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Social Work With Adults.
A definitive textbook on adult services, bringing the topic alive for students with a perspective and depth of understanding.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Maidenhead :
McGraw-Hill Education,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Praise for This Book; Table of Contents; Contributors; Introduction; References; Part I: The context of social work with adults; 1 The evolution of social work; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Defining social work; The welfare state; References and further reading; 2 The modernization of social work; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Community care; Care management; Policy and practice; Power, partnership and empowerment; Conclusion; References and further reading; 3 Empowering and safeguarding vulnerable adults; Introduction; Learning outcomes.
- VulnerabilityWhat is abuse?; Types of abuse; How do I know if it is adult abuse?; Responding to adult abuse; Safeguarding principles and social work values; Legal framework for intervention; Risk assessment; Post-abuse support; Hate crime; Legal framework: another way of dealing with abuse?; References and further reading; 4 Collaborative working with service users; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Labelling the people we serve; Translating values into practice; Power and empowerment; Current drivers.
- The role and contribution of service users to the training and development of practitioners in social work and social careConclusion; References and further reading; 5 Responding to difference, identity and globalization; Introduction; Learning outcomes; What is globalization and what is its significance for social work?; The impact of globalization on social work practice in adult social work; Exploring difference and identity; Sameness and difference; Cultural competence and critical consciousness; A personal example.
- Key principles underpinning anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practiceConclusion; References and further reading; Part II: Working with different service user groups in adult services; 6 Working with people with physical impairments; Learning outcomes; Talking about disability; Disability and impairment; Institutionalization; Legal definitions of disability; Prevalence of disability; Health and social care personalization; Social benefits of health planning; Combining health and social care support; The move from carers to personal assistants; Independent living.
- How social workers can make a differenceMoving to direct payment and personal budgets within social care; Relative and useful social care; What is a personal budget?; What do these changes mean for social workers and their role in working with disabled people?; References and further reading; 7 Issues affecting practitioners and service users in learning disability services; Introduction; Learning outcomes; Working with individuals with a learning disability now; Conclusion; References and further reading; 8 Working with people with sensory disabilities; Introduction; Learning outcomes.