Child and Family-Centred Healthcare: Concept, Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780230205963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 272 str.

Lynda Smith

Opis

The definitive book on family centred care for health professionals, this popular text has been thoroughly revised in line with contemporary health policy. Including greater emphasis on child-centred care, interprofessional working and care in community settings; it is a valuable resource for all those working with children and families.

Spis treści

Foreword.- Preface.- Notes on the Contributors.- The Evolving Concept of Family Centred Care; V.Coleman.- Family Centred Care: A Practice Continuum; L.Smith, V.Coleman& M.Bradshaw.- Interprofessional Practice in Family Centred Care; L.Smith & J.Taylor.- Parenting in Society: A Critical Review; G.Mountain.- Empowering Children, Young People and Families; V.Coleman.- Negotiation of Care; L.Smith.- Teaching Children and Families for Family Centred Care; V.Coleman.- Learning to Practice Family Centred Care; S.Ford.- Professional and Legal Issues; L.Foxcraft.

O autorze

LYNDA SMITH is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
VALERIE COLEMAN was, until recently, a Lecturer in Children's Nursing at University of Sheffield, UK.

Both Lynda and Val are experienced children's nurses as well as lecturers. Along with Maureen Bradshaw, they have also published Children and Young People's Nursing in Practice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).