An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to play within social work education. It is therefore important that you, as a social work student, learn to engage critically with social policy. This book will introduce you to policy and show you...

'Loved this book! A fun and quirky mystery. I just couldn't put it down, the characters in this book are just amazing as well so quirky and unique... a very good mystery as well.' - NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐----------Something doesn't add up at the seaside...Una has always been more comfortable working with numbers than people. As an actuary for an insurance company, her job is to spot patterns that other people might miss.W...

'Not many books make me laugh out loud but this one absolutely did!' - Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐----------Una McMurray is puzzled. Surely, statistically, the international cat show scene shouldn't be this... lethal?Keen to make her mark in her new job in pet insurance, Una's first task is to calculate whether cat ownership extends human lifespan. Tragically, that's not the case for prizewinning cat owner Jeff Bridgely - a most ...

Sociological perspectives can be used to analyse societal and structural influences on human behaviour at individual, group and community levels. The authors link sociological concepts, debates and theories relating to key areas such as poverty, social exclusion, education, social class and social justice to develop your students′ understanding of how sociological perspectives will impact upon their social work placements and practice.This book begins by taking you step-by-step thr...

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to play within social work education. It is important therefore for students to engage critically with social policy. This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, ...

Clever and very funny' - Ian Moore author of Death and Croissants'Eleanor Oliphant meets The Thursday Murder Club' - Jessica Irena Smith------------Something doesn't add up at the seaside... A witty murder mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Ian Moore and the Reverend Richard Coles.------------Una has always been more comfortable working with numbers than people. As ...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2017, held in Bangkok, Thailand, in November 2017.The 21 full papers and 6 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 51 submissions. The paper topics of ICADL 2017 covered a wide spectrum from various areas, including information visualization, data mining/extraction, cultural heritage preservation, personalized service and ...

'Not many books make me laugh out loud but this one absolutely did!' - Amazon reviewer **⭐⭐⭐⭐**⭐----------Una McMurray is puzzled. Surely, statistically**, the international cat show scene shouldn't be this... lethal?**Keen to make her mark in her new job in pet insurance, Una's first task is to calculate whether cat ownership extends human...

'What a cracking read! I had an absolute blast reading it ' - Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Jo Jakeman is something of a canny secret for those readers in the know. Join the club. Buy this book... join me in the queue for the next one.' - Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐----------Welcome to Aberfal Boys High School. Independent jewel of academic and sporting excellence in the South-west... until the headmaster is murdered in his stu...

'Been reading this on m'olidays. It's perfectly ridiculous & also v funny...' DAWN FRENCH'Curtain Call To Murder positively explodes with the double-entendres and vicious wit that has become his trademark.'DAILY EXPRESS'Utterly hilarious & thrillingly disgusting' MIRIAM MARGOYLESA murder on stage. A cast full of suspects. Can dresser Jayne unravel ...

*A mind-boggling locked door mystery written in collaboration with the Historic Royal Palaces*'Love, Love, Love! I absolutely devoured this book... The ultimate locked room mystery' READER REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐When one of the ladies in residence at Hampton Court Palace fails to answer her maid's call in the morning, Mrs Lydia Bramble, palace housekeeper, is called in to investigate.What Mrs Bramble finds sends shockwaves through the whole pa...

They can't even agree on what to read, so how are they going to solve a murder?St. Tredock Book Club disagree on everything, from the books they read to the biscuits they eat. For book club organiser Nova Davies, who's new to the Cornish seaside village, the digestive vs shortbread debate is just the start of her problems...Under Nova's watch, £10,000 is stolen from the much-loved community centre. When book club member Mic...