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Against the Odds: Poverty in Addis Ababa
Klaus Serr, Associate Professor of Sociology at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, explores the conditions facing some of the world's most deprived people - the poor in Ethiopia. This book...
The Twyford Code: Winner of the Crime and Thriller British Book of the
'It totally foxed me. So clever and totally brilliant' - LISA HALL It's time to solve the murder of the century... Forty years ago, Steven Smith found a copy of...
Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: A radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety 'A book that could actually make us happy' SIMON AMSTELL 'This amazing book will change your life'...
Nevertheless: The Incredible Story of One Man's Mission to Change
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Learning To Counsel, 4th Edition: How to develop the skills, insight
Drawing on their numerous years experience as counsellors, tutors, and writers, Jan Sutton and William Stewart introduce readers to the basic principles that underpin counselling practice. Written in a clear,...
Mean Streak: A moral vacuum, a dodgy debt generator and a
From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes Mean Streak , a gripping and horrifying account of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia's government turned...
Will You Help Me?: Ralph's true story of abuse, secrets and lies
'Please help me,' he said in a small voice. 'Will you help me?' Six-year-old Ralph has only been in the care system for three days and has already been rejected...
Living Through Loss: Interventions Across the Life Span
Living Through Loss is the first book to identify the many ways in which people experience loss over the course of life and to discuss the interventions most effective at...
Don't Leave Me Here: Saskia's true story of secrets, kidnap and abuse
'Don't leave me here! Please, don't leave me.' What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia, the...
Don't Leave Me Here: Saskia's true story of secrets, kidnap and abuse
'Don't leave me here! Please, don't leave me.' What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia, the...
The Art of Counselling: For anyone who needs to listen, support and
Whatever you do at work, if you interact with people - either as colleagues or clients - you will need the skills to have sensitive conversations. We cannot all be...
Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy
Has liberalism lost its way--or merely its voice? This book by one of the nation's most insightful, articulate, and powerful Democrats at last breaks the silence that has greeted the...
We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite
Society has never been more egalitarian - in theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have...
Muhammad Ali Unfiltered: Rare, Iconic, and Officially Authorized
The fighter, the activist, the man, the icon. An officially authorized collection, Muhammad Ali Unfiltered is Jeter Publishing's intimate look at one of the most inspiring figures of our age....
Remote and Rural Dementia Care: Policy, Research and Practice
This collection is the first book to focus on dementia in remote and rural areas. As the number of people affected by dementia continues to rise, this is the first...
Operation Pedro Pan: The Untold Exodus of 14,048 Cuban Children
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
A Theory of Groupwork Practice
A Theory of Groupwork Practice is based on the results of the search for the fundamental similarities in the practice of all groupworkers in whatever profession or setting they may...
the Volunteers: How Ordinary Australians Brought About the
The Sydney Olympics and Paralympics brought to the world's attention the army of fifty thousand volunteers who got the Olympic show on the road. Max Walker, a sporting hero himself,...
Creative Capitalism
Bill Gates is not only the world's most successful capitalist; he's the world's biggest philanthropist. Gates has approached philanthropy the same way he revolutionized computer software: with a fierce ambition...
Supporting Trans People of Colour: How to Make Your Practice Inclusive
'Essential reading' DIVA MAGAZINE 'Highly accessible and important' EUGENCE ELLIS 'A deeply helpful and engaging read' MEG-JOHN BARKER Providing an accessible and authoritative introduction to issues around People of Colour...
Praise Song For The Butterflies
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019, a powerful, well-researched, fictional account exploring the trokosi tradition for the curious and the open-minded. Abeo Kata lives a comfortable, happy life...
Case Studies in Clinical Practice with Trans and Gender Non-Binary
Exploring clinical examples of the lived experiences of trans people across the lifespan, this unique and authoritative book addresses topics such as attending school, puberty, employment issues, suicide, bullying, autism...
Making a Difference in Families: Research that creates change
'This 'must read' volume will challenge every researcher to re-examine their assumptions and approach to research with families. Munford and Sanders emphasise the positive contribution research can make through the...
Promoting Family Change: The optimism factor
'This book heralds an exciting new chapter in the history of family-centred practice. It takes us a long way down the road toward the destination of strength-based family work.' From...
Making Progress: How Good Policy Happens
Learn about transformational reforms like paid parental leave, the NDIS, the Apology to the Stolen Generations, and revolutionising pensions from Labor's Jenny Macklin, with insights from Julia Gillard, Ross Garnaut,...
A Place for Lost Souls: A psychiatric nurse's stories of hope and
'Ultimately, my experiences as a mental health nurse have taught me that we should judge less and open our hearts more.' Belinda Black was just seventeen years old when she...
Down and Out: Surviving the Homelessness Crisis, by the 2023 Orwell
***Shortlisted for the 2023 Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness*** ***Winner of an RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction*** 'Part memoir, part howl of fury' GUARDIAN 'Enrich[es] our impoverished sociological...
The Art of Counselling: For anyone who needs to listen, support and
Whatever you do at work, if you interact with people - either as colleagues or clients - you will need the skills to have sensitive conversations. We cannot all be...
The Second Emancipation: Nkrumah, Pan-Africanism, and Global Blackness
The Second Emancipation , a work of Odyssean dimension, recasts the liberation of post-World War II colonial Africa and the American civil rights struggle through the lens of Ghana's revolutionary...
Group Work: Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions
Group Work: Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions, Second Edition examines eclectic approaches to group work and discusses ways to help practitioners offer more successful services to clients. This edition...
Twelve Golden Gifts: Part lament, part love letter, part practical
How a mother's wisdom and grace helped one family come to terms with her dementia. Chrisoula had long been known for frying up honeyed Greek donuts anytime a guest arrived...
With Charity For All: Why Charities Are Failing and a Better Way to
Based on his experiences at NPR and other major nonprofits, Ken Stern exposes the flaw in the United States' charity model--organizations that raise millions of dollars without ever cracking the...
Signs of Hope
In April 1987 the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) issued the report "Our Common Future", which pointed out that the world could no longer afford to think of...
The Business of Philanthropy: Perspectives and Insights from Global
A collection of one-on-one discussions with 40 of the world's greatest thought and action leaders and prominent philanthropic figures. THE BUSINESS OF PHILANTHROPY features diverse insights into the power of...
The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
The persistence of stigma of mental illness and seeking therapy perpetuates suffering and keeps people from getting the help they need and deserve. This volume, analysing the most up-to-date research...
Reflective Social Work Practice: Thinking, Doing and Being
Reflective Social Work Practice demonstrates how social workers can creatively and consciously combine 'thinking, doing and being' when working with individuals, families, groups, communities and organisations, and when undertaking research....
Mummy Told Me Not to Tell: The true story of a troubled boy with a
ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN. OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING. THE STORY OF ONE CHILD SHE COULD NEVER FORGET. Seven-year-old Reece is the last of six siblings to be taken into foster...
First Steps in Parenting the Child who Hurts: Tiddlers and Toddlers
This text approaches attachment and developmental issues arising when the child is in your care. It offers practical, sensitive guidance through the dark areas of separation, loss and trauma in...
The Big Smoke: History of Air Pollution in London Since Mediaeval
A fascinating insight into the development of air pollution controls against a changing social and economic background.
Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the
The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women--while also considering partnered women...
Giving Back: How to Do Good, Better
Do you wish you could do more to change the world but don't know how? Do you ever look around at the many charities asking for donations and feel overwhelmed?...
Our House Is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis
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"A must-read ecological message of hope . . . Everyone with an interest in the future of this planet should read this book." --David Mitchell, The Guardian When climate activist...
Should I Stay Or Go?
Until now, couples facing the dilemma of deciding whether or not to stay in an unhappy marriage had three options: individual or couples therapy, separation, or divorce. "Should I Stay...
Eight Weeks: Looking Back, Moving Forwards, Defying the Odds
A deeply moving and inspiring memoir that tells the remarkable life story of Baroness Young of Hornsey, from her childhood in foster care, to becoming one of the first Black...
Countryside in Trust: Land Management by Conservation, Recreation and
The development of agriculture has caused rapid changes to the rural environment. Today, with growing awareness and concern for environmental issues, there is a movement to stem further damage to...
Household's Work
This book is intended for students and researchers in gender studies, economics, soacila and welfare policy and the socilogy of the family.