A short introduction to writing skills for social work students.

A text book for students on foundation degrees which are structured around the Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce.

A comprehensive must-have guide for all those preparing for and sitting the LNAT exam.

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.

A framework for formalizing risk management thinking in today s complex business environment

Security Risk Management Body of Knowledge details the security risk management process in a format that can easily be applied by executive managers and security risk management practitioners. Integrating knowledge, competencies, methodologies, and applications, it demonstrates how to document and incorporate best-practice concepts from a range of complementary disciplines.

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Visual methods are becoming more popular across many subject areas in the social sciences, since the technology necessary is now so accessible. Mitchell is a big name in visual methods, and this book is an easy intro for anyone new to using visual methods.

A much needed retrospective and prospective look at how GIS technology influences and is influenced by today's post-industrial society.

Looking at the multigraph representations of loglinear models, this is a clear, introductory text on the area of graphical models and is an ideal text for those new to the field.

With the format of the text mirroring the steps needed to be taken to solve multivariate general linear model problems, this clear and accessible guide introduces readers to this area of statistics.

This text guides readers through the specification and identification of simultaneous equation models, how to assess the quality of the estimates and how to correctly interpret results.