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This A-Z guide is a concise, readable and critical review of the main concepts in the four dominant approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.

This book looks at The Wroxham School in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, which has embraced the' Learning without Limits' approach across the whole school.

Providing an integrative family-based approach to addressing psychological and relational needs of distressed children and their parents.

Offers those working in mental health settings a practical guide to writing great care plans. Featuring chapters on care planning in primary care, community care and acute care, this title highlights the challenges of care planning, evidence available in each area, the knowledge needed by practitioner and the skills needed to work with clients.

Skills in advocacy are essential for every social work student and practitioner. This book provides an introduction to advocacy, examining the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to undertake advocacy roles and work constructively with the growing number of independent advocates.

Framed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (2010) standards for pre-registration nursing education and written by experts in the field, this book explains which interventions are most effective for each of the most common mental health disorders. It also shows you how these interventions work in practice and illustrates the skills required.

A workbook that is written for social work students and includes both theory and a range of exercises. It also looks at working in teams and with other professions, how to use supervision effectively to enhance professional development, keeping safe, and strategies for managing risk to self.

Leading Change in the Early Years focuses on the type of leadership skill needed for leading the reform and change agendas that challenge the early years sector.

This book considers theory and recent research on children's social and emotional development, highlighting the implications for effective practice in promoting positive behaviour.

This book explores the practice of teaching secondary English, engaging teachers with theory and policies to enable them to reflect on their processes.

This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review.

This is a public health text aimed at bridging the gap between current public health values and skills and those required to tackle future challenges.

This innovative, practical book supports primary schools in rethinking where teaching & learning in primary science and technology should take place.

This book aims to provide the reader with a clear and concise introduction to psychodynamic concepts and their application to executive coaching.

Supervision in Action aims to help professional and trainee supervisors, consultants and coaches to `take care of themselves' - in other words, the art of learning from their own experience in their practice.

Suitable for students on placement in adult services or voluntary organizations and social work practitioners working with older people, this title offers an approach to working with older people and provides an introduction to the legislation, policy, theory and research needed by social workers.

Ethics underpin all aspects of nursing activity but the concepts can often seem remote or inaccessible. This book explores and helps answer questions such as: What are rights?; What is dignity?; How are nurses accountable?; How does the law relate to ethics?; and What is a dignified death?

Taking a self-coaching approach, this book enablse you to understand how to navigate your way through the various challenges posed by PhD study with resilience, self-sufficiency, and the determination to succeed. It is packed with techniques, tips and tricks that are applicable to a range of circumstances both within the PhD process and beyond.

This fascinating book examines recent critical thinking and research findings in the field of transcultural counselling and psychotherapy.

This book offers practitioners working with 11-14 year olds, a highly practical education resource for running well being lessons.

Offers an exploration of the history of public health and the development of health services over the centuries. This book surveys the rise and redefinition of public health since the sanitary revolution of the mid-nineteenth century, assessing the reforms in the post World War II years and the coming of welfare states.

Suitable for student and qualified paramedics looking to understand the key elements of research, and what it means for their profession, this guide to the sometimes daunting world of research and evidence-based practice helps you get to grips with the nature of paramedic research and how it works in practice.

Interprofessional working is integral to an integrated workforce supporting children. This book turns interprofessional rhetoric into reality.

An introduction to qualitative methods, combining a solid grounding in theory with a guide to conducting investigations and critical assessment.

Suitable for all those who want to understand the various ways in which patient and public engagement can contribute to better health outcomes, this book provides the comprehensive overview of patient engagement and participation in healthcare.

This book provides an accessible and comprehensive overview of the basic education disciplines for undergraduates on Education Studies courses.

This bestselling undergraduate level book is an ideal resource for student paramedics looking for an excellent introduction to the main theoretical subjects studied in paramedic courses, and links practice issues to the all-important theory base.The chapters bring to life a wide variety of academic subjects, making complex subjects easily readable and encouraging reflection on how theory fits with practice. This third edition has been expanded throughout and includes five new chapters on research and evidence-based practice, human factors affecting paramedic practice, developing resilience, caring for people with dementia, and public health perspectives. This new edition also covers:. Ethics and law for the paramedic. Reflective practice and communication. Professional issues, including clinical audit and governance and anti-discriminatory practice. Psychological perspectives on health and ill health. Social factors. Care of vulnerable adults and end of life care. Safeguarding children. Managing change, decision making and leadership theoryWritten by a team of experienced paramedics, specialist health care professionals and doctors from across the UK, the book includes numerous links to practice, a wide selection of case studies and examples which encourage you to 'stop and think' and reflect upon your practice experience.Blaber's Foundations for Paramedic Practice: A Theoretical Perspective, Third Edition is a core text for student paramedics and a valuable resource for students of all allied health professions.'This book should be considered essential reading material for student paramedics endeavouring to understand the vital core concepts that underpin paramedic science. This clear, concise and user-friendly text is also invaluable for newly qualified paramedics, experienced paramedics looking to continue their own professional development and those acting as Practice Educators'.Sarah Christopher, PGC LTHE, BSc (Hons), MA Ed, FHEA, MC Para, Programme Lead for Paramedic Science, The University of Lincoln, UK

The new edition of this popular book takes a fresh look at what it means to think of literacies as social practices.

This book applies the latest positive psychology research to coaching practice, providing a range of tools that will have an impact with clients.