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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.

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.

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.

Men, masculinities and violence : an ethnographic study (2015)
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Ellis, A. (2016). Men, masculinities and violence : an ethnographic study. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315744827

Why do some men use physical violence against others? How do some men come to value physical violence as a resource? Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research conducted with men involved in serious violence and crime over a period of two years in the... Read More about Men, masculinities and violence : an ethnographic study.

Counselling and psychotherapy after domestic violence : a client view of what helps recovery (2015)
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Roddy, J. (2015). Counselling and psychotherapy after domestic violence : a client view of what helps recovery. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137434593

Working with clients who have experienced domestic violence is known to be complex, with particularly high rates of client non-attendance or leaving therapy prematurely. In this book clients talk about what they found difficult in accessing therapy,... Read More about Counselling and psychotherapy after domestic violence : a client view of what helps recovery.

Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community (2015)
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Ahmed, A. (2015). Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community. Bristol: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447313304.001.0001

This book focuses on the lives of a group of women from the UK who moved to the Costa Blanca in Spain in retirement. We follow their journeys as they seek ‘community’ and belonging in a world characterised by rapid social change. Imbued with nostalg... Read More about Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community.

Radiation dose and image quality optimisation in medical imaging (2015)
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Hogg, P., & Lança, L. (2015). Radiation dose and image quality optimisation in medical imaging. University of Salford: Open Source

Following the successful OPTIMAX summer school held in Salford, 2013, we organised another OPTIMAX summer school in Lisbon during August, 2014. Sixty six people participated,comprising PhD, MSc and BSc students as well as tutors from the 5 Europea... Read More about Radiation dose and image quality optimisation in medical imaging.

OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach. (2015)
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Hogg, P., Blakeley, C., & Buissink, C. (2015). P. Hogg, C. Blakeley, & C. Buissink (Eds.), OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach. Groningen, the Netherlands: University of salford

Following the successful OPTIMAX summer school held in Salford, 2013 and Lisbon, 2014 we organized OPTIMAX2015 summer school in Groningen. Fifty three people participated, comprising PhD, MSc and BSc students as well as tutors from the five Euro... Read More about OPTIMAX 2015 : multicultural team-based research in radiography, a holistic educational approach..

Disconnecting with social networking sites (2014)
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Light, B. (2014). Disconnecting with social networking sites. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137022479

Ben Light puts forward an alternative way of thinking about how we engage with social networking sites, going beyond the emphasis upon connectivity that has been associated with research in the area to date. Analysing our engagements and disengagemen... Read More about Disconnecting with social networking sites.

Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility (2014)
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(2014). C. Hollins-Martin, O. van den Akker, C. Martin, & V. Preedy (Eds.), Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers

The reproductive cycle in women is complex and can be considered to begin with epigenetic programming and ending with menopause. Intervening steps involve a variety of processes, including the cellular development of the sex organs, menarche, episodi... Read More about Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility.

Sociologies of Interaction (2013)
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Philburn, R. (2013). Sociologies of Interaction. Cambridge: Polity

Social interaction lies at the heart of our everyday experience. We make our way down the street and avoid crashing into others, take our place in the supermarket queue, take care in the way we talk about others in conversation, acknowledge the socia... Read More about Sociologies of Interaction.