Working With Carers
Christine Heron
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Description for Working With Carers
Paperback. A complete guide to working with carers, this volume provides a general overview of all the issues involved. General theories of assessment, groupwork, stress management and problem-solving are applied to working with carers, and suggestions for good practice are underpinned with references to relevant research, and policy documents. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 371.
A complete guide to working with carers, this volume provides a general overview of all the issues involved. The recent surge of interest in the needs of carers is placed in its context of social policy, legislation, demographic trends and changes in society. General theories of assessment, groupwork, stress management and problem-solving are applied to working with carers, and suggestions for good practice are underpinned with references to relevant research, policy documents, and the views of carers themselves. Thus the book achieves a balance between day-to-day practicalities and wider preoccupations.
Each chapter covers practical issues and ends with a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853025624
SKU
V9781853025624
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Christine Heron
Christine Heron is Commissioning Manager in Wirral Social Services Department. Previously, she was a lecturer at Southport College and a member of the DipSW Programme Management Board. She has also worked with carers of people with disabilities and mental health problems in her capacity as a social work practitioner, and with carers groups as a Senior Planning Officer.
Reviews for Working With Carers
`There are many reasons why people care for others, and there are many types of caring situations, this book covers all these much neglected areas and provides you with a lot more insight than you may otherwise have had prior to perusing its 160 pages.'
Counselling `The book includes definitions of caring; a discussion of the impact of caring; ... Read more
Counselling `The book includes definitions of caring; a discussion of the impact of caring; ... Read more