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Sociology
Paperback: 436 pages Publisher: Vintage (1994) Language English ISBN-10: 009951141X The Commission on Social Justice is an independent body set up by the late John Smith, former Leader of the Labour Party, to develop a practical vision of economic renewal and social reform in the United Kingdom. In this report it confronts the dogmas of the free-market economy and presents a programme which aims to show how intelligent welfare and ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 146 & 147 pages Publisher: BAAF (2002) Language English ISBN: 1903699177 These two guides form part of a pack for preparing applicants to adopt. The pack originally included a video to illustrate some case examples and this is not included. There are however, written case examples in the workbooks. If you have applied to adopt you should receive an applicant's workbook from your ...
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Sociology
A4 size Paperback: 46 pages Publisher: Family Rights Group (2002) Language English ISBN-10: 1871515386 This guide is based on a survey carried out in 2001 of what grandparents would like in a guide for people in their situation. It will be of use to grandparent carers, their supporters and advisers, and professionals working with grandparent carers. Condition: Very Good. The picture is ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 166 pages Publisher: Longman (1992) Language English ISBN-10: 0582098254 This book provides practical guidance for social workers on how to deal with child sexual abuse cases potentially involving HIV / AIDS infection. It draws upon the experience of specialists who have dealt with the problem and provides guidelines to help social workers develop effective strategies. It aims to provide readers with the knowledge to act ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) (2003) Language English ISBN-10: 1903699282 Based on the intriguing and often moving stories of forty young men and women who were fostered long-term, the author draws on development theories such as attachment and resilience in her analysis of their varying experiences. Whether they settled in their first placement or took longer to reach a family ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 281 pages Publisher: Palgrave/Macmillan (1995) Language English ISBN: 0333606248 Social Work and Community Care makes a powerful case for the effective involvement of social work skills, knowledge and values as part of the effective development of policy and multi-professional practice in community care. Malcolm Payne shows how ideas of community and community care are entwined with the development of social work and the ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Lexington (1988 re-print) Language: English ISBN-10: 0669052132 Valuable resource for professionals in fields of psychiatry, psychology, mental health, social work and teaching, also for concerned parents. Provides guidelines for treating the child and family and systems for prevention. Techniques of different therapies are discussed as well as procedures for reporting, investigating, and interviewing ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 167 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (1993 re-print) Language English ISBN-10: 0333420713 '...successfully achieves its stated aim of being an introductory text for students and newly-qualified social workers...a valuable addition to their bookshelves.' Judy Yielder, BAAF The problems of children and adolescents are an important part of daily social work practice, both in fieldwork and residential care. This book attempts ...
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Psychology
Paperback: 189 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 2nd Edition (1990) Language English ISBN: 0333495020 The clear style, practical intent and many examples in the book should appeal to both students and qualified professionals, particularly in social work, but also in the helping professions generally. Click on the large photo or enlarge icon for further details. Condition: Good - name on inside cover.
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Psychology
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Hodder Arnold; (1993 re-print) Language English ISBN-10: 0713164832 This edition presents an introduction to the key areas and topics in social psychology. Each chapter describes the important theories and empirical research which has provided the foundation for a scientific approach to understanding human social action. Condition: Very Good.
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Psychology
Hardcover: 352pages Publisher: Brooks Cole (1994) Language English ISBN: 0534212948 This book was written for counselling and therapy courses but would be of value to anyone in the caring professions, working directly with service users. The book presents a three-stage model for assisting with counselling and psychotherapy in correctional institutions, hospitals, and private practice. It emphasizes skills for getting clients to change ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 204 pages Publisher: Ashgate (1992) Language English ISBN-10: 1857420276 ISBN-13: 978-1857420272 Numerous case illustrations are used in this study to enable students, new social workers and others in the caring professions to understand why children are physically or sexually abused, or become emotionally damaged by marital violence. Condition: Good. Some slight shelf-wear and name in ink on fly-leaf.
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Sociology
Paperback: 133 pages Publisher: Longman (1994) Language English ISBN-10: 0582253306 This work is based on research commissioned by the NSPCC to secure children's views of harm, risk and their anxieties, and the sort of support, advice or assistance they desired. It provides a child-centred perspective on "significant harm" as defined in the Children Act, and also informs about the real concerns and worries of children in the 1990's. ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 289 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (1999) Language English ISBN-10: 0333675924 This book presents a positive view of community care and the place of social work within it. It describes the major changes introduced into the social services system and their effects upon professional development. Parallels are also drawn with changes in other systems such as health, social security and housing. The careful integration ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (1995) Language English ISBN-10: 0333625625 The quality of early social relationships has a deep bearing on our psychological and social development; adversity in childhood can lead to adult relationships that may be difficult and distressing. This book addresses the needs of social workers in understanding and assessing the nature and origins of such disturbed social relationships. ...
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Sociology
Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Allen Lane (2001) Language English ISBN-10: 0713994096 ISBN-13: 978-0713994094 What has happened to ethics in the modern world? New scandals erupt every day, involving American presidents and adultery, soap stars and sex, politicians and sleaze. As religious observance declines in the West, have we lost our moral compass? Or has tabloid culture obscured the fact that a new morality is emerging - ...
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Psychology
Paperback: 158 pages Publisher: Karnac Books; New Ed edition (1990) Language English ISBN-10: 0946439974 ISBN-13: 978-0946439973 Based on the experiences of severely deprived children referred to the Tavistock Clinic and other clinics and schools, this book clearly demonstrates the need for and the capacity to respond to treatment. It provides insights which are of relevance to all who are in close contact with such children. ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 396 pages Publisher: Debut Publishing (1997) Language English ISBN-10: 0952828707 ISBN-13: 978-0952828709 The author's daughter Jamie is a drug addict. In 1992 her young son came into his grandmother's care and she kept a diary of events for the custody court hearing. Two further children were born and placed into adoption The author began to realize how important her records will be for them in the future, detailing ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 280 pages Publisher: Free Association Books (1994) Language English ISBN-10: 1853431524 ISBN-13: 978-1853431524 For the past decade, the issue of trans-racial adoption has been at the centre of a furious debate. In the Best Interests of the Child presents information, arguments, policy statements and a series of radical proposals for handling trans-racial adoptions. Click on photo for further information Condition: ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 210 pages Publisher: Tavistock Publications (1982) Language English ISBN-10: 0422779709 ISBN-13: 978-0422779708 At a time when the effectiveness of social work is under critical scrutiny and the need to secure the most from limited resources is more acute than ever, the quality of social work management is vital. This book examines the skills and style demanded of social work managers and the various roles that they ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 136 pages Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd (1999) Language English ISBN-10: 1857753623 ISBN-13: 978-1857753622 Written in association with the Department of Health, this guide identifies and summarizes key research findings on child sexual abuse, and emphasizes evidence-based approaches. Included are aspects of intervening with sexually abused children, their families and carers. Condition: Good. There may be ...
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Training programs
Bridget's Taking a Long Time An Interactive CD Rom written and illustrated by Nicky Ball with Bridget Betts Produced by: Information Plus PC and Mac Compatable Age range 5-12. £34.00+VAT= £39.95 Moving to new families always raises issues not only for the child being placed but also for children in the family they are moving to. Nicky Ball’s beautifully illustrated new story ...
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Training programs
My Life Plan by Les Cowan, Andy Bradley and Kirsty Murray from an original idea by Fiona Cowan £195.00+VAT=£229.13 (Discount for Voluntary Organisations and Advocacy Groups and for multiple copies) PC only - Windows 98 or above International Award Winner HUSITA8 Best Application A new resource for Person Centred Planning - nineteen sections, hundreds of fill in fields and dozens of interactive ...
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Training programs
SpeakEasy Information Plus with Bridget Betts: £64.00+VAT=£75.20 SpeakEasy has been specifically developed as a follow up and companion to My Life Story , to enable looked after children and young people to express their opinions, wishes and feelings as part of the statutory review process. It aims to engage children and young people in this process by being interactive and fun. Using a popular ...
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Psychology
Paperback: 317 pages Publisher: Paladin (1973 re-print) Language English ISBN 586080511 The children of the dream are the first generation to be born and reared on kibbutzim. Bruno Bettelheim, a pioneer in the study of children's emotional development, spent months of intensive research at a kibbutz. His examination led him to pose some disturbing questions about the Western middle-class ideal of education and child-rearing. ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 402 pages Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) (2005) Language English ISBN-10: 1903699711 ISBN-13: 978-1903699713 What do adoptive parents think of their son or daughter's search for birth parents and other family members? How do birth mothers react to being approached? Have they thought about the child they parted with and longed for contact? Where do birth fathers fit in? And how do adopted ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 330 pages Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) (2003) Language English ISBN-10: 1903699258 ISBN-13: 978-1903699256 New legislation underlines the requirement for all adoption agencies to continue to support families, directly or indirectly, after an adoption order is made. But what exactly does this mean? When, and how often do adopted persons, adopters and birth parents need support? What ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 151 pages Publisher: Russell House Publishing Ltd; 2nd Ed edition (2007) Language English ISBN-13: 978-1905541089 This book has been written primarily for child care practitioners who require a clear account of what the Adoption and Children Act 2002 contains and how the Act - and subsequent regulations and guidance - continue to have changing impact on agency policy and practice. It also explains the ideas behind these ...
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Sociology
Paperback: 405 pages Publisher: Collins; (1995) Language English ISBN: 0003223310 This text should be a key reference for students of the many and varied helng professions. It offers concise explanations of the most important social work terms and concepts in jargon-free language. It is designed particularly for students in further and higher education who are preparing for careers in child care, psychiatric nursing, residential ...
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Psychology
Paperback: 459 pages Publisher: Hodder Arnold; (1999) Language English ISBN-10: 0340548460 ISBN-13: 978-0340548462 This edition presents an introduction to the key areas and topics in social psychology. It includes sections on contemporary preoccupations in the subject. Each chapter demonstrates application of social psychology to social problems and issues - links to health psychology are drawn where relevant. Please note: ...
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Sociology
NEW, some SEALED, Paperback: 157 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (1992) Language English ISBN: 033354434X Addressing the alienation of practitioners from positivist and quantitative research, this book shows how research can be compatible with how practitioners collect and understand data. Drawing on research approaches that take account of subjectivity and employ participative methods, the authors develop an approach to practice ...
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