Social Work with Older People; Fourth Edition

by Mary Marshall, Judith Phillips and Mo Ray

• ISBN13: 9781403916136
• ISBN10: 1403916136
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-04-27
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

"Older people provide a significant challenge and opportunity for social work. As a result of broad demographic trends and changes in the welfare state and the role of the family, older people have moved from being a marginal concern to one of central importance in the profession. Such changes have highlighted current professional debates about the identity, status, direction and role of social work with older people." "This new edition of a social work classic is not so much a revision as a complete overhaul and rewrite. The focus remains on the distinctiveness of the social work role and on practice skills. However, social work's multi-agency, multidisciplinary setting is fully recognised throughout and proper emphasis is given to the theoretical, legislative, policy and organisational contexts."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Mary Marshall was Director of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes and Diagrams

Acknowledgements

Notes on the Contributors

Introduction

Critical Themes and Issues in Ageing

The Case for Social Work with Older People

The Policy and Organisational Context of Social Work With Older People

Practice Skills

Assessment

Care Planning, Monitoring and Intervention

Conclusion: Supporting and Developing Practice

End Note

References

Index

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