A practical book that shows how both Excel (R) and SPSS (R) can be used for analyzing data for human service evaluation.

This book adopts a unique strengths-based approach in teaching students to focus on the positive attributes of individual clients and incorporate those strengths, along with other essential cultural considerations, into their diagnosis and treatment.

This book provides students and managers alike with the guidance, tools, and examples needed to develop leadership talent and inspire performance.

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.

Providing a practical and concise introduction to agency life, this text gives an insight into the day-to-day operations of a professional PR firm and offers best practice for creating a successful PR career.

With coverage of ethical standards from six different associations, the text addresses ethical issues and principles in social work, counseling, psychology, and marriage and family therapy.

Encourages early years practitioners to take a critical stance in relation to a wide range of themes and issues

Public health is high on government agendas thanks to the increasing burden lifestyle related illness places on healthcare providers. This book answers the need for a comprehensive text covering the core knowledge, competencies and skills taught to the growing public health workforce.

It provides a comprehensive coverage of issues and debates in qualitative research applied to a purely educational context.