Social welfare and social services Books

Adoption and fostering
Aid and relief programmes
Care of people with mental health issues
Care of people with specific needs
Care of the elderly
Emergency services
Social work
Welfare and benefit systems
Sidebar Sidebar Sidebar
  • My Life As An FBI Special Agent My Life As An FBI Special Agent
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    My Life As An FBI Special Agent

    The True Accounts of Relentless Pursuit of JusticeIn the third installment of the Dark Places series, FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas unravels some of the most chilling and complex cases of his career. From an inside look at the idiosyncrasies of the...
    $32.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Annual Reports for the Town of Sandown, New Hampshire Annual Reports for the Town of Sandown, New Hampshire
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Annual Reports for the Town of Sandown, New Hampshire

    Explore the historical records of Sandown, New Hampshire, with the "Annual Reports for the Town of Sandown, New Hampshire, Volume 1917." This meticulously preserved volume offers a detailed snapshot of life in Sandown during the year 1917. Compiled by...
    $57.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • While No One's Watching While No One's Watching
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    While No One's Watching

    While No One's Watching is a shocking exposé of government corruption, greed, cronyism, and abuse of authority in Kentucky, based on investigative reports from former special agent turned investigative journalist Darlene Fitzgerald Price. Drawing from...
    $34.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals

    Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: in Forensic Settings comprehensively focuses on the integration of ethical, legal, and clinical issues for practicing mental health professionals dealing with legal processes in forensic settings...
    $97.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • While They're Still Here While They're Still Here
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    While They're Still Here

    After a lifetime of strained bonds with her aging parents, Patricia Williams finds herself in the unexpected position of being their caregiver and neighbor. As they all begin to navigate this murky battleground, the long-buried issues that have divided...
    $31.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Spectrum of Lies Spectrum of Lies
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Spectrum of Lies

    The long arc of justice bends toward progress-but only for some.After years of ostracization, segregation, and sky-high unemployment and poverty, the disabled community, especially those with autism, are receiving increased attention and resources. But...
    $38.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • The Family Court in Practice The Family Court in Practice
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    The Family Court in Practice

    A practical guide to understanding safeguarding good practice and the principles, practice and proceedings of the family court, placing the child at the centre of key decision making.
    $205.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Social Work and Covid-19 Social Work and Covid-19
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Social Work and Covid-19

    This book captures the unique moment in time created by the Covid 19 pandemic and uses this as a lens to explore contemporary issues for social work education and practice.
    $60.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Managing Major Hazards Managing Major Hazards
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Managing Major Hazards

    Many organisations live with hazards that have the potential to cause disaster. This was the case at Moura underground coal mine in Central Queensland, where 11 men died in an explosion in 1994.Andrew Hopkins shows that the explosion was the result of...
    $90.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Museums and Source Communities Museums and Source Communities
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Museums and Source Communities

    This volume combines some of the most influential published research in this emerging field with newly commissioned essays on the issues, problems and lessons involved in collaborating museums and source communities.
    $105.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • From Immigration Controls to Welfare Controls From Immigration Controls to Welfare Controls
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    From Immigration Controls to Welfare Controls

    Timely and topical, this edited volume looks at the relationship between immigration controls and welfare in historical and contemporary context, comparing the UK experience with that of France, Sweden and America.
    $128.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Jumpstarting Nigeria's Journey of Greatness Jumpstarting Nigeria's Journey of Greatness
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Jumpstarting Nigeria's Journey of Greatness

    In his book, Jumpstarting Nigeria's Journey of Greatness, Oluwaseun Sodipe highlights his ideas for resetting Nigeria's operating system. Drawing on lessons gleaned from implementing projects across Africa, his eight-year career with the federal...
    $18.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Dementia and Alzheimer Caregiver's Survival Guide Dementia and Alzheimer Caregiver's Survival Guide
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Dementia and Alzheimer Caregiver's Survival Guide

    This empowering guide offers compassionate, experience-informed support for caregivers facing the often-overwhelming realities of Alzheimer's and dementia. Written by Dr. Ogechi Hope, a dedicated Registered Nurse, Certified Case Manager, and Doctor of...
    $51.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Philanthropy Philanthropy
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Philanthropy

    This reference work showcases the power of a multidisciplinary approach in providing a comprehensive view of the complex subject of philanthropy. It identifies areas for improvement and discusses the relationships between governance in philanthropic...
    $487.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • DEMENTIA DENIED DEMENTIA DENIED
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    DEMENTIA DENIED

    A True Medical Mystery Memoir That Dares to Ask: What if the mind wasn't lost-just waiting to be heard?Diagnosed with terminal dementia. Bedbound. Hallucinating. Given just weeks to live. Everyone believed Ginger Smith's story was over. They were wrong...
    $40.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Addiction's Grip Addiction's Grip
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Addiction's Grip

    Welcome to my book, specifically tailored for parents and teenagers who are seeking to understand the devastating consequences of fentanyl overdoses and the impact of this administration's open Southern border on the loss of my son. In the pages that...
    $40.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Environmental Problem-Solving Environmental Problem-Solving
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Environmental Problem-Solving

    'Environmental Problem-Solving' offers a self-paced curriculum for college and university students who want to learn the basic techniques government agencies, citizen action groups, corporations and research institutions use to solve pressing...
    $62.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Idea de la filatelia española Idea de la filatelia española
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Idea de la filatelia española

    Idea de la filatelia española, written by Francesch Carreras y Candi and published in 1918, offers a detailed exploration of Spanish philately. This work provides insights into the historical context and cultural significance of postage stamps within...
    $57.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Vocational Guidance for the Professions Vocational Guidance for the Professions
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Vocational Guidance for the Professions

    Vocational Guidance for the Professions offers timeless advice for individuals seeking fulfilling and impactful careers. Written by Edwin Tenney Brewster, this book provides practical guidance on navigating the professional landscape and making informed...
    $64.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • The Federal Civil Service As a Career The Federal Civil Service As a Career
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    The Federal Civil Service As a Career

    "The Federal Civil Service As a Career" offers a comprehensive guide for individuals seeking employment within the United States government. Written in 1909 by El Bie Kean Foltz, this manual provides valuable insights into the application process, job...
    $72.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Image coming soon
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Store Bought Baby

    Discover how to break free from the insecurity, codependence, and toxic beliefs that trap good girls and women everywhere.In Store Bought Baby, Laura Melane unravels the complex emotions of growing up adopted, feeling different, and battling a deep sense...
    $49.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Run With Me Run With Me
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Run With Me

    When volunteer dog walker, Brynn, grows to love two dogs at the animal shelter, she vows to find them both the best forever homes. Brewski found himself living in a large animal shelter filled with unfamiliar faces and is filled with fear and uncertainty...
    $23.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Lawmen And Lawlessness Lawmen And Lawlessness
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Lawmen And Lawlessness

    Lawmen and Lawlessness is a dramatic, narrative, account of the sheriff s of Berkeley County, South Carolina from 1882 to 1970. The first-person accounts of manhunts, shoot-outs, ruckus trials and ghastly public executions put the reader in the middle of...
    $45.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • The Crown and the Scars The Crown and the Scars
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    The Crown and the Scars

    The Crown And The Scars is a raw and powerful memoir of survival, resilience, and redemption. Nowa Arktreshia takes readers on a journey through the darkest moments of her life-enduring childhood trauma, navigating the foster care system, and facing the...
    $38.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Beat the Burnout Beat the Burnout
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Beat the Burnout

    Live Well. Serve Strong.In high-stakes domains like frontline professions, we have to be intensely driven about what we do. Yet, sometimes, the demands and our passion burn so brightly that it leaves us feeling drained, agitated, and distracted. This...
    $39.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Your Retirement Your Retirement
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Your Retirement

    Despite our best planning efforts, the sad reality is that the current system of retirement planning in America ends up in failure for as many as 70 percent of our nation's retirees.What does retirement failure look like? Author, radio host, and...
    $57.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • ESO Guidebook ESO Guidebook
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    ESO Guidebook

    Emergency Services Officers, Paramedics and Nurses in the mining and resources sector operate in some of the world's most challenging environments. Whether responding to medical incidents, fire and rescue, HAZMAT situations, or mine site emergencies. An...
    $95.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Image coming soon
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish

    Twenty Things Adoptive Kids Wish devotional gives adoptive families encouragement as they seek God to work through the emotions unique to their family. Daily 365 inspiring devotions are filled with Scripture and authentic insight into the heart of...
    $54.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Boy and Girl Tramps of America Boy and Girl Tramps of America
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Boy and Girl Tramps of America

    In 1933 and 1934, Thomas Minehan, a young sociologist at the University of Minnesota, joined the ranks of a roving army of 250,000 boys and girls torn from their homes during the Great Depression. Disguised in old clothes, he hopped freight trains...
    $97.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Equipping Quality Youth Development Professionals Equipping Quality Youth Development Professionals
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Equipping Quality Youth Development Professionals

    Whether you are a seasonal volunteer, group leader or full-time professional, you need practical advice on how to provide young people with the tools they need to succeed. Equipping Quality Youth Development Professionals-E-QYP for short-provides best...
    $31.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Understanding the Trauma of Children from Institutions. Understanding the Trauma of Children from Institutions.
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Understanding the Trauma of Children from Institutions.

    This book was written for anyone who works on the ground to move children from institutions into families. You as a social worker, case manager, counsellor, or person otherwise involved in this process need to be aware of the issues addressed in this...
    $41.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Image coming soon
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Tomando La Seguridad En Serio

    El propósito de manual de entrenamiento para Guardias de Seguridad, tiene como meta principal preparar y enseñarles a estos servidores, cuales son sus deberes y responsabilidades. Con este entrenamiento, el Guardia de Seguridad se prepara para su próximo...
    $51.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Mental Retardation in the Year 2000 Mental Retardation in the Year 2000
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Mental Retardation in the Year 2000

    When you look at the advances in the field of mental retardation over the past 30 years, it is hard to imagine that more change is inevitable. Yet, I think back to the time when, early in his presidency, President Kennedy...
    $122.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Housing Decisions in Later Life Housing Decisions in Later Life
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Housing Decisions in Later Life

    This book examines the processes by which older people make housing decisions and the impact such decisions have on the construction of their lives. Evidence is included from a major three-year research study, where older people told stories of their...
    $184.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Traffickers Traffickers
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Traffickers

    Presents new findings into the most mythologised and least understood area of crime and law enforcement, describing the world of drug trafficking in the words of traffickers and detectives.
    $373.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Ethics and Social Security Reform Ethics and Social Security Reform
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Ethics and Social Security Reform

    This title was first published in 2001. Ethical considerations play a key role in both the theoretical and practical functioning of the welfare state. The contributors to this book examine these ethical issues, and demonstrate how value judgements must...
    $149.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Promotion of Mental Health Promotion of Mental Health
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Promotion of Mental Health

    This title was first published in 2001. Addressing a range of key theoretical and practical issues, this volume is the latest in an important series proceeding from the Annual Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health. It will be essential reading for...
    $296.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Substance Abuse and the Family Substance Abuse and the Family
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Substance Abuse and the Family

    In this updated edition of Substance Abuse and the Family, Michael D. Reiter examines addiction through a family systems lens which considers a range of interconnected contexts, such as biology and genetics, family relationships, and larger systems...
    $296.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Qualitative Research Skills for Social Work Qualitative Research Skills for Social Work
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Qualitative Research Skills for Social Work

    Malcolm Carey provides social work students, academics and practitioners with a practical guide that escorts them through the research process relating to the completion of a small-scale qualitative project or dissertation.
    $373.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Towards Quality Care Towards Quality Care
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Towards Quality Care

    This unique evaluation of the outcomes of residential and nursing home care for older people identifies the factors determining the quality of life of older people who have moved into care homes. It examines the relationship between older people's...
    $85.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
Social welfare and social services