Books in the Research in Social Work series

Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and social policy.

Drawing on evidence from across Europe, Asia and the USA, this accessible book covers how social workers can engage with research and draw on it in practice.

Bringing together international case studies, this book offers theoretical and empirical insights into the interaction between social work and social policy.

This book provides a historical approach to the study of the Settlement House movement in relation to developments in social welfare and the profession of social work across a range of nations.

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND. This book explores how children's rights are weighed against parents' rights in a range of countries, and examines how governments and legal and welfare professionals balance those rights following the decision that children cannot grow up in their parents' care.