Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

A lively, up-to-date overview of the newest research in biosocial criminology What is the relationship between criminality and biology?

Talking with Children and Teenagers in Ways That Help. Dr Sunderland's book will be of benefit to professionals as well as parents, carers and other adults who want the conversations they have with children and teenagers to genuinely help, and to matter.

This brand new update of an established and acclaimed text explores and analyses different theoretical approaches to community work. 

SPECIAL ORDER LINE. NON RETURNABLE.

Written by social care workers, this unique multi-contributory book draws on insightful stories of practice to discuss the key issues that impact on social care today.

Over the past two decades considerable progress has been made in developing specialist psychosocial treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD), yet the majority of people with BPD receive treatment within generalist mental health services, rather than specialist treatment centres.

A unique collection of essays focusing of the Traveller voice, the Traveller perspective and the important light this sheds on Irish society.

How do human societies provide for the wellbeing of their members? How far can we organise the ways in which we care for and about each other? And who should take responsibility for providing the support we all need?

This must-have handbook will help social work and social care managers and students to understand and accomplish the core skills needed for excellent management practice.

SPECIAL ORDER LINE. NON RETURNABLE.

This updated edition of An Introduction to Irish Family Law reflects recent significant changes and developments in family law in Ireland. REPRINTING IN OCTOBER

The book examines abuse (not clerical or institutional abuse). It explores boundaries and how abuse is an invasion of boundaries. It explores physical, emotional, verbal, sexual and financial abuse.