Social work with older people / Karin Crawford and Janet Walker ; series editors: Jonathan Parker and Greta Bradley.
Material type:
TextSeries: Transforming social work practicePublication details: Exeter : Learning Matters Ltd., 2004Description: xii, 176 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9781844450176 (pbk.) :
- 362.6 CRA
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 362.6 CRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002100653923 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book helps students develop a distinctive focus on social work with older people. It enables the reader to develop the knowledge, skills and values that allow them to promote and protect the well-being of the older people they work with. As an interactive resource, with activities, case studies and summaries of contemporary research throughout, this book aids and reinforces the reader′s learning. There are also suggestions for further reading and links to current Government guidance and policy documents, all of which support best social work practice when working with older people.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Values and ethics in social work with older people
- The changing context of social work practice with older people
- The legal and political context of social work practice with older people
- Specific areas of social work practice with older people - mental health and learning disability
- Specific areas of social work practice with older people - sensory impairment and physical impairment
- Vulnerability and abuse
- Partnership and participation