This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society, and how it is applied to everyday practice.

Autisme maakt het leven van veel cliënten en hun opvoeders en begeleiders ingewikkeld, zeker als de stoornis gepaard gaat met een verstandelijke beperking. Wie moeite heeft met informatie verwerken en communiceren, wie over- of ondergevoelig is voor zintuiglijke indrukken, wie zich moeizaam of helemaal niet kan verplaatsen in de positie van andere mensen, heeft het nu eenmaal niet gemakkelijk. Je omgeving begrijpen, de tijd begrijpen, snappen wat andere mensen bedoelen, het gaat allemaal uit...

Showcases the value of professional work with young people as it is practiced in diverse forms, and in locations from around the world.

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.

In this handbook, editors Philip Reichel and Jay Albanese bring together renowned scholars from around the world to offer various perspectives providing global coverage of the increasingly transnational nature of crime and the attempts to provide co-operative cross-national responses.

Set against the backdrop of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, this book explores issues raised by mental capacity within adult safeguarding to highlight and aid professionals appreciate how mental capacity intersects with risk and vulnerability. Case studies, reflection points and exercise are used to develop understanding and support critical engagement with practice.

Looking at topics such as boot camps, the death penalty and parental responsibility, this is an important resource for students of criminology and related disciplines.

This is a student guide to effective and ethically sound observation in social work practice.

This is the only book on the market to consider writing skills in the context of social work. It has been designed to help students develop the skills to write confidently in a variety of contexts.

A critical analysis of the practical application of law and policy relating to social work with children and families.