The Book Company: New Products - Social Work

Integrative Systemic Therapy for Families with Children and Adolescents (A Clinician's Handbook)

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:20:31 +0000

This book provides an in-depth introduction to the theory and application of Integrative Systemic Therapy (IST) when working with children and their families, allowing clinicians to enhance their skill set and capacity to work effectively with this population.

Price: $47.99

Journeys in Community-Based Research

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:57:49 +0000

The goal of community-based research is to develop a deeper understanding of communities and to discover new opportunities for improving quality of life.

The nine case studies in this diverse collection provide real life examples of community-based research in Aboriginal, urban, and rur..

Price: $34.95

Creating Learning Spaces (Experiences from Educational Fields)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:55:08 +0000

What can we learn from a teacher's journal about working with challenging youth? Why does the Training Room Program in German schools impede the development of an empowering learning culture? What experiences transpire during a train trip to the sea with an unruly crew of school boys? Or: what hap..

Price: $35.00

Championing Child Care

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:50:09 +0000

Why has child care legislation developed along its present course? How did the political players influence lawmakers? What do the politics of child care legislation over the past thirty years indicate for the future? Based on more than one hundred interviews with legislators and executive branc..

Price: $42.00

Youth crime and youth justice (Public opinion in England and Wales)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:03:44 +0000

This report presents the findings from the first national, representative survey of public attitudes to youth crime and youth justice in England and Wales.

Significantly, it highlights that most people are demonstrably ill-informed about youth crime and youth justice issues. It also carr..

Price: $35.95

Prevention and youth crime (Is early intervention working?)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:03:11 +0000

The 2008 UK government Youth Crime Action Plan emphasises prevention and early intervention in different aspects of work with young people who offend or are considered to be 'at risk' of offending. Much of this approach includes targeted work with families and work to reduce the numbers of youn..

Price: $35.95

Social Work and Human Rights (A Foundation for Policy and Practice)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:53:54 +0000

As social work students and practitioners encounter the term "human rights" with greater frequency, there is a pressing need for them to understand its meaning, especially in contradistinction to the related concept of "social justice." This book is an overview of human rights ideas and laws for s..

Price: $30.00

Teaching in Social Work (An Educators' Guide to Theory and Practice)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:53:32 +0000

Drawing from her extensive classroom and field experience, Jeane W. Anastas merges the "practice wisdom" of today's social work educators with contemporary theories on instruction and learning. Built around a teacher- and student-in-situation framework, Teaching in Social Work examines t..

Price: $40.00

The Truth About Girls and Boys (Challenging Toxic Stereotypes About Our Children)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:53:18 +0000

Caryl Rivers and Rosalind C. Barnett are widely acclaimed for their analyses of women, men, and society. In The Truth About Girls and Boys, they tackle a new, troubling trend in the theorizing of gender: that the learning styles, brain development, motivation, cognitive and spatial abili..

Price: $26.00

Resolving Ethical Challenges in Social Work Practice

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:13:53 +0000

Turn complex ethical challenges into confident action with applied frameworks and real-world insight.

Enhance and expand your social work practice with a comprehensive, case-based text designed for today’s rapidly changing landscape. Featuring authentic scenarios r..

Price: $95.00