Social welfare & social services books

The book critiques the pathologization of gangs in recent decades, particularly its negative consequences for democracy...  Read More >>

The Boy Named Boy is a raw, unflinching memoir of abandonment, identity, survival, and self-discovery. Found crying...  Read More >>

For decades, PHTLS: Prehospital Trauma Life Support has transformed the assessment and management of trauma patients...  Read More >>

In Molly Jong-Fast: Rewriting Her Story, Molly shares her deeply personal journey of how grief, love, and loss reshaped...  Read More >>

You've always been the one who feels too much. Too kind. Too tuned-in. Too exhausted. And still-you keep showing...  Read More >>

Within this accessible volume, Nelson and Delmedico apply a Jungian approach to provide fresh ways of thinking about...  Read More >>

This book examines the contemporary social care realities and practices of Finland with a diversity of voices but...  Read More >>

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This book explores the contextual, legal, social, and practical challenges faced by lawyers, judges, social workers,...  Read More >>

Advocacy Practice for Social Justice is a clear, comprehensive, and practical resource for social work courses in...  Read More >>

Few experiences carry more shame, stigma, and misunderstanding than the life-altering trauma of sexual abuse. Men...  Read More >>

This book discusses the validity, ethics, and usefulness of professional public commentary of politician’s mental...  Read More >>

For most people, their twenties and thirties are the busiest times of their life, a period of new careers, new friends,...  Read More >>

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The book critiques the pathologization of gangs in recent decades, particularly its negative consequences for democracy...  Read More >>

This book is a nuanced and comprehensive account of the intricate politics surrounding public sector pensions.  Read More >>

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Originally published in 1974, this book provides a critique of official policy towards families with young children...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1985 the discussions in this book open up a series of important issues for the ethical practice...  Read More >>

Few experiences carry more shame, stigma, and misunderstanding than the life-altering trauma of sexual abuse. Men...  Read More >>

Criminalizing the Casbahs explores how French police officers in Marseille and Algiers associated the spaces they...  Read More >>

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Auch wenn oftmals von Prozessen gesprochen wird, so bleibt doch in der Regel unklar, was ein Prozess eigentlich...  Read More >>

In this indispensable read for anyone involved in Community Violence Intervention (CVI) work within communities...  Read More >>