Bringing together contributions from internationally renowned names in the field, this engaging and lively handbook is a definitive resource to the controversial topic of punishment and society.

This book will provide students on youth and community work courses with a good understanding of the range of theories that should support their practice.

A guide to values and ethics for mental health students

Mentale problemen in de periode rond de zwangerschap is een alomtegenwoordig en onderkend verschijnsel met negatieve gevolgen voor de moeder, de baby en de vader of de partner. Binnen de reguliere zorgverlening wordt vaak nog te weinig aandacht aan deze problematiek besteed. Hoofd en buik in balans is een praktische handleiding voor professionals die op zoek zijn naar tools om perinatale mentale problemen te (h)erkennen, te bevragen en te begeleiden. Het doel van deze gids is niet om een psyc...

Using cutting-edge research, this text lays a theoretical foundation to help students and practitioners understand the grounding and theory behind strengths-based therapy and then presents a model for use with a variety of client types/settings.

This book applies systematically developed research knowledge to social work practice and emphasizes the "doing" of social work as a reciprocal avenue for generating research evidence and social work knowledge.

This comprehensive textbook engages in the essential discussion of what professional leadership means in the context of contemporary social work and why this is considered to be important for the future of the profession.

Illustrated with carefully selected and edited research articles from the leading journals in the field, this book helps to teach research design and techniques within the context of criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field.

Measures for Community and Neighborhood Research is a reference guide that compiles and organizes key measures for community research, and also compiles the major measures of community practice and assesses them for reliability and validity.

Counseling Adolescents Competently is a comprehensive text for students and professionals compiling foundational and emerging skills in the counseling field.