This bestselling book has helped thousands of people find ways of dealing with everyday emotional difficulties, and also supported practitioners and trainee psychotherapists in their work with patients.

First edition published 2010 in series Active learning in sport.

This exciting seventh edition, now situated in a global context with international examples throughout, has been updated to now cover strategy and planning in the public sector; transparency, accountability and ethics; and non-profit management

Written by internationally renowned experts, the Fourth Edition provides a complete introduction to the research process making it the perfect hand-holder for any social science student starting a methods course or project.

This is an exciting new edition of a core text that draws on a range of interwoven themes within the field of early childhood studies, clearly showing how these themes are reflected and played out in different contexts.

A clear and student friendly introduction to the field of child development, from a psychological approach.

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores what it means to be a 21st century child. Enduring topics as well as new concepts of childhood are unpicked to see how they influence practice, policy and education in an ever changing environment.

Using real research on antisocial behaviours such as cyberbullying, prejudice and discrimination, this text helps readers across the social sciences to understand the underlying theory behind statistical methods.

With humour, honesty and directness, Tompkins bottles his years of experience and insight in this Third Edition that offers students the fundamentals they need to master, with the practical know-how they can immediately put to use.