Vulnerable adults and community care / edited by Keith Brown.

By:

Brown, Keith, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Post-qualifying social work practicePublication details: Exeter : Learning Matters, 2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 157 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781844453627 (pbk.)
1844453626 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.6 BRO

Summary: Written as a series of self-contained chapters, this book aims to support students undertaking post-qualifying social work awards in the field of community care and working with vulnerable adults. It covers topics such as welfare policy, empowerment, mental health in later life and adult protection for vulnerable adults.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	362.6 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100407643

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book supports busy practitioners studying on the Post-Qualifying Awards for Social Work with Adults. Fully updated to cover the latest legislation, the material in this book is presented as a series of self-contained chapters, written by different authors, which takes the reader beyond pure facts and offers many differing and thought-provoking viewpoints. The text is packed with helpful tips and really encourages readers to engage with their client groups and to reflect upon practice in a more meaningful way.

Previous ed.: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-148) and index.

Written as a series of self-contained chapters, this book aims to support students undertaking post-qualifying social work awards in the field of community care and working with vulnerable adults. It covers topics such as welfare policy, empowerment, mental health in later life and adult protection for vulnerable adults.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Introduction
Welfare policy: Context of community care
The changing face of community care: Assessment, personalisation and outcomes
The Mental Capacity Act 2005
The older person's social care and the enabling service
Intermediate care: Implications for service users
To what extent is self-directed support actually self-directed by people with learning disabilities?
Caring for older people: Informal care and carers
Promoting inclusiveness: Developing empowering practice with minority groups of older people
Eclectic models in working with learning disabled people - an overview of some key issues concerning health and wellness
People with learning difficulties - Issues of vulnerability
Safeguarding adults for community care