A book to help students and newly-qualified social workers plan for and manage complex cases in an increasingly complex environment

Exploring research methods in the context of early childhood, this popular guide approaches complex ideas in a clear style linking directly to practice. It covers all students need to know about undertaking research in early childhood, including action research, ethics and carrying out a research project.

With clinical vignettes, dialogue examples and 'tips for therapists' this book is key reading for CBT therapists at all levels. Each chapter outlines key challenges therapists face in a specific context, how to predict and prevent ruptures in the therapeutic alliance and how to work with these ruptures when they occur.

With new material on working with diversity and difference, neuroscience and extended discussion on ethics, this is a quick and easy introduction to the psychodynamic approach.

In een maatschappij die steeds diverser wordt, kunnen hulpverleners niet meer uitgaan van één mensbeeld en één opvatting over psychische gezondheid. Zij zullen hun kennis en kunde een bredere basis moeten geven en gevoeliger moeten worden voor de diversiteit van hun cliënten. Het boek Verschillen omarmen biedt therapeuten en welzijnswerkers een breed hulpverleningskader dat toepasbaar is voor iedere cliënt, onafhankelijk van de (culturele) achtergrond.

Verschillen omarmen gaat in op de ...

Het was al donker toen vader en zoon hun hond uitlieten in een woonwijk in Breukelen. Zij zagen een vreemde man lopen, achtervolgden hem en belden 112. Even later vonden zij in de bosjes een vrouw die ernstig was mishandeld. Zij was er zo slecht aan toe, dat ze twee dagen later overleed. De vreemde man was de verdachte, de enige verdachte die serieus werd onderzocht. Hij kreeg een gevangenisstraf van vijftien jaar opgelegd. Al het bewijs in zijn strafzaak kent echter problemen, blijkt uit het...

Wind energy is often portrayed as a panacea for the environmental and political ills brought on by an overreliance on fossil fuels, but this characterization may ignore the impact wind farms have on the regions that host them. Power Struggles investigates the uneven allocation of risks and benefits in the relationship between the regions that produce this energy and those that consume it. Jaume Franquesa considers Spain, a country where wind now constitutes the main source of energy production.

In particular, he looks at the Southern Catalonia region, which has traditionally been a source of energy production through nuclear reactors, dams, oil refineries, and gas and electrical lines. Despite providing energy that runs the country, the region is still forced to the political and economic periphery as the power they produce is controlled by centralized, international Spanish corporations. Local resistance to wind farm installation in Southern Catalonia relies on the notion of dignity: the ability to live within one's means and according to one's own decision...

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Building on previous editions, this book presents the latest research and theoretical developments. The text is divided into five parts, the first three of which address ideal type models of criminal behaviour: the rational actor, predestined actor and victimized actor models.

Within these, the various criminological t...

The Handbook of Coaching Psychology: A Guide for Practitioners provides a clear and extensive guide to the theory, research and practice of coaching psychology. In this new and expanded edition, an international selection of leading coaching psychologists and coaches outlines recent developments from a broad spectrum of areas. Part One examines perspectives and research in coaching psychology, looking at both the past and the present as well as assessing future directions.

Part Two presents a...

Provides readers with the essential knowledge and skills to undertake effective assessments and appropriate interventions. It focuses on key issues such as resilience, professional values, ethics, complexity and reflective practice.