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'Transforming' Children's Services: Social Work, Neoliberalism and the 'Modern' World

By Paul Garrett

Child Welfare Policy and Practice: Issues and Lessons Emerging from Current Research

By Moira Borland, Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon, Malcolm Hill, Kathryn Higgins, Dorota Iwaniec

The Child and Family Policy Divide: Tensions, Convergence and Rights

By Clem Henricson, Andrew Bainham

Safeguarding in the 21st Century - Where to Now

By Jane Barlow, Jane Scott

Understanding Difference: The meaning of ethnicity for young lives

By Nicola Madge

Parenting in Poor Environments: Stress, Support and Coping

By Deborah Ghate, Neal Hazel

Making the Most of it: Economic Evaluation in the Social Welfare Field

By Tom Sefton, Sarah Byford, David McDaid, John Hills, Martin Knapp

Because it's Worth it: A Practical Guide to Conducting Economic Evaluations in the Social Welfare Field

By Sarah Byford, David McDaid, Tom Sefton

Interventions for Children at Risk of Developing Antisocial Personality Disorder

By David Utting, Helen Monteiro, Deborah Ghate

Small Expectations: Learning to be Poor

By Jules Shropshire, Sue Middleton

Not to be Ignored: Young People, Poverty and Health

By Anne Dennehy, Lee Smith, Paul Harker

Love as Always, Mum xxx: The true and terrible story of surviving a childhood with Fred and Rose West

By West, Mae

Supporting Children Through Family Change: A Review of Interventions and Services for Children of Divorcing and Separating Parents

By Martin Richards, Joanna Hawthorne, Julie Jessop, Jan Pryor

Families and the Labour Market: Trends, Pressures and Policies

By Shirley Dex

Supporting Couple Relationships: A Sourcebook for Practitioners

By Jenny Reynolds

Financial Implications of the Death of a Child

By Anne Corden, Roy Sainsbury, Patricia Sloper

Understanding health and social care

By Jon Glasby

A-Z of Child Care: The Complete Study Guide and Project Planner

By Christine Hobart, Jill Rose Frankel

Design Sensitivity: Statistical Power for Experimental Research (Applied Social Research Methods)

By Lipsey, Mark W.

Fostering Success: An Exploration of the Research Literature in Foster Care

By Kate Wilson, Ian Sinclair, Claire Taylor, Andrew Pithouse, Clive Sellick (Lecturer in Social Work, University of Norwich)

Working with Parents of Young People: Research, Policy and Practice

By Amanda Holt, Cris Hoskin, Helen Richardon Foster, Kevin Lowe, Sarah Lindfield

Supporting Families: Child Protection in the Community

By Ruth Gardner (University of London, UK)

Ordering Lives: Family, Work and Welfare (Understanding Social Change)

By Hughes, Gordon, Fergusson, Ross

Roadcraft: The Police Driver's Handbook

By Police Foundation, Philip Coyne, Penny Mares, BILL MAYBLIN

The Mental Health Needs of Looked After Children

By Joanna Richardson, Carol Joughin

Prevention and Coping in Child and Family Care: Mothers in adversity coping with child care

By Michael Sheppard

Children Returning Home: The Re-unification of Families

By Roger Bullock, etc., Daniel Gooch, Michael Little (all of the Dartington Social Research Unit)

Foster Carers: Why They Stay and Why They Leave

By Kate Wilson, Ian Sinclair, Ian Gibbs

Parenting Under Pressure: Prison

By Adrienne Katz

Dangerous Care: Reviewing the Risks to Children from Their Carers

By Ann Hagell