Social work practice with adults /

Social work practice with adults / edited by Diane Galpin, Nathalie Bates. - Exeter : Learning Matters Ltd :, 2009. - xiii, 124 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Post-qualifying social work practice . - Post-qualifying social work practice .

Introduction - Working with older people: the impact of personal, structural and cultural factors in practice - 'Putting People First' : the implementation of individual budgets - Practice analysis on assessment, needs, rights and risk in learning disability services - Assessment in theory and practice dilemmas - A critical analysis of the Community Care (Delayed Discharge) Act 2003 - Older People and Direct Payments - Conclusion.

Presents a detailed account of contemporary practice issues that can influence social work with adults. This book covers a range of topical debates from the assessment of needs, rights and risk in learning disability services, to direct payments and the implementation of individual budgets. Based on the experiences of social work practitioners.

Undergraduate.

9781844452927 (pbk.) : £20.00 1844452921 (pbk.) : £20.00


Social service--Practice.

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