Health and Social Care Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Criminal Justice

   An Introduction, 2nd Edition

   By Peter Joyce

   This new and expanded edition builds upon material from the highly successful first edition. A comprehensive textbook on the criminal justice system, the book assesses the main theories concerned with the causes of crime (including white-collar and corporate crime), discusses the...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
2. An Introduction to Global Health Ethics

   Edited by Andrew Pinto, Ross Upshur

   The field of global health is expanding rapidly. An increasing number of trainees are studying and working with marginalized populations, often within low and middle-income countries. Such endeavours are beset by ethical dilemmas: mitigating power differentials, addressing cultural differences in...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
3. Simply Psychology

   3rd Edition

   By Michael W. Eysenck

   Simply Psychology, 3rd Edition, is a reader-friendly and engaging introduction to the key principles of psychology. Organised around the major approaches to the subject, it covers biological, behaviourist, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, as well as individual differences....

   Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
4. The Theology of Suffering and Death

   An Introduction for Caregivers

   By Natalie Kertes Weaver

   This book offers a theological foundation for engaging with the realities of suffering and dying. Designed particularly for practical theology students and trainee caregivers, it introduces the spiritual and theological issues raised by suffering and dying. The chapters consider: how Christian...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge
5. Skills in Neighbourhood Work

   4th Edition

   By Paul Henderson, David N. Thomas

   Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities. While the principles and methods it describes have stood the test of time, the political, economic...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge
6. Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology

   2nd Edition

   By Peter Mitchell, Fenja Ziegler

   This new edition of the highly successful Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the exciting new findings in the thriving area of developmental psychology. The book addresses a number of fascinating questions including: Are...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Team Physician Manual

   International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)

   Edited by Lyle Micheli, Fabio Pigozzi, Kai-Ming Chan, Walter Frontera, Norbert Bachl, Angela Smith, S. Talia Alenabi

   The FIMS Team Physician Manual is the official sports medicine handbook of the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), the world’s oldest sports medicine organization. Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, the book offers a complete guide to the background knowledge,...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
8. Applied Health Economics

   2nd Edition

   By Andrew M. Jones, Nigel Rice, Teresa Bago d'Uva, Silvia Balia

   Series: Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance

   The first edition of Applied Health Economics did an expert job of showing how the availability of large scale data sets and the rapid advancement of advanced econometric techniques can help health economists and health professionals make sense of information better than ever before. This second...

   Published September 24th 2012 by Routledge
9. Social Work, Law and Ethics

   By Jonathan Dickens

   Series: Student Social Work

   Law and ethics are two vital aspects of social work – all social workers need to practise according to the law and their codes of ethics and conduct. However, the relationship between the law and social work values and ethics is not without its tensions and this book takes a problem-based approach...

   Published September 17th 2012 by Routledge
10. Community Mental Health

    Challenges for the 21st Century, Second Edition

    Edited by Jessica Rosenberg, Samuel Rosenberg

    The first edition of Community Mental Health quickly established itself as one of the most comprehensive and timely books about mental health practice in community settings. Readers will find that this new edition is also on the leading edge of the field, providing the most up-to-date research and...

    Published August 24th 2012 by Routledge