This book on effective social work intervention will help students apply and integrate this knowledge in practice, to critically evaluate different methods and to choose the most the effective in any particular set of circumstances.

By using a fresh, sociological perspective, this book explores the development of sexualities across both public and private spheres, highlighting the history and development of 'sexualities' before looking at how sexualities are framed by cultural factors, including the media, religion, and politics, with thoughtful consideration given to heterosexualities, cis, bi and trans identities.

Focusing on what students really need to know, this book breaks down all of the key social work theory covered across a students' training, demystifying complex concepts by demonstrating their application to real-life practice.

Research Methods: A Practical Guide for the Social Sciences is an essential resource for the social researcher. It offers a comprehensive introduction for first time researchers right through to thorough and practical advice for those undertaking more advanced work. The book draws on real life experiences from a wide variety of disciplines to show how theory translates into practice, and offers a rigorous analysis of why researchers choose the methods they use.

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Co-published with the CPCAB, this highly practical book is a comprehensive training guide based around the 7 areas that students have to evidence in order to become accredited at L4. It offers a firm foundation of knowledge and skills, looks at practice issues, helps with study, and also answers the most common questions students have when training.

Written by experts from the UK Data Archive with over thirty years of experience in working with and teaching people to work with data, this book is the globally-reaching guide for any postgraduate student or researcher looking to build their data management skills.

This book offers an introduction to the study of childhood and the different contexts within which childhood exists. It explores childhood from within the family, to the global perspective, and the child's own perspective. It enables readers to begin to understand childhood in relation to society and to develop the skills to look at childhood from a critical standpoint.

The ABC of CBT introduces you to the basics of CBT, guiding practitioners through how to apply the key principles, techniques and strategies across a range of disorders.

A step-by-step guide to the underpinning theoretical knowledge in social work helping your students to confidently apply theory in practice.

From finding participants to writing your questions, this hands on book tells you everything you need to know when doing qualitative interviews.