Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Hardback. This book recounts Buckler's life in the Peace Corps after a heartbreaking divorce and demanding career prompt him to make a change. Assigned to a village school in Malawi, Buckler opens his home to three boys, embarking with them on a journey of cross-cultural discovery, personal sacrifice, and transformative growth. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; BM; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761854159
- ISBN
- 9780761854159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.67
€ 117.67
hardcover. This book examines the history of male opinion about women's participation in procreation and explores the status of women in classical Europe, the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, and today's American procreative policies. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFMA; JFSJ1; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857587
- ISBN
- 9780761857587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.87
€ 103.87
Paperback. By weaving together a life-histories approach to ethnography and with a concept of culture, the author presents an intimate and complex picture of Opportunity House, a highly functional community of mentally-retarded adults. Series: Ethnographic Alternatives. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989172
- ISBN
- 9780761989172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
hardcover. Presents a research in employment policy. This title addresses the reform of the unemployment insurance system. Editor(s): Bassi, Laurie J.; Woodbury, Stephen A. Series: Research in Employment Policy. Num Pages: 334 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762305070
- ISBN
- 9780762305070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.83
€ 151.83
Hardback. This volume presents an alternative perspective on the problem of leadership in organizations. Drawing upon general systems and complexity and chaos theory, Kime presents organizational leadership as a normative feature of organizations, testing his formulation on a sample of US fire services. Editor(s): Kime, C. Series: Contemporary Studies in Applied Behavioural Science. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW2; KJU; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762307968
- ISBN
- 9780762307968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.42
€ 208.42
Experiments Investigating Fundraising and Charitable Contributors
. Ed(S): Isaac, R.m.; Davis, Douglas D.
Hardback. Consists of nine papers that use experimental and theoretical tools to examine issues pertaining to charitable auctions and fundraising. This volume explores themes such as the structure of charity auctions, charity lotteries, fund drives, and more. It explores the structure of different fundraising and charitable programs. Editor(s): Isaac, R.M.; Davis, Douglas D. Series: Research in Experimental Economics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313013
- ISBN
- 9780762313013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.52
€ 174.52
Research on Community-Based Mental Health Services for Children and Ad...
William H. . Ed(S): Fisher
Hardback. Research on mental health services for children and adolescents has become a vibrant subspecialty within the larger field of mental health services research. Editor(s): Fisher, William H. Series: Research in Community & Mental Health S. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762313150
- ISBN
- 9780762313150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.89
€ 178.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 23.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762752706
- ISBN
- 9780762752706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.46
€ 17.99
€ 15.46
Hardback. Crazy is the story of how one mental health professional deals with his own personal problems and those of the people he treats. Part expose and part memoir, it reveals what therapists really think about their profession, their colleagues, their patients, and their own lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762764839
- ISBN
- 9780762764839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.22
€ 26.99
€ 21.22
Hardback. The majority of children featured in this work live in circumstances that have compromised their development and their potential for becoming contributing members of society. This study describes their difficulties and suggests ways of meeting their needs. Editor(s): Zelman, Arthur B. Num Pages: 353 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765700087
- ISBN
- 9780765700087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.78
€ 158.78
Hardback. Methuselah is the elderly patient and Echo is the admiring soul, the therapist, who gives Methuselah back to himself by joining, mirroring, and reflecting in the course of creating a treatment alliance. The author brings transpersonal, psychodynamic, and behavioral approaches to bear on the existential problems of old and late old age. Num Pages: 364 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JKSG; MJX; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765700513
- ISBN
- 9780765700513
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.06
€ 131.06
Hardback. Suitable for fathers who want to do a better job raising their children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, for mothers of ADHD children who want to understand the special needs that fathers have in parenting these children, and for professionals who have the challenging task of involving the fathers of ADHD children in their treatment. Num Pages: 312 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: JKSB; JMAL; JMC; MMH; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765700681
- ISBN
- 9780765700681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.66
€ 153.66
Hardback. Denial of addiction is the most prominent symptom of individuals who have problems with alcohol and substance abuse. Series: Library of Substance Abuse Treatment. Num Pages: 232 pages, index. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN2; VFJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765701107
- ISBN
- 9780765701107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.12
€ 133.12
Hardback. Intended as a support to those who treat couples who experience distress and seek help in their relationships, this volume has been organized by material from systems and cognitive-behavioural approaches as well as ego psychology and object relations theory. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMR; JMS; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765701664
- ISBN
- 9780765701664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.44
€ 168.44
Hardback. Karen Weinberger and her colleagues warn clinicians that adapting to the rule of managed health care is inevitably accompanied by a gradual shift in professional ethics and values. The authors discovered how they had unknowingly transformed themselves in both obvious and subtle ways that touched their practice, teaching, and supervision. Editor(s): Weisgerber, Karen. Num Pages: 264 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JKSW; MBP; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765701800
- ISBN
- 9780765701800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.40
€ 140.40
Hardback. How do we position ourselves in relation to our patients? Do we participate as neutral object, as empathetic self-object, or as authentic subject? Do we strive to enhance the patient's knowledge, to provide a corrective experience, or to work at the intimate edge? Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765702029
- ISBN
- 9780765702029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.26
€ 159.26
Hardback. A well-written and valuable resource for both grievers and the mental health professionals who help them, this book provides hope for transformational grief and the tools to forge that outcome. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765702098
- ISBN
- 9780765702098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.72
€ 140.72
Hardback. The defiant child presents a challenge to the therapist's patience as well as to his skill. To help clinicians grow in both, this skillfully written volume by Dr. John B. Mordock draws on more than twenty-five years of experience with troubled children and their families. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMC; MJW; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765702609
- ISBN
- 9780765702609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardback. Covers the scientific and clinical aspects of chemical dependency with case vignettes to illustrate clinical issues. This book offers a set of specific techniques that help clinicians develop into practitioners. Series: Library of Substance Abuse Treatment. Num Pages: 391 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSN2; MMJT; MMZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 184 x 29. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765702890
- ISBN
- 9780765702890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.26
€ 168.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JM; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765706195
- ISBN
- 9780765706195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.52
€ 76.52