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Eric Blyth and Helen Masson
Editorial
BJSW Advance Access published on September 20, 2008
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1459-1462; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn120 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kerry Baker
Risk, Uncertainty and Public Protection: Assessment of Young People Who Offend
BJSW Advance Access published on July 31, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1463-1480; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susan Tregeagle and Michael Darcy
Child Welfare and Information and Communication Technology: Today’s Challenge
BJSW Advance Access published on July 26, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1481-1498; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm048 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Catherine Collings
That’s Not My Child Anymore! Parental Grief after Acquired Brain Injury (ABI): Incidence, Nature and Longevity
BJSW Advance Access published on August 31, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1499-1517; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Donald Forrester and Judith Harwin
Parental Substance Misuse and Child Welfare: Outcomes for Children Two Years after Referral
BJSW Advance Access published on August 3, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1518-1535; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Pithouse
Early Intervention in the Round: A Great Idea But . . .
BJSW Advance Access published on October 4, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1536-1552; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Barbara Hatfield
Powers to Detain under Mental Health Legislation in England and the Role of the Approved Social Worker: An Analysis of Patterns and Trends under the 1983 Mental Health Act in Six Local Authorities
BJSW Advance Access published on May 24, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1553-1571; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm046 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanie Sims-Gould and Anne Martin-Matthews
Themes in Family Care-Giving: Implications for Social Work Practice with Older Adults
BJSW Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1572-1587; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shereen Hussein, Jo Moriarty, Jill Manthorpe, and Peter Huxley
Diversity and Progression among Students Starting Social Work Qualifying Programmes in England between 1995 and 1998: A Quantitative Study
BJSW Advance Access published on February 1, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1588-1609; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcl378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roland Stahl and Corey Shdaimah
Collaboration Between Community Advocates and Academic Researchers: Scientific Advocacy or Political Research?
BJSW Advance Access published on July 31, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1610-1629; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karola Dillenburger, Montserrat Fargas, and Rym Akhonzada
Evidence-Based Practice: An Exploration of the Effectiveness of Voluntary Sector Services for Victims of Community Violence
BJSW Advance Access published on August 9, 2007
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1630-1647; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcm071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Robert Adams
Frames of Justice: Implications for Social Policy, Leroy H. Pelton, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, Transaction Publishers, 2005, pp. xi + 222, ISBN 0765802961, $49.95
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1648-1650; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn150 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nick Axford
Social Justice and Public Policy: Seeking Fairness in Diverse Societies, Gary Craig, Tania Burchardt and David Gordon (eds), Bristol, The Policy Press, 2008, pp. x + 284, ISBN978 1 86134 933 0 (pbk), £19.99
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1650-1652; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn151 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmel Byers and Roz Duignan
Experiencing Social Work: Learning from Service Users, Mark Doel and Lesley Best, London, Sage Publications, 2008, pp. 168, ISBN 978-1-4129-1022-4, £17.99
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1652-1654; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn153 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Liz Davies
Promoting Children's Wellbeing, Policy and Practice, Janet Collins and Pam Foley (eds), Bristol, The Policy Press and The Open University, 2008, pp. 312, ISBN 97818474210596, £15.99 (pbk)
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1654-1656; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn154 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michelle Davies
Disability and Impairment: Working with Children and Families, Peter Burke, London, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008, pp. 168, ISBN 978 1 84310 396 7, £18.99
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1656-1657; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn155 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Priscilla Dunk
Sociology and Social Work, Jo Cunningham and Steve Cunningham, Exeter, Learning Matters Ltd, 2008, pp. 199, ISBN 9781844450879, £17.00
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1657-1658; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn156 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Derek Kirton
Kinship Care: Fostering Effective Family and Friends Placements, Elaine Farmer and Sue Moyers, London, Jessica Kingsley, 2008, pp. 254, ISBN 9781843106319, £22.99 • Keeping Them in the Family: Outcomes for Children Placed in Kinship Care through Care Proceedings, Joan Hunt, Suzette Waterhouse and Eleanor Lutman, London, British Association for Adoption and Fostering, 2008, pp. 367, ISBN 9781905664528, £14.95
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1659-1660; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn157 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Pitcher
Social Work and Power, Roger Smith, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, pp. x + 237, ISBN 9781403991249, £18.99
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1660-1662; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn158 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julia Warrener
Social Work Research for Social Justice, Beth Humphries, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, pp. xi + 219, ISBN-13:978-1-4039-4935-6, £18.99
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1662-1663; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn159 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Books Received
Br J Soc Work 2008 38: 1664; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcn152 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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