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Aimed at childcare workers, this introductory textbook covers the processes of child protection, the context of child abuse and the legal framework as it affects practising childcare workers.

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This thought-provoking work raises important questions about sex offender laws, drawing from personal stories, research, and data to prove the policies promote fear, destroy lives, and fail to protect children.

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This text examines a variety of psychological intervention strategies used in counselling and therapy to bring about change. It is a handbook of strategies which reviews major forms of interventions, reviews research evidence of effectiveness and challenges existing theoretical boundaries.

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Presents the basic concepts and techniques of counseling with appropriate illustrations. Discusses the effective use of Scripture in counseling. Contains a glossary and a bibliography.

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This book offers the first full examination of the legal role of public guardianship in 25 years, comparing current conditions to those when the last study was published in 1981.

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One of the country's preeminent experts on charitable giving tells the story of the philanthropic boom, led by a new generation of Silicon Valley billionaires, and their transformative and disruptive potential.

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Advises how to identify the telltale signs of child abuse and what actions to take, explaining the procedures endorsed by district attorneys and prosecutors.

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Drawing on international comparisons of data on happiness, this book offers both general and academic audiences a simple, deep, and honest answer to the timeless question: "What makes people happy"

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(Hardback)

Reforming Social Security is sure to disturb ideologues from all parts of the political spectrum, because of its frank willingness to expose the costs of different approaches as well as the self-interest so often pursued by interest groups, political actors, and Social Security experts.

(Hardback)

This expert study shows how refugee aid and development enterprises should be linked in order to truly help the 16 million refugees today, the tens of millions of displaced persons, and the hundreds of millions affected by the presence of uprooted people.

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This book examines questions and issues surrounding PACE providing unique insights into the demands and challenges of the regulation of policing.

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This wide-ranging text explores how relational depth is experienced by therapists and clients, how it can best be conceptualized and key messages from the latest research. Bringing together inspiring case studies and practical strategies, this is an essential text for counseling trainees and practitioners wanting to work at relational depth.

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(Hardback)

Emphasizing the role of residential choice and its relationship to satisfaction, eleven essays consider sociological, psychological, and geographical aspects of where people live. Self-help building projects, symbolic values, social interactions between neighbors, the effect of neighborhood reputati

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In recent years, people's experience of welfare has undergone dramatic transformation, with the responsibility for managing risk being shifted from state institutions to non-governmental agencies and individuals. In this transformation moral and ethical questions about collective responsibility for social and economic risks abound.

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This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective.

(Hardback)

This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective.

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Addresses questions such as: Are congregations effective vehicles for providing broad-based social programs, or are they best at supporting their own members How many local congregations have formal programs to assist needy families This book represents an evenhanded benchmark of information for the coming-debate.

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The standoff and ultimate tragedy in Waco, Texas, highlights the potential volatility and uncertainty of crisis negotiations and demonstrates the challenges law enforcement officials face as they attempt to resolve these situations.

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

Families need child care more in the 1990s than ever before. The concept of a child care professionalism which reflects respect, partnership, and caring, is sustained throughout this practical manual.

(Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

Families need child care more in the 1990s than ever before. The concept of a child care professionalism which reflects respect, partnership, and caring, is sustained throughout this practical manual.