Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities

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• One claim made for the policy of care in the community was that it would rescue people with intellectual disabilities from social marginality. To what... Lees meer

Women Who Offend

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• Presenting research that will underpin effective practice with women who offend, this unique and thought-provoking text aims to help professionals mee... Lees meer

Social Work and Evidence-Based Practice

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• Evidence-based practice - what it might mean, how it can be achieved, whether it should be aspired to - is the subject of much debate and argument in ... Lees meer

Managing Front Line Practice in Social Care

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• Written by key figures in the field of social care training and management this much-needed book provides practice guidance for front line managers in... Lees meer

Co-Production and Personalisation in Social Care

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• This book explores the theory and practice of the developing innovative practice of 'co-production' - a model of service in which users of a service w... Lees meer

Developments in Social Work with Offenders

Peter Raynor, Gill McIvor

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• Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across ... Lees meer

Residential Child Care

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• Residential Child Care draws on the latest research to offer guidance for developing best practice, policy and improved outcomes for children and youn... Lees meer

Risk Assessment in Social Care and Social Work

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• Risk Assessment in Social Care and Social Work outlines the theoretical issues behind the decisions, processes and organisations involved in risk asse... Lees meer

Children and Young People in Conflict with the Law

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• The contributors to this volume examine the range and nature of problem behaviours among children and young people and the changing nature of their of... Lees meer

Mental Health and Social Work

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• Examining the theory and practice of work with people with mental health problems, this volume considers the current state of policy and organisation ... Lees meer

Managing Sex Offender Risk

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• Based on key research into assessment, treatment and recidivism, this book offers practical guidance on improving intervention techniques with sex off... Lees meer

Leadership in Social Care

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• Social care needs excellent leaders now more than ever. Effective leaders aim high, listen to what the service users want and need, inspire their staf... Lees meer

Child Abuse & Child Abusers

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• Based on both research and practice, this book provides a comprehensive picture of the success, fairness and significance of child protection services... Lees meer

Violence Against Women

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• Violence against women is a pervasive problem in society and responding appropriately to those who experience it and those who perpetrate it is a cons... Lees meer

Substance Misuse

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• Substance misuse and its pervasive problems is a constant challenge for social work, health and related professionals today. With heightened political... Lees meer

Reparation and Victim-Focused Social Work

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• Reparation and the place of the victim in the criminal justice process have been the focus of recent legislation and policy initiatives. As a result p... Lees meer

Social Work and Housing

David Clapham, Ian Shaw

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• Drawing out the implications for policy and practice from the latest research in housing and social work, this volume illustrates the lack of communic... Lees meer

Planning and Costing Community Care

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• Care professionals constantly confront the problem of balancing the need to obtain optimal satisfaction of users' needs without regard for their means... Lees meer

Adult Day Services and Social Inclusion

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• Placing adult day services within the whole spectrum of social provision and support, the contributors to this key text explore their complementary ro... Lees meer

Developments in Short-Term Care

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• The first book to bring together and review the findings of research into short-term care services for a range of user groups, this book addresses the... Lees meer