William M. Epstein ...
    The conservative attacks on the welfare system in the United States over the past several decades have put liberal defenders of poverty relief and social insurance programs on the defensive. In this no-holds-barred look at the reality of American social policy since World War II, William Epstein argues that this defense is not worth mounting—that the claimed successes of American social programs ... Read more

    $26.59 USD