An all-new, brief reference work that gives practical advice about the variety of writing tasks and issues that undergraduate students undertake in their introductory sociology courses.

Considering strategy as something an organization has and which its members do, the new 2nd edition deals with a selection of topics that have been central in recent academic debates in the strategy-as-practice area.

Practical guidance for nurses and health professionals on using psychology to help patients improve their health and wellbeing and cope with illness.

Fully updated to reflect recent developments in CBT theory and featuring over 40 video role plays, illustrating scenarios in practice from physical techniques to wider applications of CBT, including for eating disorders, substance abuse and self-harm.

A guide for internal and external quality assurers in the FE and skills sector by best-selling author Ann Gravells.

A down to earth, practical guide to newly qualified social workers on their Assessed and Supported Year in Employment.

A new edition of this popular student guide to content analysis. Widely adopted on research methods courses across the social sciences.

This book helps nursing students recognise why they need to know about psychology, how it can affect and influence their individual nursing practice as well as the role it plays in health and illness.

Now fully updated to take account of the significant changes in the therapy professions in recent years, this book guides trainees through the practical skills and knowledge they'll need to make a success of their training - from writing essays, through case formulation, and on to preparing for their first meeting with a client.

An international perspective on how to implement educational change through policy learning.