Careers Guidance Books

New and Published Books

1. Handbook of School Violence and School Safety

   International Research and Practice, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Shane Jimerson, Amanda Nickerson, Matthew J. Mayer, Michael J. Furlong

   The Handbook of School Violence and School Safety: International Research and Practice has become the premier resource for educational and mental health professionals and policymakers seeking to implement effective prevention and intervention programs that reduce school violence and promote safe...

   Published December 4th 2011 by Routledge
2. The Media Teacher's Handbook

   Edited by Elaine Scarratt, Jon Davison

   The Media Teacher’s Handbook is an indispensible guide for all teachers, both specialist and non-specialist, delivering Media Studies and media education in secondary schools and colleges. It is the first text to draw together the three key elements of secondary sector teaching in relation to...

   Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
3. Introduction to Vocational Rehabilitation

   Policies, Practices and Skills

   By Clive Langman

   This text provides an overview of vocational rehabilitation (VR) practice, making it the perfect companion for students and practitioners with an interest in supporting people back to work and improving their sense of health and well-being. The book is divided into three parts: the first covers...

   Published August 18th 2011 by Routledge
4. Ethical Issues in Youth Work

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Sarah Banks

   This fully updated new edition of Ethical Issues in Youth Work presents a comprehensive overview and discussion of a range of ethical challenges facing youth workers in their everyday practice. The first part offers a clear outline of the nature of professional ethics, relevant ethical theories and...

   Published May 20th 2010 by Routledge
5. Managing Your Competencies

   Personal Development Plan

   By Roel Grit

   A competency is a combination of knowledge, skills and attitude that one needs in order to function adequately in any given professional situation – a nurse must know how to give a crying child a vaccination, and a policeman must be able to stop a drunken brawl. Competency orientated teaching has...

   Published December 31st 2008 by Routledge
6. Personal, Academic and Career Development in Higher Education

   SOARing to Success

   By Arti Kumar

   This book is the first to show how to integrate Personal Development Planning (PDP) activities into teaching in higher education. It is packed with activities, exercises, lesson plans, resources, reflective questionnaires, skills audits and case studies, and with suggestions for how these may be...

   Published January 30th 2008 by Routledge
7. The Practice of Child Therapy

   4th Edition

   Edited by Richard J. Morris, Thomas R. Kratochwill

   Consistent with previous editions, this book assembles in a single volume summaries of the treatment literature and treatment procedures of the most common childhood behavior disorders facing persons who practice in applied settings—clinics, schools, counseling centers, psychiatric hospitals, and...

   Published September 20th 2007 by Routledge
8. Handbook of Research in School Consultation

   Edited by William P. Erchul, William P. Erchul, Susan M Sheridan, Susan M. Sheridan

   The field of school consultation, which is centered principally in school psychology and cuts across related disciplines such as special education and school counseling, has never had a comprehensive volume that examines its research perspectives and methodologies, its models of practice, and its...

   Published July 26th 2007 by Routledge
9. Life After... Social Studies

   A Practical Guide to Life After Your Degree

   By Sally Longson

   Series: Life after University

   Thousands of students graduate from university each year. The lucky few have the rest of their lives mapped out in perfect detail – but for most, things are not nearly so simple. Armed with your hard-earned degree the possibilities and career paths lying before you are limitless, and the number of...

   Published June 6th 2007 by Routledge
10. Life After...Biological Sciences

    A Practical Guide to Life After Your Degree

    By Sally Longson

    Series: Life after University

    Thousands of students graduate from university each year. The lucky few have the rest of their lives mapped out in perfect detail – but for most, things are not nearly so simple. Armed with your hard-earned degree the possibilities and career paths lying before you are limitless, and the...

    Published June 6th 2007 by Routledge