Books by Tony Ward

This manual is intended for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, probation officers, or counselors who have the responsibility for evaluating and treating sexual offenders.

Australian discussion of asylum seekers is polarised by slogans of 'Stop the Boats' and 'Bring them here'. Both sides have good arguments and blind spots. Surveying a wide range of evidence, new insights are presented.

In doing so they provide a perspective that will enable practitioners to more fully appreciate each client's unique inner world, based on their individual history and environment.The authors point towards the brain's innate ability to understand and learn from experience so as to direct the growth of that inner world.

If you enjoy puzzle solving you will enjoy the novel approach of Unravelling Sussex. Based on Tony Ward's Poetry+ series in Sussex Life, each famous Sussex person or place is introduced by a 'puzzle-poem'. The challenge is to unravel the embedded clues, solved by the chapter that follows.

Examines national identity - and especially Australia's image as a sporting country. This book traces the ebb and flow of Australia's sporting passions since the period when Archer won the first Melbourne Cup in 1861.

Work within the human services is increasingly influenced by rights-based thinking, and this book offers advice for the practitioner on how to translate abstract rights theory into their everyday practice. It will be a useful source of guidance and advice for professionals working across the human services.