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EBOOK: Applying Research in Social Work Practice
What are the key issues and concerns raised by the debate about making social work more of an evidence-based profession? How is it possible to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of specific research projects? How can research findings be applied in social work practice? In an era where professions are increasingly being questioned and made more accountable for their actions, social workers are required to relate their activities more directly to research findings than ever before. In the modern evidence-based practice debate, there are many claims (and counter-claims) about the benefits of research and about its applicability to social work practice. There are also major disputes about wh...
Child Abuse
This book is an accessible knowledge base for the whole area of child abuse and child protection, now fully updated in terms of policy, cases and research.
Child Abuse
The definitive guide to child abuse--updated and revised The global problem of child abuse continues to confound those in the field of child protection. Along with information that has made the first two editions of Child Abuse:Towards a Knowledge Base bestsellers, this volume includes the most up-to-date research available from the United States, Britain, and the European Union to aid professionals in the struggle to protect children from abuse. Stressing the need to view the problem in historical, social, and political contexts, it provides key practice guidelines and initiatives to keep you on the cutting edge in the field. You'll find a full account of developments in the field since the early 1990s, including: Emerging concerns about the extent and nature of institutional abuse Trends toward more preventive approaches to child protection New research on the consequences of child abuse Recent findings concerning the Internet Important changes in legislation worldwide ". . . a well written, comprehensive and informative book."-Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
Public Inquiries Into Residential Abuse of Children
Public Inquiries into Abuse of Children in Residential Care contains a wealth of material derived from public inquiries that provides a key knowledge base for practitioners and those responsible for the provision of residential care for children. The authors set out their own recommendations for future public inquiries into residential abuse.
Effective Practice in Health and Social Care
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Effective Practice In Health, Social Care And Criminal Justice
This accessible text brings together experts from the field to provide knowledge and insight into how multi-agency work can underpin effective practice with service users. The reader is helped to apply knowledge and theory by examining use of case studies, considering service user perspectives and answering critical questions.
Public Inquiries into Abuse of Children in Residential Care
Increase in public concern about the abuse of children in residential homes has led to a proliferation of inquiries and large-scale criminal investigations throughout the 1990s and into the new millennium. The authors examine the background and context to these developmentals in detail. A focal point of the book is an in-depth analysis of the North Wales Tribunal (to which the authors were given extended access) - the events that led up to it, the process it followed and the recommendations that it made. The authors set out their own recommendations for future public inquiries into residential abuse. Public Inquiries into Abuse of Children in Residential Care contains a wealth of material derived from public inquiries that provides a key knowledge base for practitioners and those responsible for the provision of residential care for children. It also highlights some major issues in relation to monitoring and inquiring into matters of national concern which are also of major importance to public policy students and practitioners.
From School to Productive Work
This book compares the schooling and training systems in Switzerland and Britain.
The Child Protection Handbook
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The new edition of this popular handbook gives an authoritative, informative and accessible account of key areas of child protection practice. Covering research, policy and practice it is relevant to all professionals working in child care. No other book on child protection offers such comprehensive coverage of policy and practice. It provides research findings in all areas of child abuse, latest policies and indications of good practice, plus specialist chapters for different professionals. Chapters have been contributed by known experts in the field, both distinguished academics and practitione...
Productivity, Education and Training
The first comprehensive account of ten years of research into the problem of the training, employment and productivity of low-skilled personnel in advanced economies.
