Etta finds life hard as a mill girl in 1820 Greenock but marriage doesnt make her prospects any brighter. A time of strife in the towns and The Highland Clearances.

Mima entered the world in the midst of a disaster -- a suitable prologue to the life that followed.

but Mima was a survivor.

Follow her from the Glasgow Slums of the 1920s through the Depression Years and WWII to the Glasgow high rise flats of the 1990s.

Told with Jennys blend of sympathetic realism and gentle humour.

Vera married in haste but did not have time to repent at leisure. The spoilt darling of her father, Vera found wedded bliss with an overbearing husband not quite what she envisaged. When her abusive husbands bank failed, Vera returned to live with her parents and, somewhat matured by her experiences, determined to make the best life she could for her and her son.

Jennys fine grasp of the nuances in social history is once again to the fore in an interesting tale of determination and survival.

The second edition of this popular and classic text, now updated for the 21st century, provides a complete manual for the beginning O&M instructor that serves as a reference for the experienced practitioner as well. An invaluable guide for teaching travel techniques to students of all ages, the second edition of The Art and Science of Teaching Orientation and Mobility provides step-by-step presentations of each O&M technique and describes in detail how to individualize and teach each one; outlines the scope and sequence of a complete O&M curriculum; offers a guiding philosophy as well as...

A series of case studies and practice accounts from several countries which illustrate applications of the social group work model in a range of settings. They are a selection from those presented at the IASWG Symposium in Montreal, Canada