(Paperback, 7th edition)

(Paperback, 5th edition)

(Paperback, 5th edition)

(Paperback)

Communities are facing increasing and contrasting problems, with high levels of unemployment or conflict arising from suburbanisation and the arrival of newcomers. This book provides a strategic framework for dealing with these issues, with a model for planning and practising rural community work.

(Paperback)

This is a guide for social workers involved in assessments of families where child abuse has occurred or is suspected. It provides a detailed account of each stage of the assessment process and case examples which demonstrate the practical application of the methods expounded.

(Hardback)

The book argues that care management could create changes in the operation of British social services departments, but that it also embodies the values of the social work profession. It explores how the job of the front line social worker and line manager in social service departments might be changed by the implementation of care management.

(Paperback)

...a good basic introduction...a valuable tool for students or those wishing to pursue an interest in this specialist area of work.' Social Work Today

(Hardback)

This text examines the experience of feminists working with the effects of men's violence in a range of key areas: with rape survivors, with battered wives, with women whose children have been sexually abused, with prostitutes and with male abusers.