Transforming Adult Social Care

Author : Gray, Ann Marie,Birrell, Derek
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847427991

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Transforming adult social care by Gray, Ann Marie,Birrell, Derek Pdf

Adult social care has emerged as a distinct policy area in the UK and one which has come under increasing scrutiny by government and other bodies. With the expectation that in future many more adults will need care and support, ideas have emerged about a ‘transformation’ of adult social care. The focus of this wide-ranging book is on the major themes in policy and provision including personalisation, integration, user participation, the cost of long term care, risk and safeguarding, care quality and workforce issues and is one of the first texts to deal with adult social care as a distinct entity and is an up-to-date source on contemporary government policies, debates and research.The book encourages readers to think critically about decisions being made and about the direction of future policy. The accessible book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate students in Social Policy, Health and Social Care, and Social Work, those taking advanced vocational qualifications in social care and practitioners.

Author : Lymbery, Mark,Postle, Karen
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447310402

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Social Work and the Transformation of Adult Social Care by Lymbery, Mark,Postle, Karen Pdf

Reforms as well as cuts in services and finances are part of the everyday fabric of the social work landscape. Taking a critical approach to the transformation agenda in social work, this book outlines the implications of these changes for adult health and social care. Fully informed by theory, research, policy, and legislation, it takes a problem-based learning approach through the application of case studies, explaining and exploring the overlapping roles of social care and social policy. The authors argue for the continued significance and importance of social work within the context of adult social care: social work, they show, can make a vital difference in the lives and experiences of many of those who are perceived to be the most vulnerable people in society. It is essential reading for students, educators, and practitioners of social work and social policy, and health and social care.

Author : Gray, Ann Marie,Birrell, Derek
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447309772

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Transforming Adult Social Care by Gray, Ann Marie,Birrell, Derek Pdf

Adult social care has emerged as a distinct policy area in the UK and one which has come under increasing scrutiny by government and other bodies. With the expectation that in future many more adults will need care and support, ideas have emerged about a ‘transformation’ of adult social care. The focus of this wide-ranging book is on the major themes in policy and provision including personalisation, integration, user participation, the cost of long term care, risk and safeguarding, care quality and workforce issues and is one of the first texts to deal with adult social care as a distinct entity and is an up-to-date source on contemporary government policies, debates and research.The book encourages readers to think critically about decisions being made and about the direction of future policy. The accessible book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate students in Social Policy, Health and Social Care, and Social Work, those taking advanced vocational qualifications in social care and practitioners.

Author : Ann Marie Gray,Derek Birrell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Social service
ISBN : 1447316584

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Transforming Adult Social Care by Ann Marie Gray,Derek Birrell Pdf

Author : Martin Brett Davies
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781350313989

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Social Work with Adults by Martin Brett Davies Pdf

This best-selling book explores the crucial role of social workers in securing a better future for vulnerable and disadvantaged adult service users. Tacking the problems most common to this branch of social work it focuses on four major themes: personalization; mental health; substance use; and old age. Edited by the highly respected Martin Davies, and with contributions from some of the leading names in the field, Social Work with Adults provides a clear map and guidance to help navigate between the different elements of social work knowledge and practice. Whether a student on an undergraduate degree taking a module on working with adults or a qualified professional wanting to ensure they are proving the very best service they can, this is essential reading. The breadth and depth of coverage makes this text a perfect handbook for students of adult social work.

Author : Helen Cosis-Brown,Christine Cocker
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781847873910

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Social Work with Lesbians and Gay Men by Helen Cosis-Brown,Christine Cocker Pdf

The book clearly links knowledge and practice and is structured in such a way so that theories relevant to social work practices with lesbians and gay men are covered before specific areas of practice are addressed.

Author : Rodger White,Keith Brown,Graeme Broadbent
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857252173

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Law and the Social Work Practitioner by Rodger White,Keith Brown,Graeme Broadbent Pdf

This book explores the main areas of social work law, including children, mental health and community care. By investigating the meaning of law and some of its underlying value assumptions, it encourages practitioners to reflect on their actions and beliefs, helping them to avoid being a mere 'technician', and instead, become a competent practitioner. This new text supports busy social workers studying for Post-Qualifying Awards. Each chapter begins with an overview of the rationale for the teaching material provided and sets out clear learning objectives. Case studies, exercises and recommendations for further reading can be found throughout the book.

Author : Robert Johns
Publisher : Learning Matters
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781844457618

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Social Work, Social Policy and Older People by Robert Johns Pdf

It is essential for social work students to know about social policy, to know why studying social policy is important in the social work degree, and to understand how social policy, when implemented, has a real impact on the everyday life of vulnerable people. This book provides plenty of examples of this impact, tracing the development of welfare provision for older people right through the twentieth century, leading up to an analysis of contemporary developments, which students will need to know about in order to practice effectively.

Author : Rory Lynch
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446286692

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Social Work Practice with Older People by Rory Lynch Pdf

Older people are the biggest service user group for social workers and an increasing proportion of the population. In this refreshingly positive and practical textbook, Rory Lynch draws on years of practice and teaching experience to show how to achieve best social work practice with older adults. He takes a person-centred approach, which fosters respect by valuing the fact that elderly people have more lived experience than others. Exploring the key theoretical approaches and methods of intervention, this book helps social workers to identify, understand and facilitate their service users’ wishes for well-being and a fulfilling older age. Chapters are practice-driven, containing case studies drawn from a range of care settings, reflective questions and exercises. Mapping directly onto the key modules on the social work degree, this is essential reading for all student social workers, especially as they prepare to go on their practice placement. It is also valuable reading for qualified social workers. Rory Lynch is Lecturer in Social Work at Robert Gordon University.

Author : Peter Simcock,Rhoda Castle
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509508303

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Social Work and Disability by Peter Simcock,Rhoda Castle Pdf

Social Work and Disability offers a contemporary and critical exploration of social work practice with people with physical and sensory impairments, an area that has previously been marginalized within both practice and academic literature. It explores how social work practice can, and indeed does, contribute to the promotion of disabled people’s rights and the securing of positive outcomes in their lives. The book begins by exploring the ways in which disability is understood and how this informs policy and practice. Opening with a thought-provoking account of the lived experience of a disabled person using social work services, it goes on to critically analyse theory, policy and contemporary legislative change. Inequality, oppression and diversity are the focus of the second section of the book, while the remainder offers an in-depth exploration of the social work practice issues in disability settings, notably work with children, adults and safeguarding. Service-user and carer perspectives, case profiles, reflective activities and suggestions for further reading are included throughout. Social Work and Disability will be essential reading for social work students and practitioners. It will also be of interest to service users and carers, students on health and social care courses, third-sector practitioners and advocates.

Author : Hudson, Bob
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781447355724

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Clients, Consumers or Citizens? by Hudson, Bob Pdf

Adult social care was the first major social policy domain in England to be transferred from the state to the market. There is now a forty-year period to look back at to consider the thinking behind the strategy, the impacts on commissioners and providers of care, on the care workforce and on those who use care and support services. In this book, Bob Hudson meticulously charts these shifts. He challenges the dominant market paradigm, explores alternative models for a post-Covid-19 future and locates the debate within the wider literature on political thinking and policy change.

Author : Lymbery, Mark,Postle, Karen
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447310419

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Social Work and the Transformation of Adult Social Care by Lymbery, Mark,Postle, Karen Pdf

Reforms as well as cuts in services and finances are part of the everyday fabric of the social work landscape. Taking a critical approach to the transformation agenda in social work, this book outlines the implications of these changes for adult health and social care. Fully informed by theory, research, policy, and legislation, it takes a problem-based learning approach through the application of case studies, explaining and exploring the overlapping roles of social care and social policy. The authors argue for the continued significance and importance of social work within the context of adult social care: social work, they show, can make a vital difference in the lives and experiences of many of those who are perceived to be the most vulnerable people in society. It is essential reading for students, educators, and practitioners of social work and social policy, and health and social care.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1074 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Hospitals
ISBN : UCLA:L0100545714

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The Health & Social Care Yearbook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UIUC:30112108520237

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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Julia Johnson,Sheena Rolph,Randall Smith
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : NWU:35556040818932

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Residential Care Transformed by Julia Johnson,Sheena Rolph,Randall Smith Pdf

Residential care homes are an important resource for older people yet they remain stigmatized and under-valued. Drawing on data deposited at the University of Essex, UK this book revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care in England and Wales, The Last Refuge, published in 1962. With the help of a hundred older volunteer researchers, the authors traced what happened to the 173 homes that Townsend visited. They also revisited 20 of the surviving local authority, voluntary and private homes so as to compare them then and now. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book straddles the boundary between history and sociology and reviews: the policy context and the history of research into residential care for older people over the last 50 years; provides new insights into the continuing history of residential care for older people about what kinds of homes have survived and why; makes comparisons between particular homes today and in the past demonstrating not only substantial changes but also strong continuities; reveals persisting inequalities in the standard of care home provision in the early 2000s in England and Wales and discusses the ethical and practical challenges involved in designing a revisiting study, reusing archived data and in engaging older people as 'volunteer' researchers. The book includes some previously unpublished photographs from the Peter Townsend Collection which when set beside those taken in the early 21st century illustrate not only continuity and change in residential care but also in visual representations of older people.