Packed full of practical examples from both inside and outside the classroom this is an essential resource for any teacher interested in doing effective action research.

This internationally acclaimed Reader offers a comprehensive and cutting-edge guide to the major topics that constitute contemporary criminology, and is an invaluable resource that students will use throughout their course

Packed full of practical hints and tips, advice, checklists and points for reflection, this practical guide will provide your students with everything they need to know to get the most out of their counselling and psychotherapy placements; from securing the right placement for them, to dealing with complex challenges that might arise during the placement.

This book sees leading national and international scholars provide a critical assessment of the relation between 'evidence' and contemporary youth justice policy formation, and it has been fully updated to recognize the major reforms of recent years in the youth justice policy environment.

For people working in health and social care this new edition provides models and tools for assessing grief, engaging therapeutically with it and measuring the grief changes taking place in clients and patients.

This accessible and practical textbook will demystify research and make it relevant to counselling practice.

This book will equip social work students with the skills they need to meet the new and perennial challenges to achieving empowering practice with carers and people who use services.

A complete introduction to working with addictions.

Now in an updated second edition, this book continues to explore the links between psychology and crime, taking the reader through psychological explanations of crime and the use of psychology within the criminal justice system.

This empowering text for human services students covers the skills and behaviors essential for leaders to manage themselves, their teams, and the organization.