Social Work with the Physical Disabled Books

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1. Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies

   Edited by Carol Thomas, Nick Watson, Alan Roulstone

   A detailed and up-to-date overview, the Routledge Handbook of Disability Studies provides an authoritative overview of the main issues in the field around the world today. Consisting entirely of newly commissioned chapters and arranged thematically, it surveys the state of the discipline, examining...

   April 2011 | 978-0-415-57400-6 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   Arguing about Disability: Philosophical Perspectives

   Edited by Kristjana Kristiansen, Simo Vehmas, Tom Shakespeare

   Disability is a thorny and muddled concept - especially in the field of disability studies - and social accounts contest with more traditional biologically based approaches in highly politicized debates. Sustained theoretical scrutiny has sometimes been lost amongst the controversy and...

   July 2010 | 978-0-415-58853-9 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Military Legacies: A World Made By War

   By James A. Tyner

   Landmines, cluster-bombs, chemical pollutants, and other remnants of war continue to cause death to humans and damage to the environment long after the guns have fallen silent. From the jungles of Vietnam to the arctic tundra of Russia, no region has escaped the legacy of warfare. To understand...

   December 2009 | 978-0-415-99594-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Understanding and Promoting Access for People with Learning Difficulties: Seeing the Opportunities and Challenges of Risk

   Edited by Jane Seale, Melanie Nind

   The issue of access is at the forefront of the practical challenges facing people with learning difficulties and people working with or supporting them. This engaging text brings together evidence, narratives and discussions that question and advance our understanding of the concept of access for...

   July 2009 | 978-0-415-47948-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Violence Against Women: Vulnerable Populations

   By Douglas A. Brownridge

   Violence Against Women: Vulnerable Populations investigates under-researched and underserved groups of women who are particularly vulnerable to violent victimization from an intimate male partner. In the past, there has been an understandable reluctance to address this issue to avoid stereotyping...

   January 2009 | 978-0-415-99608-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Working with Vulnerable Adults

   By Bridget Penhale, Jonathan Parker

   This text provides an understanding of current professional practice in social and health care, examining abuse of vulnerable adults and the ways in which social policy, welfare services and practitioners may compound or alleviate vulnerability. Working with Vulnerable Adults develops a sound...

   2007 | 978-0-415-30191-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Psychological Management of Physical Disabilities: A Practitioner's Guide

   Edited by Paul Kennedy

   The successful integration of psychological factors into the management of physical disabilities is critical to successful health-care delivery. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the best practice and approaches in this field. Paul Kennedy brings together contributions...

   2007 | 978-1-58391-713-8 | Paperback (Routledge)