Child well-being, which covers everything from family relationships to their material well-being, is now increasingly being talked about in policy and practice nationally and internationally. However, a lack of clarity remains about what the idea really means and how it can help children.This book brings together contributions from international experts in order to define child well-being and to further understand how it can improve children's lives. Issues covered include how the ...

A Story of Love and War"I read it with the greatest interest... a fascinating and absorbing look into the past."- Sir Martin Gilbert, Churchill, biographer and bestselling author of: Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship, A History of the Twentieth Century, Churchill and America, Churchill, a Biography, Churchill and the War"This remarkable family saga and love story has embedded itself into my psyche...Set in the East End of London between two wars,...

21 Aldgate is character-driven historical fiction set in pre-WWII London’s Jewish East End and fashionable Chelsea, as well as in Germany and France. It is a fictionalized story of the relationship between the artist Paul Maze and his young married assistant Clara during and after the writing of his memoir of WWI.  First and foremost, however, 21 Aldgate is about a place in time, a place that no longer exists except in the rapidly fad...

Learning a Language at Fifty combines memoir, research, and practical insight to explore what it is really like to learn a new language later in life. Written by a linguist documenting her own multi-year journey to fluency in Italian, the book offers an honest look at the challenges and rewards of adult language learning. Rejecting promises of quick fluency and language-learning shortcuts, the author examines what actually works through the lens of both personal experience and decades of r...

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...

Set amid the clip and clatter of hansom cabs and the popping of the gaslights, this intriguing mystery introduces Dr. James Mortimer, the man who brought the case of the Hound of the Baskervilles to the attention of Sherlock Holmes. Here, Dr. Mortimer tells a tale of how he came across his second and most challenging case ever.In 1890, the young Dr. Mortimer is numb with grief over the death of his wife and decides to close his own practice and begin a new life for himself. He winds...

Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential.This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. With contributions from leading international experts, it introduces the key ideas and issues currently being debated in the evaluation of ...

This important text shows how child development theory applies to professionals' working practice. Considering theories of development throughout the lifespan from the early years through to adolescence, and transitions to adulthood, this resource is essential reading for a range of professionals including social workers, teachers, and health and mental health professionals. The authors build up an integrated picture of the developing world of the child, looking at genetic and biological i...

von Ann Murdoch Der Umfang dieses Buchs entspricht 101 Taschenbuchseiten. Lord Oliver Crowdon lernt auf der Baustelle von Aldgate Castle, seinem neu erwobenen Besitz, die bezaubernde Lady Leonyia Lampart kennen. Wie sich herausstellt, ist sie die Chefin der Firma, die die Umbauarbeiten auf Aldgate Castle vornimmt. Lord Oliver verliebt sich Hals über Kopf in diese Frau. Als sie gemeinsam das Anwesen begutachten, finden sie hinter einer Geheimtür ein mysteriöses Buch, das auf einen verborgen...