This unique, holistic and radical perspective on participatory practice has been updated to reflect on advances made in the past decade and the impact of austerity. The innovative text bridges the divide between community development ideas and practice and considers how to bring about transformative social change.

This timely text highlights the importance of informed and critical practice in social work with older people.

Drawing on the authors' extensive experience as educators, this book puts forward a new model of social work practice that both supports and protects service users across the lifecourse.

Covers the essential knowledge required to understand and develop skills in relation to professional judgement and decision making processes in social work practice

Help, support and comprehensive resources for survivors of child sexual abuse.

Introduces you to the core counselling and psychotherapy skills you will need for effective therapeutic practice.

This book ilustrates the complexity of policing in the 21st century and cover themes common to the police organizations around the world.

A jaw-dropping, gritty memoir from Jackie Malton, former DCI and the inspiration for legendary TV detective Jane Tennison in Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect.

How does it feel to be a police officer? Jessica Miller uses the most recent neuroscience and real-life examples to explore risks to individual resilience. A compulsory read for anyone with an interest in policing, the book offers practical resilience techniques and policy recommendations for police officers facing crime in a post-COVID world.