Books by Janet Walker

A clear favourite among students and lecturers, this bestselling book introduces the main theoretical models in a clear and accessible way before applying them to various stages of the life course. From infants to older adults, the author uses case studies and practice examples to bring social work methods, skills and principles to life.

Written for social work practitioners involved in practice education, this overview of contemporary theory and knowledge helps to develop readers' skills as practice educators.

Explores how American psychoanalytic psychiatry and Hollywood cinema between World War II and the mid-1960s negotiated women's psychosexuality and life experience.