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Social Work and Society Political and Ideological Perspectives (2019)
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Pollock, S., Parkinson, K., & Cummins, I. (Eds.). (2019). Social Work and Society Political and Ideological Perspectives. Bristol: Policy Press

It is essential that social work students understand the lasting impact political decision making can have on service users, yet little guidance exists on this subject. This valuable book provides a comprehensive introduction to politics in social wo... Read More about Social Work and Society Political and Ideological Perspectives.

NSFW: sex, humor, and risk in social media (2019)
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Paasonen, S., Jarrett, K., & Light, B. (2019). NSFW: sex, humor, and risk in social media. Boston, MA: MIT Press

An exploration of how and why social media content is tagged as “not safe for work” and an argument against conflating sexual content with risk. The hashtag #NSFW (not safe for work) acts as both a warning and an invitation. NSFW tells users, “We... Read More about NSFW: sex, humor, and risk in social media.

SPARC 2019 Fake news & home truths : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts (2019)
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Aarons, T., Abduljawad, S. A. S., Aboelkheir, A., Addis, M. C., Adeboye, O., Adeniyi, I. A., …Yusup, N. H. (2019). E. M. Barnes, D. Greensmith, M. Griffiths, U. Hurley, T. Ireland, C. Starbuck, …D. Whitnall (Eds.), SPARC 2019 Fake news & home truths : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Welcome to the Book of Abstracts for the 2019 SPARC conference. This year we not only celebrate the work of our PGRs but also our first ever Doctoral School Best Supervisor awards, which makes this year’s conference extra special. Once again we have... Read More about SPARC 2019 Fake news & home truths : Salford postgraduate annual research conference book of abstracts.

Mental health placements : pocket guides for student nurses (2019)
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Chadwick, A., Tudor, E., Womack, M., & Woodhouse, L. (2019). Mental health placements : pocket guides for student nurses. Banbury: Lantern Publishing

Mental health nursing placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a variety of settings and supporting individuals with a range of mental health problems. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learned nursing theory to put into pract... Read More about Mental health placements : pocket guides for student nurses.

Mental Health Social Work Reimagined (2019)
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Cummins, I. (2019). Mental Health Social Work Reimagined. Bristol: Policy Press

Taking a critical and radical approach, this book calls for a return to mental health social work that has personal relationships and an emotional connection between workers and those experiencing distress at its core. The optimism that underp... Read More about Mental Health Social Work Reimagined.

OPTIMAX 2018 - a focus on education in radiology (2019)
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(2019). A. van der Heij-Meijer, C. Buissink, & P. Hogg (Eds.), OPTIMAX 2018 - a focus on education in radiology. Greater Manchester, UK: University of Salford

This year, OPTIMAX was warmly welcomed by University College Dublin. For the sixth time students and teachers from Europe, South Africa, South America and Canada have come together enthusiastically to do research in the Radiography domain. As in... Read More about OPTIMAX 2018 - a focus on education in radiology.

Serial killers and the media : the Moors Murders legacy (2019)
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Cummins, I., Foley, M., & King, M. (2019). Serial killers and the media : the Moors Murders legacy. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04876-1

This book examines the media and cultural responses to the awful crimes of Brady and Hindley, whose murders provided a template for future media reporting on serial killers. It explores a wide variety of topics relating to the Moors Murders case incl... Read More about Serial killers and the media : the Moors Murders legacy.