Worried about your social work placement? You’re not alone; many students find their placement one of the toughest aspects of their training. But placements can also offer a rewarding and invigorating approach to learning. They provide a chance to put your knowledge into practice and actually 'do' some social work. From day one of your first placement until the end of your last, this unique survival guide can support you in getting the most out of your placement. Written in a straightforward, down-to-earth style, this text offers:—practical tips, exercises and advice to build confidence, enabling you to take control of your own learning—support in aspects of your professional development, including dealing with difficult situations should these arise—help to improve your critical thinking skills as well as encouraging reflective practice.From authors with extensive experience of social work education and practice, Surviving Your Social Work Placement draws directly on the advice of past and present social work students. This is a book that you can rely upon again and again as a rich source of ideas and guidance at any stage of your social work training.

Surviving Your Social Work Placement

Business & Money

Jones, Karen

Lomax, Robert

Leigh, Sarah

Gay, Chris

Job Hunting & Careers

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Social workers often have to handle a great deal of negativity in their working lives. This book celebrates social work practice at its most positive and influential and, in doing so, contributes to a growing literature on critical best practice. Focused on 12 unique and compelling stories of social work with older people, the authors: • provide a fresh and realistic insight into life as a social worker, and the dilemmas and difficulties that practitioners typically face • illustrate how knowledge, theory and research are integrated in professional decision-making and action • show social workers analyzing their own cases and include reflective questions to help readers formulate their own learning and thereby develop their own practice This book provides students on qualifying courses with an invaluable perspective on real life practice, and gives qualified practitioners the opportunity to reflect on and better their own practice.

Best Practice with Older People: Social Work Stories

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Red Globe Press

In the 1st Century and the 21st Century, the world is run by men. Lila and Mary in the 1st, and Grace and Chloe in the 21st, share the same question: 'Where are the good men?' Their fathers failed them, their husbands failed them, their leaders failed them. But they find hope in one man - one man who inspires both men and women to come into their own. One man who would never treat them as objects or possessions. One man who would never use them for his own gratification. One man who would never abuse their trust. One man who believes in them. One man who would go to hell and back for them. Babe’s Bible: Gorgeous Grace is the first book in a stunning trilogy by new writer Karen Jones. It presents the message of the Bible in the form of a contemporary novel for women.

Babe's Bible: Gorgeous Grace

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd.

It's five years on since Grace found out she was pregnant. Now balancing motherhood and full-time ministry her life takes a dramatic turn when she meets a young victim of sex traffickers. She is still unable to escape her own past as James Martin remains a continued presence in her life. Chloe, meanwhile, is still struggling to keep her marriage alive. The stresses continue with her own children and she finds herself challenged on issues of drug addiction, sexuality and teenage rebellion. In Grace's own Bible-times novel, Lila and Mary are on a steep-learning curve as part of the first community of believers that represent the early Church. Love, sex and betrayal, and abuse, forgiveness and healing are once again the powerful themes in this heart-rending saga. Sister Acts is the second in Karen Jones' incredible Babe's Bible trilogy.

Babe's Bible: Sister Acts

Karen Jones' unique trilogy of contemporary fiction for women, based on the stories of women from the Bible, concludes in Love Letter. Grace and Chloe's lives have changed immeasurably over the last decade. Grace's talents and wisdom as a priest have been recognised and she receives a unique calling which will change her life for ever. Chloe, by contrast, discovers that there are still no easy paths through life and the decisions of various members of her family cause her to question the very bedrock of her faith. Grace and Chloe's relationship is about to be challenged to the core. Love, sex and betrayal, forgiveness and healing are once again the powerful themes in this heart-rending saga. Previous books: Babe's Bible: Gorgeous Grace 9780232529203 Babe's Bible: Sister Acts 9780232529807

Love Letter: A Babe's Bible Novel

A first-of-its-kind study of Protestant youth ministers reveals the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today's youth workers. Of the 7,000 youth workers assembled in 1996 under Atlanta's Georgia Dome, a sample of 2,130 full-time youth ministers from dozens of Protestant denominations and parachurch organizations answered a battery of exhaustive, deliberate questions covering: What they liked best about youth ministry What particularly pleased them in their work with youth What they found most encouraging or discouraging Their biggest obstacle to an effective youth ministry Their biggest concern in youth ministry Their answers revealed a dedicated group of professionals, concerned a out the students in their ministries, but troubled with a variety of perplexing issues. And their answers form the backbone of Youth Ministry That Transforms, a comprehensive analysis of this groundbreaking study (funded by the Lilly Endowment) focusing on the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today's youth workers. Spearheaded by Merton Strommen--one of America's most exemplary and influential thinkers and authors in youth and family ministry--the research-writing team is joined by Karen E. Jones and Dave Rahn of Huntington (Indiana) College's Link Institute for Faithful and Effective Youth Ministry, and acknowledged leader in the task of undergirding youth ministry with a research base. These three deliver thorough analysis and sound interpretation regarding the state of youth ministry at the dawn of the 21st century. Youth Ministry That Transforms belongs on the desks and in the classrooms of all who are concerned with this developing profession, including denominational and parachurch leadership, professors, youth ministry students, and thoughtful youth workers themselves. It is also an insightful resource for any who want to understand youth ministers and their profession: senior pastors, executive pastors, and other individuals and committees charged with hiring and supervising youth workers.

Youth Ministry That Transforms

Rahn, Dave

STROMMEN, MERTON P.

Zondervan/Youth Specialties

Anthony and Berryman's Magistrate Court Guide: 2000

Reference

Butterworths Tolley

A topical study showing how and why seemingly trivial incidents act as flashpoints for widespread disturbances, by investigating the underlying causes. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers in communication, politics, industrial relations, criminology, and urban studies.

Flashpoints: Studies in Public Disorder

Waddington, David

Critcher, Chas

Routledge

WINNER: FAMILY CHOICE AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS! "A Day with Dutchess" is a children's book inspired by the true life adventures of Dutchess, a blind therapy dog with a gentle and joyful heart. Join her and canine friend Droopy as they work with children at the local autism center, sample treats at their favorite pet boutique and organize an adoption fair to help lonely cats and dogs find their loving forever homes. An inspirational tale for all ages, "A Day with Dutchess" teaches that everyone is truly special and can help make a better world.  Julie Klam, New York Times best-selling author of "You Had Me at Woof," says "'A Day with Dutchess' is a charming and heartwarming story that will teach kids about the wonders of therapy dogs and seeing past what some might consider a disability. It is a lovely book." Bruce Littlefield, best selling author of "The Bedtime Book for Dogs" says "Dutchess and her tale are doggone delightful. Her story proves that no matter what hand, or paw, we're dealt in life, it can be used to help better the world." Dr. Pia Salk, Adopt-a-Pet spokesperson says "Dutchess teaches readers that mutual respect and compassion are not qualities specific to humans...The book demonstrates the beauty of the canine-human bond and the power we have within to help others."

A Day with Dutchess: Life Lessons from a Blind Therapy Dog

Children's Books

Phillips, Julie

Condon, Mark

Animals

Dutchess the Dog Press

Following their dreams, Bob and Karen Jones set out from Corpus Christi, Texas, in their 15 year-old, 30-foot sailboat, Watercolors, to explore the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts taking them to Chesapeake Bay. Their adventure mostly follows America’s Intracoastal Waterway that winds through remote bays and inlets formed by numerous barrier islands. In these estuaries, they encounter an abundance of osprey, pelicans, herons, ducks, geese, cormorants, and dolphins, as well as the rarer bald eagles and whooping cranes. The Waterway also leads to villages and towns that make their livelihood from the water as is very much evident in the delicious oysters, blue crab, and shrimp served up at local cafes. Other stops are at major seaports including Galveston, New Orleans, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Savannah, and Charleston which serve a delightful dose of history extending back to early colonial times. The Chesapeake is an ideal cruising ground with villages such as Deltaville, Onancock, Crisfield, St. Michaels, and Oxford wedded to the water by crabbing, oystering, and boatbuilding. Bob and Karen enjoy exploring rivers with such enticing names as Wicomico, Choptank, Piankatank, Rappahannock, Patapsco, and Potomac, as well as the major cities of Baltimore and Washington , and the sailing center of Annapolis. In the late fall they return to Florida where they abandon their plans to return to Texas in the spring in favor of returning to the Chesapeake for further sailing adventures and a chance to traverse the Dismal Swamp. They encounter the usual cruising challenges of navigation, dragging anchors, provisioning, mechanical and electric breakdowns, water leaks, and approaching hurricanes. Karen’s Living Aboard sections describe life aboard a boat for many months from a women’s perspective. Bob’s Nature Notebook sections explore conservation efforts preserving wetlands and migrating birds as well as looking at future challenges of overfishing, protecting sea turtles, and rising sea levels. 303 pages, 109 B&amp;W photographs, 3 maps

Sailing toward Sunrise: Cruising and Treasuring America's Gulf and Atlantic Coasts

Travel

Jones, Bob

United States

Piankatank Press

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