This short introduction to psychoanalysis manages to distil a notoriously complex subject into an accessible, concise and practical overview for undergraduates and postgraduates who need a basic but broad grounding in psychoanalysis as part of their counselling/psychotherapy training.

Nigel Ford provides readers with the strategies they need when using the internet as part of their research and guides them through the necessary skills needed to independently conduct and evaluate research.

This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of assessment that is used to support learning, practice-based theory on assessment for learning, and formative assessment to support individual development and motivate learners.

Responding to the growing need for integrative practice and the recent explosion of CBT, this book objectively compares and contrasts CBT and person-centred approaches. It subsequently shows how counsellors can incorporate relevant cognitive and behavioural skills into their work without betraying their humanistic values.

A critical exploration of global, contemporary urban politics in a geographical context.

Critical view of various different approaches, accessible to practitioners and parents

A comprehensive introduction for CBT & IAPT trainees and new practitioners, this textbook demonstrates how and why CBT can work effectively for children & young people in real world settings.

By introducing each step taken in a criminal investigation, this text allows students to gain a clear understanding of the processes involved and helps them to critically assess the interplay of investigations, criminology and forensics.

Structured as a series of probing questions, and covering a range of methods, this book reflects on the challenge posed by the idea that social research should serve evidence-based practice.

A short introduction to writing skills for social work students.