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An accessible and practical text providing essential coverage of inclusive practice for pre-service and in-service trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

A concise guide to understanding assessments in counselling and psychotherapy.

Leading contributors combine practical pieces with overviews of the state of the art in the field, making this handbook essential reading for any student or researcher looking to apply multilevel techniques in their own research

A text on working with aggressive or resistant groups and individuals

Helping both new and more experienced teachers effectively manage their classrooms, this is an indispensable guide to getting the most out of your pupils and yourself as a teacher.

This pocket-sized book is the ideal starting place for those new to person-centred counselling. The revised new edition provides a concise, yet thoroughly up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of this approach.

Diversity and inclusion are issues very much at the forefront of education policy, and are covered in every childhood course. This book explains the issues and helps trainee teachers demonstrate good practice in this area.

The clearest and most straightforward explanations of statistical concepts are combined with lots of practical examples from a variety of disciplines, now with a brand new website with additional resources for students and lecturers.

Students on every childhood course study the main theories and approaches in the field, and this book conveniently brings together the work of the main theorists including Montesorri, Vygotsky and Reggio Emilia.

Presenting a collection of field-defining published works, both classical and contemporary, these four volumes define health systems, consider tensions in health policy, look at health systems comparatively, and examine the politics of health system reform.

Written by a top author, this highly accessible and popular book explains the key ideas and issues in early childhood clearly and concisely, keeping students up-to-date with the latest developments in the field.

This uniquely practical introductory guide shows trainees how to use cognitive behavioural therapy to treat the full range of personality disorders, in a range of multi-disciplinary settings.

In this confrontational text Martyn Hammersley looks at the key issues in current social research methodology, it is a must-read for those interested in the state of this field.

Focusing specifically on the needs of primary teacher trainees and the requirements for Qualified Teacher Status, this book explores new initiatives in primary language teaching in a theoretical context. Theory snapshots, task boxes and teaching ideas help students understand the theory and translate it into good practice.

Guides social work and social care students through working with disabled people. Unique in its aspirational, outcomes-focused approach.

Eminent researchers share their expertise, not 'telling' users what to do, but 'showing' what different methods look like in action, using 'stories from the field' and explaining the key issues involved in reflecting on research.

A second edition of two classic texts, now in an all-in-one volume. A general introduction to the increasingly influential cross-disciplinary area of discourse studies, this is edited by the key name in the field and has a stellar list of contributors.

Filling a gap for intermediate-level counselling and psychotherapy trainees, this practical, skills-based book takes the beginner to the next stage of their training, whatever their therapeutic approach.

Relationship-based practice is at the heart of social work, so this book is really what social work is about.

The third edition of this bestselling guide to counselling alcohol problems combines evidence-based examples from the author's personal clinical experience with comprehensive, up-to-date factual information and research.

The only Social Work specific, pure study skills book on the market, which guides the student through every step of the qualifying degree.

This book will hold the novice researcher's hand through the process of undertaking a research project using mixed methods. It has a particular focus on ethics, a key concern for researchers in education and the social sciences.

The definitive reference source for understanding the implications of complexity science for management research and practice

This major reference collection, edited by one of the foremost scholars in the field, organizes, defines and clarifies diverse and wide ranging theories of federalism.

Provides social workers with a comprehensive understanding of working with lesbians and gay men to ensure a fully inclusive and effective practice.

A short, inexpensive and new modular textbook that will be required reading for a very popular behavioural science course, health psychology

This book provides a balanced foundation in the principles and practices of social research, suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It will be popular with lecturers who want to get their students thinking.

A clear guide to passing essays, exams and other assessments specifically for nursing students.

Brenda Mallon combines the latest bereavement theory with skills-based training to fill a gap in the market for a truly student-focussed and multi-disciplinary book which provides a useful framework for teaching and learning.

As proven SAGE authors, Janice and Graham Dexter's distinct approach to blending theory and practice will make this book an essential read for developing practitioners getting to grips with the coaching field.