Social Care Practice in Context

In this clear and insightful book, best selling author Malcolm Payne analyses the major elements of social care practice, explaining how caring and social work skills and values are crucial to effective social care. Through theory, research evidence and skill development, Payne identifies the varying contexts in which social care takes place, the agencies that provide it and the relationships at its heart. The book explains the key practical social care skills:- How to be receptive to users'' and carers'' own understanding of their needs- How to develop continuity in service provision- How to use effective interpersonal engagement with users and carers to ensure a positive future for them in which they have as much control over their care as possible- How to work in partnership with colleagues and other agenciesWith practice and case examples, research boxes, further reading and reflection activities, this book is a stimulating read for social work and community care students and practitioners.>

Sommario

What is Social Care Practice?
Valuing Users and Carers
The State and the Individual
Engaging and Assessing in Social Care
Partnership with Agencies and Colleagues
Personal and Social Intervention
Endings, Monitoring and Evaluation
Development for Service Users, Carers and Practitioners
Social Care Futures.

Info autore

Malcolm Payne is Honorary Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University, and Kingston University London, UKLENA DOMINELLI is Professor of Social and Community Development at the University of Southampton, UK, and President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work, UK.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lena Dominelli, Malcolm Payne
• Con la collaborazione di: Robert Adams (Editore), Dominelli (Editore), Dominelli (Editore), Lena Dominelli (Editore), Malcol Payne (Editore), Malcolm Payne (Editore)
• Editore: Macmillan
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.10.2008
• EAN: 9780230521810
• ISBN: 978-0-230-52181-0
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Reshaping Social Work; New Directions in Social Work; Reshaping Social Work
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; B, Social Sciences, Social Service, Social Care, Evaluation;service;social work