Social Work

Through a range of self-care activities, this book will help you to look after yourself so that you are fit to face the demands of your profession. 

As a practice educator, do you sometimes encounter difficulties in supporting individual students through placement? This book is a handy companion of innovative practice to help you through those times.

Helps social workers and health professionals recognise potential risks in situations, when to avoid involvement, and how best to manage the risks. 

A practical exploration of what’s possible when caring for someone living with dementia, to help them live their best life in a way that makes sense to them.

How to understand social work theory and apply it to social work practice

A theoretically informed practical guide to understanding and tackling stress, presented by a well-respected author who explains complex ideas clearly and accessibly without oversimplifying them.

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

This book enables the reader to adopt a mindful social work approach for care of self and the effective support of others within a social work professional framework. 

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. 

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.

This book shines a light on the personal stories of people with lived experiences and the important and valuable role that social workers have played in disaster response.

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.