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Three to five per cent of children fail to thrive. Without earlyintervention this can lead to serious growth failure and delayedpsychomotor development. Such children typically present difficulties with feeding andsleeping, as well as other behavioural problems....
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Wiley
Parution :
2004-04-02
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'Strong social policy is essential for sustainable growth. This book is an extremely useful overview of social policy issue for policy makers and anyone who wants to understand the true roots of successful sustainable development' - Ian Johnson, Vice President for...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2004-03-31
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This second edition of Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook is a comprehensive desk reference that serves as both a daily guide for workers and a training tool for supervisors and administrators.This invaluable resource provides CPS...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-02-12
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The Evidence-Based Practice Manual was developed as an all-inclusive and comprehensive practical desktop resource. It includes 104 original chapters, each specially written by the most prominent and experienced medical, public health, psychology, social work, criminal...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-01-15
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Reach children and families and help them navigate the child welfare system 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 key information clinical...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2003-11-24
Collection :
Essentials of Social Work
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'The strengths of this book are the first two chapters outlining the issues around realist evaluation and the final chapter, as well as the use throughout the book of real-life examples… in conclusion this is a timely introductory text on the methods and methodology of...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2003-06-13
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Traditional approaches to vocational rehabilitation, such as skills training classes, job clubs, and sheltered employment, have not been successful in helping people with severe mental illness gain competitive employment. Supported employment, in which clients are...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2003-06-12
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SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK “This book is well written and inclusive with a realistic approach to problems encountered in schools today. Practical and useable interventions are included which makes this text a valuable resource to the school social worker.”—Terry Housteau-Hill,...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2002-10-08
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`A good foundation for those intent on further research' - ChildRight
`It is intelligent, lively, clear, and well written' - Professor Hugh Cunningham, University of Kent at Canterbury
`This is an excellent source book which is up-to-date and covers key debates on...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2002-10-04
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`I would encourage undergraduates students to read it, for it does summarise well a classical Marxist analysis of social policy and welfare' - Social Policy
The anti-capitalist movement is increasingly challenging the global hegemony of neo-liberalism. The arguments...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2002-04-18
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This accessible and original text combines a systematic examination of the theories of welfare with an historical account of the evolution of the welfare state and its impact in promoting social justice. It identifies the principles governing social distribution and...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2002-03-14
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Exerpt from the Financial Times Comment & Analysis: Europe takes on reform of the welfare state: A new study indicates that while the UK has transformed its social policies, the rest of Europe has been far from idle -
`[A] stimulating new book on European welfare...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2001-11-07
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`A really fine book... an impressive work that adds much to the development of the use of qualitative methodology in social work research' - William J Reid, University at Albany
'The back cover of the book proclaims that "Qualitative Research in Social Work will be...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2001-10-04
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This is a companion volume to Coping: The Psychology of What Works, which is also edited by Snyder.This second book includes chapters by some of the most well known clinical and health psychologists and covers some of the newest and most provocative topics currently...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2001-05-03
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`Fred Powell argues for social work as civic engagement, promoting inclusion and justice through dialogue and trust. His book is an impressive combination of deep scholarship and fresh, up-to-date analysis of current issues'- Bill Jordan, University of Exeter
`An...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2001-03-28
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`This lively book critiques New Labour assumptions and implementation of policies related to citizenship, communities and welfare reform and the implications of current developments for social work. Focusing explicitly on the UK, the book nevertheless draws on examples...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2000-10-23
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`Karen Healy has written a very interesting and worthwhile book that explores the relevance and significance of postmodern theory to social work. It provides a well-argued account of recent developments in social work theory… However, it is not simply an account of...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
1999-11-18
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