Social Work

This interdisciplinary book presents a comprehensive conceptual and methodological treatment of intervention research, a developing area of empirical inquiry that aims to make research more directly relevant and applicable to practice. Intervention Research contains original chapters by the most hig..

Issues in School Violence Research addresses significant measurement and methodological issues in school violence research. It is the first volume to expose the limitations of previous research and to provide guidelines to enhance school violence research through more desirable practices and researc..

This book looks at how people's lives are affected by human services, covering specific policy and service issues, different aspects of working with people and the key debates. Unique insights gained from the combination of academic knowledge and real life experience make it a topical and thought-pr..

This diverse collection of articles by group work professionals who work in the classroom and in the field captures not only the art and science of social work with groups but also its soul, highlighting practice, teaching, and writing ideas that promote the power of group work - and the people who ..

Meryl Aldridge widens the debate on social work and its representation by the news media. She provides a basic understanding of the commercial logic of the UK press and compares news treatments in broadsheets, tabloids, local and national press..

This book covers both the assessment and management of high risk sex offenders in the community, with an emphasis on evidence-based approaches. It links psychologically-based theoretical principles with practical considerations...

Designed for anyone who is asked to manage a public services project but who lacks the experience or training to feel confident in this role, this book shows how to use project management techniques to ensure that projects will make a useful contribution to improvement of health and care services...

Designed for anyone who is asked to manage a public services project but who lacks the experience or training to feel confident in this role, this book shows how to use project management techniques to ensure that projects will make a useful contribution to improvement of health and care services...

This comprehensive examination of this emerging field of practice includes chapters that examine prevention, family care, vulnerability, inclusion, and the disease process itself. It will bring policymakers and policy analysts, practitioners in the helping professions, and the public up-to-date on t..

This comprehensive examination of this emerging field of practice includes chapters that examine prevention, family care, vulnerability, inclusion, and the disease process itself. It will bring policymakers and policy analysts, practitioners in the helping professions, and the public up-to-date on t..

Informed by theory and research on other situations involving loss, secrecy and moral dilemmas, Carol-Ann Hooper offers a new analysis of mothers' reactions and responses to their children being abused by partners and relatives...

For social scientists, health professionals, and lay readers, Negotiating a Good Death: Euthanasia in the Netherlands is the first inside account of how decisions about euthanasia are made in real-life situations. Documenting two years of observations at a Dutch hospital, this valuable book describe..