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“mark lymbery”

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  • Social Work and the Transformation of Adult Social Care

    Perpetuating a Distorted Vision?

    by Mark Lymbery, Karen Postle ...
    Health and social care reforms and cuts in services and finances are part of the everyday fabric of the social work landscape. This book takes a critical approach to the transformation agenda and the implications for adult health and social care.Fully informed by theory, research, policy and legislation the book uses a problem-based learning approach through the application of case studies to ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • What Is the Future of Social Work?

    A handbook for positive action

    by Peter Dowd, Chris Jones, John Harris, Gurnam Singh, Peter Beresford, Jan Walmsley, Iain Ferguson, Mark Lymbery, Brid Featherstone ...
    Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the relationship between individuals and the welfare state.A wide range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work, reflecting on both the ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Social Work with Older People

    by Mark E F Lymbery ...
    This book provides an up-to-date and authoritative overview of the development of social work with older people in the UK. The coherent structure draws together the key themes involved in working with older people, and clearly demonstrates how to translate these into real-life practice.Key features of the book include:- Establishes an understanding of the policy context within which social work ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Social Work

    A Companion to Learning

    Edited by Karen Postle, Mark E F Lymbery ...
    ′This engaging and stimulating book is well placed to become a key text in many student social workers′ redaing lists′ - Journal of Interprofessional Care`[An] excellent book, abounding with conceptual insights, bursting with research and evidence-based reasoning, and pretty comprehensive in the spread of topics. [It] contains plenty of though-provoking material in nice sized chunks that ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

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  • Social Work

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    by Patricia E Higham ...
    ′Comprehensive and user-friendly. The book is helpfully constructed around a number of key themes, starting with a good attempt to define social work from historical and international perspectives and moving on to address key issues concerning the practice, knowledge, values and skills required from contemporary social work in the UK. I believe social work students, newly qualified and experienced ... Read more

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  • Key Concepts in Social Work Practice

    Edited by Tim Mann, Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead, Angela Olsen, Aidan Worsley ...
    Series series SAGE Key Concepts series
    This book is a quick and accessible reference guide to the key concepts that social work students and professionals need to understand to be effective. The authors place practice at the centre of the text, and include a host of case examples to bring the concepts to life.Examining the essential topics of the social work curriculum, the concepts covered relate to practice, theory, policy and ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Innovations in Social Work Research

    Using Methods Creatively

    by Jennifer Taylor, Peter Beresford, Cherilyn Dance, Simon Hackett, Harry Ferguson, Sarah Banks, Tricia Jessiman, John Carpenter, Trish O'Donnell, David Westlake, Pat Starkey, Myles Balfe, Helen Masson, Josie Phillips, Nicolette Wade, Mike Fisher, Alastair Roy, Jenny Hughes, Lynn Froggett, Jennifer Christensen, Jadwiga Leigh, Julian Manley, Sue Thompson, Bogusia Temple, Jackie Robinson, Martin Elliott, Lena Dominelli, Gina Barrett, Natalie Robinson, Vic Forrest, Becki Meakin ...
    A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research.Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work research. It incorporates both distinctive methodological features, such as approaches to participatory ... Read more

    $45.09 USD

  • Effective Learning and Teaching in Social Policy and Social Work

    Edited by Hilary Burgess, Imogen Taylor ...
    Series series Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
    Written to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers, tutors and trainers, this is the essential guide to understanding the key issues in learning and teaching in social policy and social work - as well as related areas such as early childhood studies, youth and community work and probation studies. The field of social care is constantly changing, and this book acts an accessible introduction to all ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • School Improvement

    What's In It For Schools?

    by Alma Harris ...
    Series series What's in it for schools?
    This book aims to demystify the principles and practice of school improvement by demonstrating how successful classroom and school improvement occurs. It outlines the conditions, strategies and approaches that promote sustainable improvement and provides an overview of the main theoretical perspectives in this area.This accessible text will be useful for practitioners working within schools and ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • The Primary School in Changing Times

    The Australian Experience

    Edited by Tony Townsend ...
    Following substantial changes throughout the Australian education system, primary schools are no longer in the protected position of having a regulated flow of clients, a pre-determined curriculum and marginal levels of staff development. Recent moves have brought new or increased responsibilities for all schools in areas such as: *curriculum and policy development *staff development *monitoring ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Organising a School's Response

    by Ann Hackney ...
    Series series Special Needs in Mainstream Schools
    First Published in 1988. This book aims to raise the awareness of some of the broader issues which surround provision for pupils with special educational needs so that mainstream teachers can relate more effectively with the special needs system of their own school. It also aims to help special needs staff and senior management in design, coordination and implementation of their school's overall ... Read more

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