'It's really nice to come across a social work textbook covering all the behaviour theories and their integration within different areas of social work in such detail' - Nell Abramczuk, Social Work Student, Bangor University, UK. 'This is one of the best books on behavioural sciences for social work[...]

Using a bio-psychosocial framework, this popular textbook explains the wide basis of perspectives on which we build an understanding of people's behaviours and why and how we respond in the way we do. This book accessibly explains key concepts including attachment, trauma, developmental psychology [...]