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Working with older people / Denise Tanner and John Harris.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The social work skills series | The social work skills seriesPublication details: London : Routledge, 2008.Description: xii, 270 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780415354219 (pbk.) :
  • 9780415354202 (hbk.) :
  • 9780203000908 (ebk.)
  • 0415354218 (pbk.)
  • 9780415354219 (pbk.)
  • 041535420X (hbk.)
  • 9780415354202 (hbk.)
  • 0203000900 (ebk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.6 TAN
LOC classification:
  • HV1451 .T36 2008
Contents:
Introduction -- 1.Understanding later life -- 2.The policy context of social work with older people -- 3.Assessing the needs of older people -- 4.Planning and providing services -- 5.Skills in working with older people -- 6.Working in partnership -- 7.Values-based practice -- 8.Activities: pointers to the issues.
Summary: Working with older people has often been regarded as a marginal area of social work. This book challenges the marginization of practice with older people & identifies the key skills, underpinning knowledge & values that social workers need in order to work purposefully & effectively in the current context.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.6 TAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217349
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.6 TAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217351
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.6 TAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 217350

Published in association with Community Care.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-261) and index.

Introduction -- 1.Understanding later life -- 2.The policy context of social work with older people -- 3.Assessing the needs of older people -- 4.Planning and providing services -- 5.Skills in working with older people -- 6.Working in partnership -- 7.Values-based practice -- 8.Activities: pointers to the issues.

Working with older people has often been regarded as a marginal area of social work. This book challenges the marginization of practice with older people & identifies the key skills, underpinning knowledge & values that social workers need in order to work purposefully & effectively in the current context.

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