Working with Older People

ISBN-13: 9780415354219 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 288 str.

John Harris

Opis

Working with older people has become an important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social work processes and interventions, this book acts as a source of information and help.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Understanding Later Life  2. The Policy Context of Work with Older People  3. Assessing the Needs of Older People  4. Planning and Providing Support Services  5. Skills in Working with Older People  6. Working in Partnership to Plan and Deliver Services  7. Values-Based Practice  8. Activities: Pointers to the Issues

O autorze

Denise Tanner is Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Warwick, UK. John Harris is Professor in the School of Health and Social Studies, University of Warwick, UK.