A collection of realistic policing scenarios exploring how officers and policing students might work with operational dilemmas, consider conflicting demands, assess options and make professional decisions.

This is the third edition of our best-selling Writing Analytical Assessments in Social Work with the most up-to-date guidance so social workers can write reports that achieve and illuminate.

Revised and extended edition will help social workers and health professionals recognise potential risks in situations, when to avoid involvement, and how best to manage the risks. 

An essential book to support students from diverse backgrounds as they embark on a Master’s degree in social work.

Focuses on using a strength-based approach when working with children and families; based on the belief that there are always strengths in the most challenging of situations.

A critical introduction to key concepts underpinning problem-solving models and theories seen in everyday policing, encouraging critical thinking and ethical decision making for students and officers of the future.

An uplifting and honest story about how school leaders develop and hone their practice over time to navigate doubt, overcome challenge, and lead well every day.

Explores how to evidence teaching achievements, and the implications of this for the status of HE teaching, as well as individual careers, before suggesting practical and demonstrable ways forward for individuals and institutions. 

This new edition of a successful and well-established textbook has been reworked and updated to meet the needs of today’s student and practitioner, ensuring that they are fully prepared to meet the needs of diverse service user groups and demonstrate how they are meeting professional standards.

A critical guide for teacher educators and early career mentors in supporting the development of professional judgement and intuitive practice. 

A practical guide for the nursing care of neonates within hospital and home settings for the first year of life.

This book helps leaders and managers understand the impact of hybrid working on the well-being of staff and offers practical ideas  to reduce work-related stress and create an effective, flexible and motivated workforce.