The second edition of a text mapping directly onto a core module of the undergraduate social work degree: theories and methods. Chapters are written by a range of contributors from universities including Lancaster, Birmingham, Nottingham, York, UCLAN, UEA, Manchester and Glasgow.

This bestselling text is an essential primer for undergraduate students in Criminology, mapping out key course content and offering helpful tips for both students and lecturers on making the most out of lectures and seminars.

The new comprehensive introduction to Gestalt therapy from top authors in the field, this fills a gap for an accessible Gestalt text that will be relevant to coaching trainees as well as those in the counselling and psychotherapy field.

Instructs readers on how to use realism to conceptualize and conduct their qualitative study to get results with greater validity.

A textbook-toolkit that teaches students the basics of cultural theory by unpacking its complexities with real-life examples and student focused pedagogy. Goes beyond showing how others have analysed and interpreted the world to demonstrate to students how to do cultural theory themselves

A new edition of this popular companion to childhood studies. The first edition was adopted heavily in both education and sociology departments, and the authors have made a timely, well-written update.

Fourth edition of bestselling counselling skills book - easy to read, highly practical introductory content, for counselling and health and social care market

An accessible and thought-provoking survey of this vast field. Emphasising the underlying concepts students need to understand and authored by world-renowned experts.

This clear and accessible book, which both describes what comparative-historical research is used for and also introduces what these methods actually are, is an easy to follow introduction to the subject.

Provides the answers to the important question: what is personal and professional development and why is it necessary for counsellors? Packed full of accounts of personal experiences, questions and points for refection, this book will prove an essential companion for anyone wishing to grow personally and professionally as a therapist.