Communiceren met mensen die een verstandelijke beperking hebben is niet vanzelfsprekend. Helemaal bij mensen die zo ernstig beperkt zijn dat ze voor het overbrengen van hun boodschap van de ander afhankelijk zijn. Niet begrepen worden is vaak een grote frustratie voor mensen met een beperking. Aan de basis van veel vastgelopen situaties ligt stukgelopen communicatie. Gelukkig is daarvoor inmiddels een scala aan hulpmiddelen en methoden ontwikkeld, waarover zorgverleners in deze tweede druk va...

A complete guide to Courtroom Skills and Report Writing for Social Workers.

A critical analysis of the practical application of law and policy relating to social work with children and families.

Focuses on how practitioners can engage with continuing professional learning and development. This book is written to support and help busy social workers in front line practice, as well as those in leadership and management roles, to achieve the key aims of continuing professional development (CPD) in a post-qualifying social work context.

This book is a complete guide for those practitioners who facilitate action learning and who can, in turn, develop the reflective practice and critical thinking skills now demanded of Newly Qualified Social Workers.

This is a student guide to effective and ethically sound observation in social work practice.

Looking at topics such as boot camps, the death penalty and parental responsibility, this is an important resource for students of criminology and related disciplines.

Now in its third edition, Globalization & Crime provides students with a comprehensive overview of the essential themes and conceptual debates surrounding globalization and global criminology. The new edition features two new chapters and a collection of modern case-studies.

This book links sociological concepts, debates and theories relating to key areas such as poverty, social exclusion, education, social class and social justice to develop understanding of how sociological perspectives will impact upon social work placements and practice.

Provides students with the tools and knowledge to address the concepts of diversity, oppression, power and powerless, and empower them to practice in ethically appropriate ways for contemporary social work practice.