Book Reviews
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Review article: The state of social world knowledge, by Rosamund Bryar, by Brian Corby BA DSA DASS CQSW Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Studies, Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work Studies, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK
Competence in Social Work Practice: A Practical Guide for Professionals, by Kieran O'Hagan. Jessica Kingsley, London. 1996, £12.95, 232 pp. ISBN 1-85302-332-9
Social Work Competencies: Core Knowledge, Values and Skills, by Anthony Vass. SAGE Publications, London. 1996, £11.95, 226 pp. ISBN 0-8039-7800-6
Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work, by Nigel Parton. Routledge, London. 1996, £13.99, 238 pp. ISBN 0-415-12698-3
Sustainability the Environment and Urbanization, by C. Pugh., by Robin A. Kearns PhD Earthscan Publications, London. 1996, £14.95, 250 pp. ISBN 1-85383-357-6 Senior Lecturer The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions, by Louise Akers, by Pamela Abbott., by Jill Manthorpe MA Open University Press, Buckingham. 1996, £12.99, 254 pp. ISBN 0-33519359-5 Lecturer in Social Work, Department of Social Work, University of Hull, Hull
Purchasing Services for People with Learning Disabilities, Challenging Behaviour and Mental Health Needs, by John Harris, by Mark Foord BA MA (Soc Pol) bild Seminar Papers no. 6. British Institute of Learning Disabilities, Kidderminster. 1996, £9.00, 64 pp. ISBN 1-873791-13-5. Part-time Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University and Independent Social Policy Researcher, Manchester
Needs Assessment in Public Policy, by Janie Percy Smith. Open University Press, Buckingham. 1996, £12.99, 149 pp. ISBN 0-33519595-4.
Rapid Appraisal and Health Policy, by Bie Nio Ong. Chapman, by Hall, by Jean Peters BTech, MPH, PhD London. 1996, £19.99, 140 pp. ISBN 0-412 62820-1 Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, School of Health and Related Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield
Mental Health Matters. A Reader, by Tom Heller, by Jill Reynolds, by Roger Gomm, by Rosemary Muston, by Stephen Pattison Macmillan Press Ltd, Basingstoke. 1996, £11.99, 380 pp. ISBN 0-333-67848-6.
Speaking Our Minds. An Anthology, by Jim Read, by Jill Reynolds, by Fraser Mitchell MSc MA CQSW Macmillan Press Ltd, Basingstoke. 1996, £8.99, 216 pp. ISBN 0333-67850-8. Senior Social Worker, Shawpark Resource Centre, Glasgow
Ringing the changes: Developing, piloting and evaluating a telephone advice system in Accident and Emergency and General Practice settings, by Robert Crouch, by Jeremy Dale, by Anita Patel, by Susan Williams, by Helen Woodley., by Jane Sanderson RGN MA Department of General Practice and Primary Care, King's College School of Medicine, London. 1996, £10.00, 69 pp. ISBN 095-199-784-X Head of Profession for RGNs, Hull and Holderness Community Health NHS Trust, Hull
