Older people are, like younger people, citizens in the communities of the nations in which they live. This book sees ageing as a life journey that incorporates a process of citizening, in which people build their identity as part of their family and community. But the social experience of illness, frailty, disability and reaching the end of life may de-citizen older people be devaluing the social identity that comes from continuing social engagement. We de-citizen older people by emphasising dependence on services and their cost to public expenditure instead of valuing the interdependence...
Older people are, like younger people, citizens in the communities of the nations in which they live. This book sees ageing as a life journey that ...
Though the aims of social work tend to be fairly similar in different contexts around the world, the ways in which social workers are educated and trained vary widely from place to place and nation to nation. This book gathers a dozen interviews with leading social workers and educators from countries including India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Mexico, and Switzerland to explore points of similarity and difference and see what lessons we might be able to learn from the successes or limitations of the different approaches.
Though the aims of social work tend to be fairly similar in different contexts around the world, the ways in which social workers are educated and tra...
