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Literature Reviews in Social Work (PDF)
by Robin Kiteley Chris StogdonThis book provides social work students with a clear and accessible guide to the process of conducting a literature review, giving them the skills, confidence and knowledge required to produce their own successful review.
Law and Professional Issues in Nursing (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Cassam Tengna Richard GriffithNurses are more accountable than ever to the public, patients, their employers and the profession and it is vital that they have a clear understanding of the legal, ethical and professional dilemmas they will face in the course of their professional career. This book is an essential resource for student nurses as they begin to develop their knowledge and understanding of the requirements for safe practice in healthcare. This new edition includes increased coverage of protection of vulnerable adults and ethics and principled decision making.
Level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma Evidence Guide (PDF)
by Maria Ferreiro PeteiroEnsure you have all the help you need inbetween assessor visits with this easy-to-use quick-reference guide for assessment. Covering more optional units than any textbook, this easy-to-understand guide for the Health and Social Care Diploma explains in simple terms what competencies you need to demonstrate and how to generate all the required knowledge-evidence for your course. With brief, one-page summaries for every assessment criterion and guidance on how to gather your evidence, this resource will help you when your assessor is not available.
Level 2 Health and Social Care Diploma Evidence Guide (PDF)
by Maria Ferreiro PeteiroEnsure you have all the help you need inbetween assessor visits with this easy-to-use quick-reference guide for assessment. Covering more optional units than any textbook, this easy-to-understand guide for the Health and Social Care Diploma explains in simple terms what competencies you need to demonstrate and how to generate all the required knowledge-evidence for your course. With brief, one-page summaries for every assessment criterion and guidance on how to gather your evidence, this resource will help you when your assessor is not available.
Leadership and Management in Healthcare (PDF)
by Neil GopeeLeadership and management are essential skills for all qualified care professionals, regardless of the position that they hold. This best-selling text book has been designed to support you on your journey from an emerging registered care professional through to becoming a care manager. It includes strong emphasis on how management theory applies to care that you will actually deliver in the clinical setting, and supports you to develop your skills through action points, case studies and good practice guidelines.
Key Concepts in Palliative Care (PDF)
by Moyra BaldwinDo you need a succinct introduction to the key theories and principles of palliative care and their application to practice? Key Concepts in Palliative Care provides just this in a compact, fifty-concept guide to the field.
Key Concepts in Public Health (PDF)
by Frances Wilson Andi MabhalaThis is a very good text for undergraduate students as it gives a broad overview of the concept of public health, utilising case studies to illustrate practical application. This book would be also be an excellent way for practitioners to increase their own knowledge of public health and could inform their own continuing professional development. Julie Lempri re, University of Gloucestershire.
Interprofessional Social Work: Effective Collaborative Approaches
by Anne QuinneyAll Social Work students are required to undertake specific learning and assessment in partnership working and information sharing across professional disciplines and agencies. Increasingly, social workers are also finding that they need to deal with a wide range of other professions as part of their daily work. It is essential therefore that social workers can work effectively and collaboratively with these professions while retaining their own values and identity. This updated second edition will prepare social work students to work with a wide variety of professions including youth workers, the police, teachers and educators, the legal profession and health professionals.
Information Skills for Nursing Students
by Kay HutchfieldIt is essential for nursing students to access current and reliable information to succeed in academic assignments and nursing practice, yet there are increasingly diverse information sources available, which can raise questions about the authenticity and reliability of information provided.
Interprofessional Social Work: Effective Collaborative Approaches (PDF)
by 9781844454617anne QuinneyAll Social Work students are required to undertake specific learning and assessment in partnership working and information sharing across professional disciplines and agencies. Increasingly, social workers are also finding that they need to deal with a wide range of other professions as part of their daily work. It is essential therefore that social workers can work effectively and collaboratively with these professions while retaining their own values and identity. This updated second edition will prepare social work students to work with a wide variety of professions including youth workers, the police, teachers and educators, the legal profession and health professionals.
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research (PDF)
by Michael Larkin Smith Jonathan A. Flowers Paul'It is not often I can use accessible and phenomenology in the same sentence, but reading the new book, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, certainly provides me the occasion to do so. I can say this because these authors provide an engaging and clear introduction to a relatively new analytical approach' - The Weekly Qualitative Report.
Information Skills for Nursing Students (PDF)
by Kay HutchfieldIt is essential for nursing students to access current and reliable information to succeed in academic assignments and nursing practice, yet there are increasingly diverse information sources available, which can raise questions about the authenticity and reliability of information provided.
Innovating For Patient Safety In Medicine (PDF)
by Rebecca LawtonThis book helps the next generation of doctors understand how to contribute to making healthcare safer.
Essential Communication Skills for Nursing and Midwifery (PDF)
by Philippa SullyEffective communication skills are crucial in all aspects of nursing and midwifery practice - this book will enable readers to communicate effectively and with confidence in their professional practice.
Measuring Health and Wellbeing (PDF)
by John HarveyBuilding on the core competences for public health, this book focuses on key areas of surveillance and assessment of the population's health and wellbeing. It is concerned with assessing and describing the needs, health and wellbeing of specific populations, communities and groups.
Martian in the Playground: Understanding The Schoolchild With Asperger's Syndrome (PDF)
by Clare Sainsbury`This deceptively little book contains more truth and provides more insight into what it is like to have Asperger's Syndrome than many a weighty tome on the subject. It offers a view from the inside, but it is not yet another autobiography. Admirably and refreshingly, the author has refrained from giving an account solely based on her own experiences. Instead she sets out observations from 25 different suffers, giving often astonishing and sometimes harrowing glimpses of what actually happens to a child with Asperger's Syndrome in the classroom, in the playground, in the lunch queue and at home' - The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Managing Change In Healthcare: Using Action Research (PDF)
by Paul Parkin`Each chapter flows well and holds the reader's interest. The book is suitable for learners and experienced practitioners'. Keith Hurst, Leeds University.
First Aid in English: Colour Edition (PDF)
by Angus MaciverNew colour edition of First Aid in English - the landmark bestseller of traditional practice and guidance. - Develops a strong basis of understanding with core topics such as vocabulary, spelling and syntax covered in clear and accessible language - Improves student's ability to use language effectively through a wide range of exercises and tests - Suitable for both native English speakers and students of English as a second language and can be used in class or as a reference and revision book
Essential Medicine and Health: Student Book (PDF)
by Ian Coulson Ian Dawson Ann MooreCombine engaging tasks and effective exam preparation with this official development study for Schools History Project GCSE specifications.
BTEC First Health and Social Care: Student Textbook (PDF)
by Mark WalshProvide your students with a strong and distinctive case study approach which will contextualise key issues with the Student Textbook for BTEC First Health and Social Care. The aim of this book is to develop the knowledge and understanding needed for the completion of the BTEC First Health and Social Care course.
Including Children With Visual Impairment In Mainstream Schools: A Practical Guide (PDF)
by Pauline DavisThis guide aims to help staff in mainstream schools and support services to develop more inclusive teaching practices, not only for children with visual impairment but for all children, whether or not they are classified as having special educational needs. The book's context and the examples provided are all related to the teaching of children with visual impairment. However, many of the issues discussed apply more widely. The book provides the means for whole school, small group and individual teacher development, and includes a framework that encourages critical reflection on teaching practices regarding the inclusion of a child or children with visual impairment within a mainstream setting.
Learning Through Touch: Supporting Children With Visual Impairment and Additional Difficulties (PDF)
by Mike Mclinden Steve MccallWritten to assist teachers and other professionals who support children with visual impairment and additional difficulties, this text examines the role of touch in developing effective teaching and learni. The book is divided into eleven chapters that provide useful background information about the sense of touch, and consider how potential barriers to independent learning through touch can be reduced through structuring appropriate learning experiences. A series of reflective activities are included which are designed to draw out key issues from relevant chapters and invite the reader to explore the implications for his or her practice. A number of these activities are designed to cross-reference with relevant extension standards from the National SEN Specialist Standards for teachers and recommendations about further reading and teaching resources are provided throughout the book. This text will be useful for teachers and learning support staff working with children who have visual impairment and additional difficulties. It will also have relevance to other professionals working with children with severe and complex needs who wish to understand more about the role of touch in developing effective learning. experiences.
Children With Visual Impairment in Mainstream Settings (PDF)
by Mike Mclinden Steve Mccall Juliet Stone Christine Arter Heather L. MasonThis text is written for teachers in mainstream settings who are about to teach pupils with a visual impairment for the first time. It describes the impact a visual impairment can have upon a pupil's access to the curriculum. The text also suggests practical ways to overcome difficulties, shares advice on assessment, differentiation and how low and high technological aids can support the pupil's work, and provides a glossary of common words and expressions used in this field and useful addresses and organisations.
Visual Impairment: Access to Education for Children and Young People
by Mike Mclinden Juliet Stone Heather Mason Christine Arter Stephen MccallWritten for parent and professionals working with children and young people with visual impairment, this work examines the causes of eye conditions and additional disabilities; how these can restrict access to the mainstream curriculum; and ways in which the effects can be ameliorated. Central to the text is entitlement. National Curriculum areas are discussed, and attention is given to both the hidden curriculum and specialist curriculum and extra curricula activities, and to the competencies required by staff working with these children and young people.
A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Cathy E. Lloyd Jenny Douglas Linda Jones Sarah Earle Sue Spurr Stephen HandsleyPublished in association with The Open University, the second edition of A Reader in Promoting Public Health brings together a selection of readings that explore and challenge current thinking in the field of multidisciplinary public health. This thoroughly updated and revised new edition addresses contemporary issues that are high on the agenda of public health, and enables the reader to understand and negotiate this broad and dynamic field of study.