Working with older people / Denise Tanner and John Harris.
Material type: TextSeries: 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.)
- 362.6 TAN
- HV1451 .T36 2008
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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.