How can professionals build constructive relationships with families where the parents dispute professional allegations of serious child abuse? How can meaningful safety for children be created in these families? How can professionals work together constructively in such cases? Situations where parents refute child abuse allegations made against them are often deemed to be impossible or untreatable by statutory & treatment professionals. These cases can consume enormous amounts of professional time & energy & frequently become bogged down by ongoing professional-family mistrust & dispute. Often the decision to close such cases comes about not because the children are safe but rather because the professionals run out of ideas time & energy. Working with Denied Child Abuse" presents an innovative safety-focused partnership-based model called Resolutions which provides an alternative approach for responding rigorously & creatively to such cases. It describes each stage of this practical model & demonstrates the approach through many case examples from therapists statutory social workers & other professionals working in Europe North America & Australasia. The book is key reading for legal health & social care professionals working in the area of child protection." ...

Dive in-and deploy manage & support Microsoft Office 365 for small businesses regardless of your level of IT knowledge & experience. This guide is packed with extensive walkthroughs easy-to-follow procedures handy hints & real-world troubleshooting tips to help you get up & running with Office 365 cloud services as quickly & efficiently as possible. Its ideal for small business owners & managers as well as IT professionals. Discover how to: * Implement the Office 365 solutions that best fit your business scenario * Configure & maintain your Office 365 services * Set up your mobile phones & create a company website * Work with Microsoft Exchange Online for email & scheduling * Use Microsoft Share Point (R) Online to share files & create team sites * Manage Microsoft Lync A Online for instant messaging & online meetings ...

Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. Combining theory & practice it covers a wide range of material in a lively & accessible style. It discusses current approaches concepts & debates in the field of spoken discourse & provides a grounding in the practical techniques of discourse analysis & how to apply them to real data. Working with Spoken Discourse is divided into three sections. The first section covers general issues
- the definition of discourse & uses of discourse analysis the second section covers a series of approaches to discourse analysis & the final section focuses on the applications of discourse analysis in social research & designing & writing up projects.
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In Working with the Curlew Trevor Robinson shares his enthusiasm & joy for his work as a shepherd on the moor at Great Whernside in Yorkshire & later as a farmhand near Leominster in Hereford: A lovely environment very busy & hard work with no lorries no electric motors no tractors just natures own sounds." He celebrates the intricate details of traditional farm life: selling rabbits at tuppence each the village hop sheep shearing lambing shire horses haymaking the warm welcome taste of tea on a snow-bound moor muck spreading cheese & bread making trout-tickling & killing the pig a quiet job well done. During one severe Yorkshire winter six hundred sheep were lost & he had to leave the job he loved the call of the curlew was still over two months away when it came I was not there to hear it. His new job in Herefordshire brought different skills: hedge laying ploughing matches haymaking chain harrowing & crop rotation & inevitably the arrival of tractor & combine harvester." ...

Every one of us is watched over by a guardian angel a divine coach & mentor whose purpose is to help us realise our full potential. In this unique book angel expert Theolyn Cortens leads you through her 12-week programme teaching you how to harness the help of your guardian angel. You will discover how to: Meet & work with your guardian angel; Get in touch with your creative self; Uncover your hearts desire & lifes purpose; Identify the things that stop you from achieving your desires; Nurture your ideas & plans to help manifest your dreams. ...

Although Tennyson (1809-1892) has often been characterised as an austere bearded patriarch & laureate of the Victorian age his poems speak clearly to the imagination of the late 20th century. His mastery of rhyme metre imagery & mood communicate their dark sensuous & sometimes morbid messages. Much given to melancholy & feelings of aching desolation Tennysons verse also carries clear messages of hope: Ring out the old ring in the new & Tis better to have loved & lost/ Than never to have loved at all. ...

Workshop Processes Practices & Materials" is an ideal introduction to workshop processes practices & materials for entry level engineers & workshop technicians. With detailed illustrations throughout & simple clear language this is a practical one book introduction to what can be a very complex subject. It has been significantly updated & revised to include new material on adhesives protective coatings plastics & current Health & Safety legislation. It covers all the standard topics including safe practices measuring equipment hand & machine tools materials & joining methods making it an indispensable handbook for use both in class & the workshop. Its broad coverage makes it a useful reference book for many different courses worldwide including BTEC First Engineering & other NVQ Level 2 engineering courses from City & Guilds. A practical workshop text with the essential information on workshop practice needed by students new to the field of mechanical engineering. End of chapter review questions help reinforce chapter content Clear straightforward writing style with detailed illustrations throughout to improve accessibility for visual learners." ...

Poor put-upon Bertie is still struggling to escape his overbearing mothers influence his yoga lessons & his pink bedroom while wondering why new baby brother Ulysses looks uncomfortably like his psychotherapist. The insufferably handsome Bruce has returned from London to land on his feet & rent-free in the arms of heiress Julia Donald. But all is not well among the residents of 44 Scotland Street: Anguss dog & constant companion Cyril is under threat of execution victim of a miscarriage of justice while pretty indecisive Pat & hopeless romantic Matthew are on the verge of making the most terrible mistake of their lives.. . Big Lou finds a new man Matthew & Pat edge their relationship towards something more permanent
- although this development is not without complications when a glimpse of someone who just might be her handsome caddish ex-flatmate Bruce sets Pats pulse racing
- & Domenicas friendship with Antonia is tested to the limit when an assortment of her belongings mysteriously appear in Antonias new flat.

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' Since Bob has appeared I've made huge strides in my life. For more than a decade I was a homeless drug addict. I was lost to the world & had forgotten what was important in life. Now I've got myself back on my two feet but as I put the past behind me I'm still stepping unsteadily into the future. I still need help in the right direction. Bob is always there to offer guidance & friendship.' James & his street cat Bob have been on a remarkable journey together. In the years since their story ended in the bestselling A STREET CAT NAMED BOB James with Bob's help has begun to find his way back to the real world. Almost every day Bob provides moments of intelligence bravery & humour at the same time opening his human friend's eyes to important truths about friendship loyalty trust
- & the meaning of happiness. In the continuing tale of their life together James shows the many ways in which Bob has been his protector & guardian angel through times of illness hardship even life-threatening danger. As they high five together for their crowds of admirers James knows that the tricks he's taught Bob are nothing compared to the lessons he's learnt from his street-wise cat.
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Since Bob has appeared Ive made huge strides in my life. For more than a decade I was a homeless drug addict. I was lost to the world & had forgotten what was important in life. Now Ive got myself back on my two feet but as I put the past behind me Im still stepping unsteadily into the future. I still need help in the right direction. Bob is always there to offer guidance & friendship. James & his street cat Bob have been on a remarkable journey together. In the years since their story ended in the bestselling A STREET CAT NAMED BOB James with Bobs help has begun to find his way back to the real world. Almost every day Bob provides moments of intelligence bravery & humour at the same time opening his human friends eyes to important truths about friendship loyalty trust
- & the meaning of happiness. In the continuing tale of their life together James shows the many ways in which Bob has been his protector & guardian angel through times of illness hardship even life-threatening danger. As they high five together for their crowds of admirers James knows that the tricks hes taught Bob are nothing compared to the lessons hes learnt from his street-wise cat.
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