Social Work
There are 1903 books in this aisle.
Browse the aisle by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.
 New: $169.75 Hardcover 
add to wish list |
|
Transforming Social Work Practice: Postmodern Critical Perspectives
by Bob Pease  Synopsis "Transforming Social Work Practice" shows that postmodern theory offers new strategies for social workers concerned with political action and social justice. It explores ways of developing practice frameworks, paradigms and principles which take...
|
||||||
New: $41.25 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
The Truth Is Longer Than a Lie: Children's Experiences of Abuse and Professional Interventions
by Neerosh Mudaly Publisher Comments The Truth is Longer Than a Lie provides important insights into children's experiences of abuse and their perception of professional intervention. Mudaly and Goddard promote the emerging child-centred approach to research, which provides children with an...
|
||||||
New: $62.10 Hardcover List Price $67.50
add to wish list |
|
Competency in Generalist Practice : Guide To Theory and Evidence-based Decision Making (07 Edition)
by Elizabeth Moore Plionis Publisher Comments Competency in Generalist Practice features an original and timely social work practice model that will transform the way generalist and evidence-based practice are taught. Writing with outstanding clarity and sense of purpose, Elizabeth Moore Plionis...
|
||||||
New: $64.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Working with Gangs and Young People: A Toolkit for Resolving Group Conflict
by Jessie Feinstein Publisher Comments Gang culture is on the increase, but remains surrounded by myths. While gangs can lead young people into dangerous situations and breed community division, distrust and fear, the friendship, support, security and sense of belonging they offer are often...
|
||||||
Used: $30.00 Trade Paper List Price $39.50
add to wish list |
|
Tender Years (98 Edition)
by Jill D. Berrick Publisher Comments Infants and young children are the fastest growing group entering the child welfare system; yet social service systems are typically not designed for this group and therefore cannot serve their special developmental needs. This book examines the impact...
|
||||||
New: $30.36 Trade Paper List Price $37.95
add to wish list |
|
Applied Psychology for Social Work.
by Ewan Ingleby Book News Annotation Knowing theory well is a good idea when one is building frameworks and models, but when a client is staring at you across the table the abstract does relatively little to help. Ingleby (education, U. of Teesside) anticipates that situation by writing...
|
||||||
New: $40.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Enhancing the Well Being of Children and Families Through Effective Interventions: UK and USA Evidence for Practice
by Colette (edt) Mcauley Book News Annotation Twenty-six contributions from international researchers provide an overview of selected child welfare interventions in the US and the UK, summarizing the evidence for their effectiveness and discussing the implications for policy, practice, and...
|
||||||
New: $33.25 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
How You Can Help: An Easy Guide to Doing Good Deeds in Your Everyday Life
by William D. Coplin Publisher Comments How You Can Help is a book for anyone who wants to help make the world a better place, but doesn't know how to take the first step. This is the book for anyone who's ready to get involved, to reach out to others, and to do some good. Whether you want to...
|
||||||
Used: $23.00 Trade Paper List Price $34.95
add to wish list |
|
Essentials of Child Welfare (03 Edition)
by Rodney A. Ellis Publisher Comments Reach children and families and help them navigate the child welfare system <P> Case planning is one of the fundamental steps in working with dependent children, yet it is also one of the most challenging. Essentials of Child Welfare presents the...
|
||||||
New: $30.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
The Counselling Interview: A Guide for the Helping Professions
by Helen Cameron Publisher Comments Interviewing is a crucial skill in the human service industries, and this book takes the reader through the process of conducting an effective interview. This text provides clear guidance for students who need to learn to manage interviews with a range...
|
||||||
New: $54.25 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
The Task Planner: An Intervention Resource for Human Service Professionals
by William James Reid Publisher Comments A comprehensive, A-to-Z set of task planners for more than one hundred psychosocial problems from alcoholism and anxiety to domestic violence and sexual abuse. Each entry includes a menu of actions the client can undertake to affect resolution, a guide...
|
||||||
Used: $69.00 Trade Paper List Price $85.35
add to wish list |
|
Human Services Agencies : Orientation To Fieldwork (2ND 06 Edition)
by Lupe A. Alle-corliss Publisher Comments Make the most of your agency experience with HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES: AN ORIENTATION TO FIELDWORK! This practical and personal guide introduces you to the real-world issues of agency settings and helps you obtain the skills you need to become an effective...
|
||||||
Used: $60.00 Hardcover List Price $89.45
add to wish list |
|
Social Work : a Profession of Many Faces (10TH 04 - Old Edition)
by Armando T. Morales Synopsis This best-selling text, now in its Tenth Edition, continues to give students a thorough introduction to the field of social work, with unique attention paid toward the diverse groups with whom social workers provide services, including children, older...
|
||||||
New: $321.95 Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Medical and Legal Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation (Book with CD-ROM)
by Sharon W. Cooper Publisher Comments Child pornographers, leaders of child prostitution rings, and others who commit crimes against children have found a new means of preying on victimsthrough use of the Internet. Medical, Legal & Social Science Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation: A...
|
||||||
New: $29.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
A Guide to Evidence-Based Group Work
by Mark J. Macgowan Publisher Comments This is the first textbook that illustrates, step by step, how to practice evidence-based group work. As group workers are increasingly being held accountable to evaluate, monitor, and improve their practice, there are scant resources available that...
|
||||||
New: $61.25 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Key Nursing Skills
by Barbara Workman Publisher Comments Written by authors have a wide experience in teaching and practicing adult nursing, Key Nursing Skills will be invaluable to nurses who really want to get to grips with the more common procedures. Each chapter focuses on a specific area of care and...
|
||||||
New: $27.25 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Home-Visiting Strategies: A Case-Management Guide for Caregivers (Social Problems and Social Issues)
by Terry Eisenberg Carrilio Synopsis A step-by-step handbook for in-home case management from a veteran caregiver...
|
||||||
New: $34.40 Trade Paper List Price $43.00
add to wish list |
|
Guardians of the Poor<-->custodians of the Public; Welfare History in Eastern Europe 1900-1960.
by Sabine And Berteke Waaldijk Hering Book News Annotation The culmination of a research project carried out by the "Network of Historical Studies of Gender and Social Work in Europe," this volume contains a multi-author comparative historical study of the development of social work and welfare policies in...
|
||||||
Used: $48.00 Trade Paper List Price $59.70
add to wish list |
|
Introduction To Working With Survivors of Childhood Trauma (08 Edition)
by Carolyn Knight Publisher Comments INTRODUCTION TO WORKING WITH ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA: TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES represents the first primer for practice with survivors of childhood trauma. Author, professor, and practicing social worker Carolyn Knight teaches you the...
|
||||||
New: $40.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Feminists Evaluate Bourdieu
by Lisa (edt) Adkins Publisher Comments A meeting ground for mainstream social theory and contemporary feminist theory. Brings feminist theory face to face with Pierre Bourdieu's social theory. Demonstrates how much Bourdieu's theory has to offer to contemporary feminism. Comprises a...
|
||||||
