All Outputs (10)

Mobile professional voluntarism and international development : killing me softly? (2016)
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Ackers, H., & Ackers-Johnson, J. (2017). Mobile professional voluntarism and international development : killing me softly?. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55833-6

This book explores the impact that professional volunteers have on the low resource countries they choose to spend time in. Whilst individual volunteering may be of immediate benefit to individual patients, this intervention may have detrimental effe... Read More about Mobile professional voluntarism and international development : killing me softly?.

Working with marginalised groups : from policy to practice (2016)
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(2016). A. Ahmed, & M. Rogers (Eds.), Working with marginalised groups : from policy to practice. London: Palgrave Macmillan

A fundamental aspect of health and social care study is the idea that good practice is inclusive practice. Although the UK is a relatively tolerant society, and home to a diverse population, it is still characterised by inequality and exclusion; the... Read More about Working with marginalised groups : from policy to practice.

Working with violence and confrontation using solution focused approaches (2016)
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Myers, J., & Milner, J. (2016). Working with violence and confrontation using solution focused approaches. Jesicca Kingsley

Children's nursing case book (2016)
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(2016). T. Long (Ed.), Children's nursing case book. London: Open University Press

Nursing children and young people is increasingly complex requiring nurses to apply their knowledge and skills to a wide scope of illnesses and situations. The challenges to nurses to analyse, reflect on different perspectives and then adapt practice... Read More about Children's nursing case book.

SPARC 2016 Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2016)
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McCarthy, R., Ekuma, C., van der Veen, S., Chadwell, A., Greuel, H., Costamagna, E., …Yousef, R. (2016). T. Ireland (Ed.), SPARC 2016 Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Social work with sex offenders : making a difference (2016)
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Cowburn, M., & Myers, J. (2016). Social work with sex offenders : making a difference. Bristol: UK: Policy Press

This topical book explores social work practice with people who have sexually offended. It addresses the emotional impacts of ‘facing the sex offender’, the importance of values and ethics in practice, it reviews popular and academic understandings o... Read More about Social work with sex offenders : making a difference.

Supporting families and carers : a nursing perspective (2016)
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Braine, M., & Wray, J. (2016). Supporting families and carers : a nursing perspective. CRC Press (Taylor and Francis)

Features •Identifies the issues surrounding appropriate involvement of families and other carers in the assessment, planning delivery and evaluation of care •Demonstrates the knowledge, skills and behaviours to form appropriate professional relati... Read More about Supporting families and carers : a nursing perspective.

Rapid mental health nursing (2016)
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Rylance, R., & Smith, G. (2016). Rapid mental health nursing. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell

A concise, pocket-sized, A-Z rapid reference handbook on all the essential areas of mental health nursing, aimed at nursing students and newly qualified practitioners. •Covers a broad range of mental health disorders, approaches interventions and co... Read More about Rapid mental health nursing.

Mental health and the criminal justice system : a social work perspective (2016)
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Cummins, I. (2016). Mental health and the criminal justice system : a social work perspective. Critical Publishing Ltd

The Criminal Justice System is becoming a de facto provider of mental health care, according to a series of recent prison inspections and reports on policing and mental illness which have highlighted the crisis in mental health services. However, th... Read More about Mental health and the criminal justice system : a social work perspective.

Optimising image quality for medical imaging (2016)
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Hogg, P., Thompson-Hogg, R., & Buissink, C. (2016). Optimising image quality for medical imaging. University of Salford: University of Salford

OPTIMAX 2016 was held at the University of Salford in Greater Manchester. It is the fourth summer school of OPTIMAX with other renditions having been organized at the University of Salford (2013), ESTeSL, Lisbon (2014) and Hanze UAS, Groningen (... Read More about Optimising image quality for medical imaging.