This book, written for practicing social workers undertaking their ASYE and compulsory CPD, has been designed to help professionals make sound judgments in increasingly complex contexts and under pressure.

A Crash Course in Statistics is a short introduction to key statistical methods including descriptive statistics, one-way and two-way ANOVA, the t-test, and Chi Square. Each of the five chapters provides an overview of each method, and then walks readers through a relevant example, using SPSS to highlight how to run the statistics and how to write up the results in APA style.

Written by internationally renowned experts, the Fourth Edition provides a complete introduction to the research process making it the perfect hand-holder for any social science student starting a methods course or project.

This is an exciting new edition of a core text that draws on a range of interwoven themes within the field of early childhood studies, clearly showing how these themes are reflected and played out in different contexts.

Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this book explores what it means to be a 21st century child. Enduring topics as well as new concepts of childhood are unpicked to see how they influence practice, policy and education in an ever changing environment.

This is a step-by-step guide to the key skills and techniques of the psychodynamic approach used at each stage of the therapeutic process. It not only addresses how to implement skills, but also why they are being implemented.

With humour, honesty and directness, Tompkins bottles his years of experience and insight in this Third Edition that offers students the fundamentals they need to master, with the practical know-how they can immediately put to use.

Provides in-depth examination and insight into how candidates plan and execute advertising campaigns, how the media covers these campaigns, and how American voters are ultimately influenced by them.

For busy classroom teachers, this practical book makes manageable the process of differentiating mathematics instruction to maximize each student's learning potential, ultimately leading to improved test scores.