What are my values? What are the values of others around me? What are the values and ethics of the social work profession? An awareness of our own ethical assumptions, and how these inform our practice, is crucial for the student social worker. The second edition of this bestselling book is now spli[...]

Learn the simplest ways to get things done with Microsoft(R) SharePoint(R) 2010 Here's WHAT You'll LearnManage and share team information in one location Use project task lists to organize people and processes Create libraries for documents, media, slides, and more Work seamlessly with Microsoft Off[...]

""We speak of a mother's love, but we forget her power.""
Civilization has come to the alien, sunless planet its inhabitants call Eden.
Just a few generations ago, the planet's five hundred inhabitants huddled together in the light and warmth of the Forest's lantern trees, afraid to venture[...]

'I can say without equivocation this text is without doubt the best book about social work I have read. Chris Beckett explores the purpose, values activities and theories of social work in an ever-changing social context that is clearly identified and examined' - Stephanie Petrie, University of Liv[...]

Offers an introduction to, and critical analysis of, the complex issues involved in child protection work. This book encourages reflection and debate through such features as case examples and interactive exercises. It is comprehensive and addresses professionals involved in child protection work. I[...]

George Simling has grown up in the city-state of Illyria in the Eastern Mediterranean, an enclave of logic and reason founded as a refuge from the Reaction, a wave of religious fundamentalism that swept away the nations of the twenty-first century. Yet to George, Illyria's militant rationalsim is as[...]

A work on assessment and intervention in social work practice that covers the core topics for qualifying social work students. It provides an understanding of the issues and skills essential for effective practice.[...]

"You live in Eden. You are a member of the Family, one of 532 descendants of Angela and Tommy. You shelter beneath the light and warmth of the Forest's lantern trees, hunting woollybuck and harvesting tree candy. Beyond the forest lie the treeless mountains of the Snowy Dark and a cold so bitter and[...]

George Simling has grown up in the city state of Illyria, an enclave of logic and reason founded as a refuge from the Reaction. George has fallen in love with Lucy. A prostitute. A robot. To the city authorities, robot sentience is a malfunction, curable by periodically erasing and resetting silicon[...]