This fully updated and expanded third edition of a classic text provides a comprehensive introduction to key theory, knowledge, research and evidence relating to practice learning in social work and social care.It outlines the theories that underpin social care practice, the main assessment models and interventions, and also offers guidance on the effective implementation of assessment across a range of professional contexts. Contributors from research, policy-making and practice b...

FIRST PLACE OUTSTANDING FANTASY INDEPENDENT AUTHORS NETWORKFIRST PLACE PURPLE DRAGONFLY AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT FICTION.B.R.A.G. Medallion HonoreeOrphaned and alone, Conor Archer comes back to his hometown to find himself the center of attention. With the help of new friends, Jace the captain of the football team and Beth, his twin sister, along with a strange Labrador Retriever named Troubles, Conor has to discover who he really is and how he is tied to the mystery of t...