This book re-visits anti-racism within social work practice and education from a student focused and informed perspective based on lived experience and conversations, offering practical model and tools for students and lecturers that are tried and tested.

This book offers an alternative and thought-provoking perspective to the conventional and orthodox understanding of mental health and how to help those suffering with mental illness. It will appeal to social workers in mental health contexts as well as students on post qualifying courses and the Masters Degree in Social Work. 

Social workers and health professionals are often placed in situations where they are verbally or physically threatened by service users and others. This book will help them recognise potential risk in situations, when to avoid involvement, and how best to manage the risks. 

This book is an essential introduction and guide for a critical engagement with social problems. In short, What's your (social) problem and what are you going to do about it?

A Newly Qualified Social Worker’s experience, reflections and gentle advice on the training process and early years of a Social Work career.

The book will enable social work professionals to develop a critical understanding of substance use policy, theory and practice which they can use in practice.

A book that brings up to date theory and understanding of child development in the early years into the workplace.

An up-to-date guide to the effective use of social media in social work education

This book offers a critical multidisciplinary analysis of case studies of social work interventions from a psychosocial and relationship-based perspective.

Key extracts from Modern Mental Health: : Critical Perspectives on Psychiatric Practice which present a range of ersonal experiences.

This book explains the unique insights that child observation can bring to practice with children and families and helps the reader develop their own skills in this approach.

The book examines the experiences of people with mental health problems across all stages of the Criminal Justice System.