British Journal of Social Work

Editorial
pp. 617-619(3)

Family, Community, Church and State: Natural Parents Talking about Adoption in Ireland
pp. 621-648(28)
Authors: Mary Wilson; Nuala Lordan; Audrey Mullender

Reforming Professional Training and Protecting Vulnerable Adults from Abuse: A Thematic Analysis of the New Social Work Degree's Prescribed Curriculum
pp. 649-661(13)
Author: Phil Slater

A National Survey of Approved Social Workers in the UK: Information, Communication and Training Needs
pp. 663-675(13)
Authors: Walid K. H. Fakhoury; Donna Wright

Formalizing the Unformalized: Practitioners’ Communication of Knowledge in Practice
pp. 677-692(16)
Authors: Jennifer Osmond; Ian O’Connor

Anti-oppressive Social Work Practice with Women in Prison: Discursive Reconstructions and Alternative Practices
pp. 693-707(15)
Author: Shoshana Pollack

Enabling Adults with Learning Disabilities to Articulate their Housing Needs
pp. 709-726(18)
Authors: Alex McGlaughlin; Laura Gorfin; with Claire Saul

Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? Examining the Relationship between Child Neglect and Poverty
pp. 727-733(7)
Author: Dominic McSherry

Stress in Social Services: Mental Wellbeing, Constraints and Job Satisfaction
pp. 735-746(12)
Authors: Margaret Coffey; Lindsey Dugdill; Andy Tattersall

Is Anyone Listening? Accountability and Women Survivors of Domestic Violence, Gill Hague, Audrey Mullender and Rosemary Aris, London, Routledge, 2003, pp. xii + 180, ISBN 0 415 25946 0, £19.99
pp. 747-749(3)
Author: Vashti Berry

What’s Mother Got to Do with It? Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse, Julia Krane, University of Toronto Press, Canada, 2003, pp. vii – 218, ISBN 0 8020 0958 1, £28.00
pp. 749-751(3)
Author: Rebecca A. Chaisson

After Adoption: Direct Contact and Relationships, Carole Smith and Janette Logan, London, Routledge, 2004, pp. 199, ISBN 0 415 28221 7, £19.99
pp. 751-753(3)
Author: Derek Kirton

Social Policy Review 15: UK and International Perspectives, C. Bochel, N. Ellison, and M. Powell (eds), Bristol, Policy Press, 2003, pp. vii + 272, ISBN 1 86134 469 4, £19.99
pp. 753-754(2)
Author: Lester Parrott

Understanding the Finance of Welfare: What Welfare Costs and How to Pay for It, Howard Glennerster, Bristol, The Policy Press, 2003, pp. v + 235, ISBN 1 86134 4058, £17.99
pp. 754-755(2)
Author: Hazel Rumsey

The Right Support: Report of the Task Force on Supporting Disabled Adults in their Parenting Role, Jenny Morris, York, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2003, pp. xi + 51, ISBN 1 85935 134 4, £14.95
pp. 756-757(2)
Author: Mark Sherry

Developments in Organizational Politics: How Political Dynamics Affect Employee Performance in Modern Work Sites, Eran Vigoda, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003, pp. xvi +244, ISBN 1 84376 397 4, £55.00
pp. 757-758(2)
Author: Neil Thompson

Changing Childhoods, Local and Global, Heather Montgomery, Rachel Burr and Martin Woodhead (eds), Wiley, The Open University, 2003, pp. vi + 299, ISBN 0 470 84695 X, £24.95
pp. 758-759(2)
Author: Jeanette Waghorn

Community Care: Policy and Practice, 3rd edn, Robin Means, Sally Richards and Randall Smith, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003, pp. 265, ISBN 0 333 69349 3, £17.99
pp. 760-761(2)
Author: Jan Walmsley

Law for Social Workers, 8th edn, Hugh Braine and Helen Carr, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. lii + 704, ISBN 0 19 925876 7, £20.99
pp. 761-762(2)
Author: Dave Ward

Books Received
pp. 763-764(2)