Many students struggle when it comes to incorporating theories of human growth and behaviour into their practice. This book takes students right back to basics, explaining and analysing key theories in an accessible way before going on to discuss, in detail, how theory can be incorporated into every day social work practice.

Providing a full introduction to all the theory and skills needed to work across the range of helping professions, this book introduces students to the three core approaches of counselling, coaching and mentoring, and shows how they work across a variety of settings, including therapy, teaching, social work and nursing.

Offers an introduction to the legal issues in relation to counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. This work provides coverage of the key developments in the law that have had major impact on therapists' practice with regard to data protection and the management of confidentiality.

This book provides a skills focused entry point to the interventions, techniques, strategies and core knowledge you need to work with children and young people.

With a clear step-by-step approach explained using real world examples, this book provides the practical skills you need to use statistical methods in your research from an expert with over 30 years of teaching experience.

Innovative and practical, this is the perfect methods book for anyone looking to apply intersectionality to their research and their multifaceted data.

With its friendly, step-by-step format, the Third Edition of Becoming an Academic Writer by Patricia Goodson helps readers improve their writing by engaging in deep, deliberate, and daily practice. Featuring 50 exercises, this guide is organized so readers can either work through exercises in order, or focus on specific areas.

Providing trainees, practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the latest findings in the field, this book sets out, in a jargon-free way, the evidence for the effectiveness of therapy and the factors associated with positive therapeutic outcomes.