Reconceptualising work with "carers" : new directions for policy and practice /

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In the wake of the profound changes in policy and practice around caring over the past ten years, this volume takes a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Demonstrating the scope and diversity of 'caring', the contributors highlight the positive aspects of caring and the in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Stalker, Kirsten
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2003.
Series:Research highlights in social work ; 43.
Subjects:
Caregivers > Great Britain.
Caregivers > Services for > Great Britain.
Caregivers > Legal status, laws, etc. > Great Britain.
Aidants naturels > Grande-Bretagne.
Aidants naturels > Services > Grande-Bretagne.
Social Welfare & Social Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Caregivers
Caregivers > Legal status, laws, etc.
Caregivers > Services for
Great Britain
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reconceptualising Work with 'Carers'; Contents; Introduction; 1. Carers: An Overview of Concepts, Developments and Debates; 2. Caring Relationships: Looking Beyond Welfare Categories of 'Carers' and 'Service Users'; 3. Diversity among Carers; 4. Carers and Assessment; 5. Caring Families: Their Support or Empowerment?; 6. Caring Voices: Carers' Participation in Policy and Practice; 7. Carers and Employment; 8. Getting to Grips with Poor Care; 9. The Legal Framework of Caring; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index.

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