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Book Reviews

Here you will find a collection of book reviews written by social policy and social work academics and postgraduate students in UK higher education. Click on the image of the book below to read the review.

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SWAP makes no warranties about the information contained in these book reviews. Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and may not be representative of SWAP.

Review of The Approved MH Professional's Guide to MH Law

Author: Robert Brown
Year: 2010
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Caroline Morris
Review Date: 17/02/2010

Proactive Management in SW

Authors: Sharon Lambley
Year: 2009
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Karen Burrows
Review Date: 30/09/2009

Residential Care: Prospects and Challenges

Authors: Karen Lyons & Sue Lawrence
Year: 2006
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Reviewer: Nick Pike
Review Date: 03/06/2009

Social Work in Europe: Educating for Change

Authors: Karen Lyons & Sue Lawrence
Year: 2006
Publisher: Venture Press
Reviewer: Marion Ellison
Review Date: 09/04/2009

The Social Workers' Guide to Children and Families

Authors: Lynn Davis
Year: 2008
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Reviewer: Richard Williams
Review Date: 25/03/2009

Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults

Authors: Michael Mandelstam
Year: 2008
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Reviewer: Jonathan Parker
Review Date: 24/03/2009

Understanding and Using Theory in Social Work

Authors: Juliette Oko
Year: 2008
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Caroline James
Review Date: 26/02/2009

The Economics of Social Problems

Authors: Sarah Smith, Julian Le Grand and Carol Propper
Year: 2008
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Reviewer: Rachel Matthews
Review Date: 12/02/2009

Public Services Inspection in the UK

Editors: Howard Davis and Steve Martin
Year: 2008
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
Reviewer: Trish Hafford-Letchfield
Review Date: 10/01/2009

Parental Learning Disability and Children's Needs

Authors: Hedy Cleaver and Don Nicholson
Year: 2007
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
Reviewer: Rachel Matthews
Review Date: 15/12/2008

Social work with children and families

Authors: Maureen O'Loughlin and Steve O'Loughlin
Year: 2008
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Caroline James
Review Date: 11/12/2008

Changing children's services

Editors: Pam Foley and Andy Rixon
Year: 2008
Publisher: Policy Press
Reviewer: Claire Smith
Review Date: 10/12/2008

Critical Learning for Social Work Students

Author: Sue Jones
Year: 2009
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Caroline James
Review Date: 23/09/2009

Community Care Practice

Author: Michael Mandelstam
Year: 2008
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Reviewer: Jane Watt
Review Date: 02/06/2009

Safeguarding Adults in Social Work

Authors: Andy Mantell, Terry Scragg
Year: 2008
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Jonathan Parker
Review Date: 24/03/2008

Effective Learning & Teaching in Social Policy & Social Work

Editors: Hilary Burgess & Imogen Taylor
Year: 2004
Publisher: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Reviewer: please click title of book for more information

Making sense of Every Child Matters

Editor: Richard Baker
Year: 2008
Publisher: The Policy Press
Reviewer: Margaret Simms
Review Date: 25/03/2009

A Practitioners' Tool for the Assessment of Adults who

Author: Jeff Fowler
Year: 2008
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Reviewer: Collette Maunders
Review Date: 24/03/2009

Proactive Child Protection and Social Work

Authors: Liz Davies and Nora Duckett
Year: 2008
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Dionne Howells
Review Date: 13/02/2009

Youth justice in practice

Author: Bill Whyte
Year: 2008
Publisher: Policy Press
Reviewer: Kay Wall
Review Date: 29/01/2009

Using the law in social work

Author: Robert Johns
Year: 2008
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Caroline Morris
Review Date: 22/01/2009

Sociology and social work

Authors: Jo Cunningham and Steve Cunningham
Year: 2008
Publisher: Learning Matters
Reviewer: Jeff Shantz
Review Date: 07/01/2009

Social Policy for Social Welfare Practice in Devolved Wales

Editor : Charlotte Williams
Year: 2007
Publisher: Venture Press
Reviewer: Jane Williams
Review Date: 16/12/2008

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