All Outputs (8)

City of segregation : one hundred years of struggle for housing in Los Angeles (2018)
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Gibbons, A. (2018). City of segregation : one hundred years of struggle for housing in Los Angeles. New York and London: Verso

Racism has been central to the way that the city of Los Angeles—and all US cities—have formed and grown. There is a long, ugly history of state-supported segregation, the violent local defence of white neighbourhood and racial boundaries with continu... Read More about City of segregation : one hundred years of struggle for housing in Los Angeles.

SPARC 2018 Internationalisation and collaboration : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2018)
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Abdu, Y., Abduljawad, S., Abdullahi, R., Abraham, A., Adamu, H., Adeleke, A., …Usman, B. (2018). T. Ireland (Ed.), SPARC 2018 Internationalisation and collaboration : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2018 SPARC conference. This year we not only celebrate the work of our PGRs but also the launch of our Doctoral School, which makes this year’s conference extra special. Once again we have received a tremendou... Read More about SPARC 2018 Internationalisation and collaboration : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.

Transdiagnostic group therapy training and implementation : the Take Control Course (2018)
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Morris, L., McEvoy, P., Wallwork, T., Bates, R., Comiskey, J., & Mansell, W. (2018). Transdiagnostic group therapy training and implementation : the Take Control Course. Academic Press (Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/C2016-0-05003-9

Transdiagnostic Group Therapy Training and Implementation provides clinicians with a user-friendly roadmap for delivering a brief, transdiagnostic group therapy that can be used for patients suffering from stress, depression, anxiety, and a range of... Read More about Transdiagnostic group therapy training and implementation : the Take Control Course.

Graduate careers in context : research, policy and practice (2018)
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(2018). C. Burke, & F. Christie (Eds.), Graduate careers in context : research, policy and practice. Abingdon, UK: Routledge

In a world where there are increasing concerns about graduate underemployment and likely career trajectories, it is not surprising that there is a significant body of literature examining graduate careers in post-industrial societies. However, it has... Read More about Graduate careers in context : research, policy and practice.

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.