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Forthcoming Social Work and Social Policy Books

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  1. The Making of Criminal Justice Policy

    By Sue Hobbs, Christopher Hamerton

    This new textbook addresses the needs of the student of criminology for a better understanding of criminal justice policy and offers a framework for analysing the social, economic and political processes that shape its creation. The book will connect the study of criminology to the wider study of...

    To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge

  2. Supervision for Forensic Practitioners

    By Jason Davies

    Series: Issues in Forensic Psychology

    Supervision of everyday work is a core component of the safe and effective practice of both trainee and qualified forensic practitioners such as probation staff, psychologists, criminal justice and liaison workers and specialist treatment staff. Within mental health settings, the importance of...

    To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge

  3. Evidence-based Practice in Social Work

    Development of a New Professional Culture

    By Lawrence A. Palinkas, Haluk Soydan

    Series: Core Concepts in Health and Social Care

    The role of evidence-based practice is one of most central and controversial issues in social work today. This concise text introduces key concepts and processes of evidence-based practice whilst engaging with contemporary debates about its relevance and practicality. Evidence-based Practice in...

    To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge

  4. Grief and the Expressive Arts

    Practices for Creating Meaning

    Edited by Barbara E. Thompson, Robert A. Neimeyer

    Series: Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement

    To Be Published March 14th 2014 by Routledge

  5. Social Justice in Clinical Practice

    A Liberation Health Framework for Social Work

    Edited by Dawn Belkin-Martinez

    Social work theory and ethics places social justice at its core and recognises that many clients from oppressed and marginalized communities frequently suffer greater forms and degrees of physical and mental illness. However, social justice work has all too often been conceptualized as a macro...

    To Be Published March 28th 2014 by Routledge

  6. Play Therapy Today

    Contemporary Practice with Individuals, Groups and Carers

    Edited by Eileen Prendiville, Justine Howard

    Play Therapy Today brings together the work of renowned practitioners and academics currently working and researching in play therapy, presenting a range of groundbreaking methods for practising with groups, individuals, and parents and carers. Providing an overview of new or revitalised topics in...

    To Be Published March 30th 2014 by Routledge

  7. Routledge Handbook of Poverty and the United States

    Edited by Stephen Haymes, Maria Vidal de Haymes, Reuben Miller

    In the United States, the causes and even the meanings of poverty are disconnected from the causes and meanings of global poverty. The Routledge Handbook of Poverty and the United States provides an authoritative overview of the relationship of poverty with the rise of neoliberal capitalism in the...

    To Be Published April 14th 2014 by Routledge

  8. Safeguarding, Child Protection and Abuse in Sport

    International Perspectives in Research, Policy and Practice

    Edited by Melanie Lang, Mike Hartill

    Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

    To Be Published April 14th 2014 by Routledge

  9. International Perspectives on Support for Trafficked Women

    Developing a Model for Service Provision

    By Delia Rambaldini-Gooding

    Series: Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy

    Human trafficking for the purpose of prostitution and sexual exploitation has received a great deal of attention at national and international policy level. However, most of the focus has been on the criminal aspects of human trafficking and crime prevention, with little more than rhetoric around...

    To Be Published April 14th 2014 by Routledge

  10. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

    Exploring Mental Capacity and Social Inclusion

    By Catherine Theodosius, Susan Hollinrake

    Research shows that social integration and belonging within family and society, linked to a strong social identity and self-efficacy, are essential for health and wellbeing. Safeguarding vulnerable people in a way that respects their full potential requires a balance between the need to protect an...

    To Be Published April 29th 2014 by Routledge