Human Services

Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is particularly effective for working with people with more severe...

Casey's Unit is, as ever, full of troubled, disaffected pupils, and new arrival Leo is something of a conundrum. Thirteen year old Leo isn't a bad lad - in fact, he's generally polite and helpful, but he's in danger of permanent exclusion for...

Engage: Designed for the needs of the Entry 3/Level 1 learner with a full colour, spread-based approach, and topics broken into clear, bite-sized chunks to retain learners' attention.Lively activities, mini case studies and clear checklists and summaries...

In a Victorian-era German asylum, seamstress Agnes Richter painstakingly stitched a mysterious autobiographical text into every inch of the jacket she created from her institutional uniform. Despite every attempt to silence them, hundreds of other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780761166764Author WorkmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint Workman PublishingPublisher Workman Publishing

A clear and practical guide for adults facing the responsibility of helping a child through the pain of separation and loss. Based on years of working with hundreds of bereaved children, this study describes the various stages of mourning and the type of...

Banks accused of rate-fixing. Members of Parliament cooking the books. Major defence contractors investigated over suspect arms deals. Police accused of being paid off by tabloids. The headlines are unrelenting these days. Perhaps it's high time we ask:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551527758Author Kai Cheng ThomFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp PressWeight(grams) 222g

This book gives students a solid understanding of the key issues involved in effective communication within social work settings. Now going into its second edition, it combines practical examples with a clear theoretical approach and demonstrates the...

The study of surveillance is more relevant than ever before. The fast growth of the field of surveillance studies reflects both the urgency of civil liberties and privacy questions in the war on terror era and the classical social science debates over...

Anne's motivation for writing Counselling, Class and Politics back in 1996, was `to persuade readers to the view that politics and political ideas matter in counselling'. This new edition of the work contains a wide range of commentaries from practioners...

Blackstone's Police Operational Handbook 2020 is designed specifically to meet the reference needs of officers whilst out on patrol. Written in a concise and accessible style, it covers a wide range of common offences and clearly explains and interprets...

The sexual abuse of a child creates a devastating family crisis. Parents want to know what to do and say to help their child, both immediately and in the long term. Helping your Child Recover from Sexual Abuse offers practical guidance for parents who...

The inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s.'If you want a book that is genuinely 'unputdownable' read BENT COPPERS' Johnny Vaughan, THE SUN'A very engaging read -...

This accessible reader brings together a selection of highly influential writings by Danny Dorling which look at inequality and social justice, why they matter and what they are. Encompassing an extensive range of print and online media - including...

This book is part of the highly successful Transforming Social Work Practice series and is written specifically to support students on the social work degree. Full of practical activities, case studies and opportunities for students to critically reflect...

Parental mental health problems and substance misuse affect a significant number of families. This handbook provides practitioners with early intervention techniques and effective support strategies for ensuring the best outcomes for these vulnerable...

This book brings a fresh approach and conversation to the practice of professional supervision for human services by specifically articulating its often performed, but unnamed and under-explored therapeutic function. The discussion of the therapeutic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888769322Author Chris EmmettFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Earnshaw Books LtdPublisher Earnshaw Books LtdWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865477377Author Tom LutzFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint North Point PressPublisher North Point PressWeight(grams) 444gDimensions(mm) 219mm * 130mm...

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a treasured charity whose mission is to save lives at sea, but what is known of its founder, Sir William Hillary? Back in the early nineteenth century, when death from shipwreck was a tragic reality of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905217083Author Neil WallingtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Jeremy Mills PublishingPublisher Jeremy Mills PublishingWeight(grams) 229g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950741038Author Kim FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Inky's Nest PublishingPublisher Inky's Nest PublishingWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm)...

Caring for a parent whose health is in decline turns the world upside down. The emotional fallout can be devastating, but it doesn't have to be that way. Empathic guidance from an expert who's been there can help. Through an account of two sisters and...

In Moral Boundaries Joan C. Tronto provides one of the most original responses to the controversial questions surrounding women and caring. Tronto demonstrates that feminist thinkers have failed to realise the political context which has shaped their...

RELATE (originally the National Marriage Guidance Council) is probably the largest and most successful service of its kind in the world. For over 50 years, helping many hundreds of thousands of couples and individuals, it has developed an approach to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737205203Author Marti SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Marti Smith SeminarsPublisher Marti Smith Seminars

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorDr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak are world-renowned specialists in the field of dog work and the authors of more than 30 titles on dog training. They serve as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999606421Author Ann GigantiFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Ann Widick GigantiPublisher Ann Widick GigantiWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780920979Author Helen OakwaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint MX PublishingPublisher MX PublishingWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm *...

Effective, efficient, and sustainable ID/DD organisations: are they possible in today's world of dwindling resources and mounting demands for more and better services? Yes-with the practical tools and strategies in this lifeline for ID/DD leaders. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737895541Author Lynn WalkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Mzw PublishingPublisher Mzw PublishingWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm *...

After ten years with the Metropolitan Police, Mike has returned to his North Yorkshire roots. Working a rural beat in God's Own Country he finds that life and crime in the countryside continue to throw up fresh challenges.When a drug dealer targets the...

This innovative book brings together a wide range of therapeutic approaches, techniques and models to outline recent developments in the practice of supporting children in out-of-home care. It sheds light on the significance of schools, sports and peer...

Child well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really...

Pete Alcock provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis of poverty and social exclusion covering the definition, measurement, distribution and causes of poverty and the policies developed to combat it. The third edition has been rewritten to...

Suitable for anyone considering a career as a professional childminder or nanny, this full-colour easy-to-use book contains practical advice to help you get registered and started. It also contains information on what you need to know for unit 1 of the...

Miscarriages of justice occur far more frequently than we realise and have the power to ruin people's lives. It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand them, given significant developments in recent years in law and police codes of...

An Integrated Approach to Family Work for Psychosis is a manual for using cognitive behavioural approach to working with families of people with severe mental illness.The authors, all experienced clinicians, discuss the various core components of family...