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Family Group Conferences in Social Work: Involving Families in Social Care Decision Making (2018)
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Edwards, D., & Parkinson, K. (Eds.). (2018). Family Group Conferences in Social Work: Involving Families in Social Care Decision Making. Bristol: Policy Press

Family group conferences (FGCs) are a strengths-based approach to social work practice, empowering families to take responsibility for decision-making. It is a cost-effective service, which is currently used by the majority of local authorities. T... Read More about Family Group Conferences in Social Work: Involving Families in Social Care Decision Making.

Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse (2018)
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Darvil, A., Stephens, M., & Leigh, J. (2018). Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse. Sage

Do you feel ready to make the leap from nursing student to fully qualified, registered nurse? Would you like to feel more confident about embarking on the next stage of your nursing career? Moving from student to registered nurse is a big trans... Read More about Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse.

Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society (2018)
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Muriel, D., & Crawford, G. (2018). Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315622743

Video games are becoming culturally dominant. But what does their popularity say about our contemporary society? This book explores video game culture, but in doing so, utilizes video games as a lens through which to understand contemporary social li... Read More about Video games as culture : considering the role and importance of video games in contemporary society.

Poverty Inequality and Social Work (2018)
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Cummins, I. (2018). Poverty Inequality and Social Work. BrIstol: Policy Press

This is a critical, sociological analysis of the domino effect of neoliberalism and austerity politics on welfare provision. It argues that social work should move away from an emphasis on risk management and bureaucracy.

Using solution focused practice with adults in health and social care (2017)
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Milner, J., & Myers, J. (2017). Using solution focused practice with adults in health and social care. London: Jessica Kingsley

An essential introduction which shows you how to work in solution focused ways with people in all stages of adulthood, including those with illness, mental disability and emotional trauma. It includes example activities that can be used to guide serv... Read More about Using solution focused practice with adults in health and social care.

The compassionate mind workbook. A step by step guide to developing your compassionate self (2017)
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Irons, C., & Beaumont, E. (2017). The compassionate mind workbook. A step by step guide to developing your compassionate self. UK: Robinson (Little, Brown)

There is good and increasing evidence that cultivating compassion for one's self and others can have a profound impact on our physiological, psychological and social processes. In contrast, concerns with inferiority, shame and self-criticism can have... Read More about The compassionate mind workbook. A step by step guide to developing your compassionate self.

Critical psychiatry : a biography (2017)
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Cummins, I. (2017). Critical psychiatry : a biography. Northwich, UK: Critical Publishing

Critical Psychiatry outlines the history of a group of thinkers that has come to be known as the anti-psychiatry movement. Though it has been called a movement, the individual thinkers’ and authors’ ideas were often in conflict but what they share is... Read More about Critical psychiatry : a biography.

How to make and enhance your videos for the Internet (2017)
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Chatwin, J., & Chatwin, O. (2017). How to make and enhance your videos for the Internet. London: Bernard Babani Publishing

• This book will help you to make and upload better videos to the Internet, even if you use a Smartphone or inexpensive digital camera to shoot them. • Whether your videos are simple vlogs and interviews, or more complicated productions such as dem... Read More about How to make and enhance your videos for the Internet.

SPARC 2017 retrospect & prospects : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2017)
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Abubaker, M., Al Somali, S., Broadley, R., Lawal, O., Obeng, J., Khan, I., …Takhtravanchi, M. (2017). T. Ireland (Ed.), SPARC 2017 retrospect & prospects : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2017 SPARC conference. This year we not only celebrate the work of our PGRs but also the 50th anniversary of Salford as a University, which makes this year’s conference extra special. Once again we have receiv... Read More about SPARC 2017 retrospect & prospects : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.