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Social Work with Older People

  • ISBN-13: 9781844451555
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: LEARNING MATTERS LTD
  • By Karin Crawford, By Janet Walker
  • Price: AUD $97.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 06/11/2008
  • Format: Paperback (246.00mm X 171.00mm) 204 pages Weight: 420g
  • Categories: Social work [JKSN]
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This second edition looks in detail at the role of the social worker who engages with older people. It enables the reader to develop the key skills required to understand the mental and physical needs of older people in society while encouraging plenty of discussion and critical, independent thought. Furthermore, this book is a source of contemporary research and offers the reader insights into government legislation and policy. It is an essential read for any student who wants to develop a distinctive focus on social work with older people.
Karin Crawford is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care and Director of Teaching and Learning for the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences at the University of Lincoln. Janet Walker is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincoln. She has a particular interest in the development of social care training, having managed local authority social services training prior to joining the University. Janet also has considerable experience of working in children's services as a social worker and a manager.
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
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