Social Work

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

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.

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. 

This book offers a simple, constructive and fully referenced guide to planning and reflecting on career development in social work, using a portfolio-based approach.

 A history of critical psychiatry that also acts as a call for a new approach to mental health services.

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

Positive Social Work will support and help you as a NQSW to understand your role within the context of a developing Social Work service. It will ensure that you are equipped with the knowledge and skills to do the job as best you can.

A useful resource for people seeking to understand witchcraft branding as a contemporary form of child abuse. 

A guide to relationship-based practice for social work with adults

This book analyses informal caring across a variety of contexts, describing the nature of these relationships and the conditions under which they take place, and discusses the ways professionals can support and empower carers.