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Book SynopsisDrawing on contributions from user activists and academic researchers, this topical reader provides a critical stock take of the state of user involvement. It considers different contexts in which such involvement is taking place and includes diverse and sometimes conflicting perspectives on the issues involved. This original and insightful critique will be an important resource for students studying health and social care and social work, researchers and user activists.Trade Review"This is a great book full of informative and insightful views which translate easily into the students experience and theoretical understanding" William McGovern, Northumbria University"A very valuable resource that brings service user/careers perspectives together" Ann Anka, Havering College of Further and Higher Education"A stimulating book, exploring the origins and rich diversity of service user involvement in health and social care." Ann Davis, University of Birmingham"Compulsory reading for anyone who's serious about research or transforming services to deliver authentic person-centred support. This book offers a unique opportunity to learn from the accumulated experience and expertise of leading service user researchers and activists along with practitioner collaborators and academic allies. " Sarah Carr, Social Care Institute for Excellence, London and Staffordshire UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: From margin to mainstream ~ Marian Barnes and Phil Cotterell; Part one: User movements: Survivors History Group takes a critical look at historians; The Nottingham Advocacy Group: A short history ~ Marian Barnes and Colin Gell; Building solidarity, ensuring diversity: Lessons from service users' and disabled people's movements ~ Peter Beresford and Fran Branfield; Service users and the third sector: Opportunities, challenges and potentials in influencing the governance of public services ~ Graham P. Martin; The capacity, impact and challenge of service user's experiential knowledge ~ Phil Cotterell and Carolyn Morris; Part one: user movements, questions for reflection; Part two: User involvement in services: Introduction ~ Marian Barnes and Phil Cotterell; Collaboration in the public services: Can service users and staff participate together? ~ Michelle Farr; Changing patterns of service user involvement 1990-2010 ~ Clare Evans and Ray Jones; Looking out from the middle: Influencing policy change through user involvement ~ Joe Duffy and Brendan McKeever; Changing minds: Unleashing the potential of mental health service users - a critical perspective on current models of service user involvement and their impact on wellbeing and 'recovery' ~ Stephanie McKinley and Sarah Yiannoullou; Moving forward: Understanding the negative experiences and impacts of patient and public involvement in health service planning, development and evaluation ~ Sophie Staniszewska, Carole Mockford, Andy Gibson, Sandy Herron-Marx, Rebecca Putz; Part two: User involvement in services, questions for reflection; Part three: User involvement in research: Introduction ~ Marian Barnes and Phil Cotterell; Young mothers' experiential knowledge and the research process ~ Geraldine Brady, Geraldine Brown, and Corinne Wilson; Involving young people in research: making an impact in public health ~ Louca-Mai Brady with Ellie Davis, Amrita Ghosh, Bhavika Surti and Laura Wilson; Projects through Partnership: Promoting participatory values throughout the research process ~ Rob Kirkwood; Involving older people: empowering engagement? ~ Elizabeth Ward and Beatrice Gahagan; 'Still out there?' Is the service user voice becoming lost as user involvement moves into the mental health research mainstream? ~ Kati Turner and Steve Gillard; Service user-led research in the NHS: wasting our time? ~ Patsy Staddon; Should we? Could we? Measuring Involvement ~ Rachel Purtell, Wendy Rickard and Katrina Wyatt; Evaluating the impact of public involvement on research ~ Rosemary Barber, Jonathan Boote, Glenys Parry, Cindy Cooper and Philippa Yeeles; Part three: User involvement in research, questions for reflection; Conclusion: Critical and different perspectives on user involvement ~ Marian Barnes and Phil Cotterell.

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Book SynopsisWorld-leading health economist Cam Donaldson defends NHS-type systems on the same basis as their detractors: economic efficiency. However, protecting government funding of health care is not enough: scarcity has to be managed. Donaldson goes on to show how we can get more out of our systems by addressing issues of value for money. In particular, he demonstrates what has been achieved through health care reform but questions how much more this can deliver relative to getting serious about priority setting. The issues addressed in the book have global relevance and this accessible book will therefore appeal to the public, health professionals and health policy specialists.Trade Review" ‘Credit Crunch Health Care’ could be read by anybody and everybody involved in the provision of health care in the UK and worldwide. And I believe it should." Chris Sampson on The Academic Health Economists' blog"Cam Donaldson is an excellent provocative economics writer who can tell it like it is and engage people in the big issues of the day. This book is open to everyone but does not simplify the complex world that we face. Anyone who pays for or manages health services will benefit from this book, including every clinician and every citizen." Sir Muir Gray, CBE, Co-Director, NHS QIPP Programme"As ever, my eminent colleague, Cam Donaldson, demonstrates in straightforward language how central economics is to the future of health care in Canada, the UK and internationally. This is economics with a human - and humane - face. Everyone concerned about health care needs to read this book." Professor Anthony J. Culyer Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy & System Design, University of Toronto, Canada; and Professor of Economics, University of York, England.Table of ContentsForeword by Sir Michael Rawlins; Introduction: the quid pro quo of health care; Market failure in health care; Charging the public: exception or anomaly?; Reform, privatisation and those damn doctors; The fiscal future of health care: an economist's rant; Economic evaluation; What's your health worth?; Conclusion; Appendix: 'What's your health worth?' A questionnaire

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Book SynopsisThis collection examines the role that case-studies play in understanding and explaining British health policy. Overall, the chapters cover the key health policy literatures in terms of the policy process, analytical frameworks and some of the seminal moments of the NHS. They have been written by leading health policy researchers in sociology, social policy, management and organisation studies. The collection explores and promotes the case-study as an under-used method and thereby encourages a more reflective approach to policy learning by practitioners and academics. The book will appeal to under-graduates, post-graduates and academics in social policy, public management and health services research.Trade Review"This book..will appeal to those who want to understand better health policy change in the NHS since its inception, as well as to a much wider readership ..who are interested in developing the field of health policy analysis by paying greater attention to theories and methods." Gill Walt, Journal of Social Policy"A very analytical book that uses case studies effectively to show the working of health policy" Paul Allen, Birmingham City University"This impressive collection of case studies documenting many of the key developments in UK health policy over recent decades has been compiled by a distinguished group of analysts. It is to be greatly welcomed for the fascinating insights it provides. " David Hunter, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Durham University"This book presents an impressive collection of case studies that shed light on health policy processes and issues. Written by expert contributors from the field, it will be particularly useful to students and lecturers in health policy. " Rob Baggott, De Montfort UniversityTable of ContentsSection 1: Case studies in health policy: an introduction ~ Mark Exworthy and Martin Powell; Case studies of the health policy process: a methodological introduction ~ Mike Marinetto; Section 2: Creation, consolidation, disillusion (1948-1980s): NHS birthing pains ~ Martin Powell; Hospital policy in England and Wales: of what is the 1962 Hospital Plan a case? ~ John Mohan; The case study as history: 'Ideology, class and the National Health Service' by Rudolf Klein ~ Ian Greener; Hospitals in Trouble ~ Joan Higgins; Normal Accidents: learning how to learn about safety ~ Justin Keen; Repressed interests: explaining why patients and the public have little influence on health care policy: Alford's concepts of dominant, challenging and repressed interests ~ Stephen Peckham and Micky Willmott; Section 3: Safe in our hands - conflicts and challenges (1980 and 1990s): The 1983 Griffiths Inquiry ~ Fraser Macfarlane, Mark Exworthy and Micky Willmott; 'AIDS in the UK: The making of policy, 1981 - 1994' (Berridge, 1996): a case study in British health policy ~ David Evans; What the doctor ordered: the Audit Commission's case study of general practice fundholders ~ David Wainwright and Michael Calnan; 'Coping with uncertainty: Policy and politics in the National Health Service' (Hunter, 1980) ~ David Hughes; 'Shaping strategic change': changing the way organisational change was researched in the NHS ~ Louise Locock and Sue Dopson; Section 4: New Labour, new NHS? The NHS since the 1990s: Patient choice: a contemporary policy story ~ Stephen Peckham and Marie Sanderson; The individualisation of health: health surveillance, lifestyle control and public health ~ Alison Hann; NHS confidential: Implementation, or … How great expectations in Whitehall are dashed in Stoke-on-Trent ~ Calum Paton; Implementing clinical guidelines: a case study of research in context ~ George Dowswell and Stephen Harrison; Carolyn Hughes Tuohy's analysis of the English National Health Service internal market of the 1990s ~ Pauline Allen; Evidence and health inequalities: the Black, Acheson and Marmot reports ~ Mark Exworthy and Adam Oliver; Section 5: Policy learning from case studies in health policy: taking forward the debate ~ Mark Exworthy and Stephen Peckham; Case studies in health policy: concluding remarks ~ Mark Exworthy and Martin Powell.

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Book SynopsisThis collection examines the role that case-studies play in understanding and explaining British health policy. Overall, the chapters cover the key health policy literatures in terms of the policy process, analytical frameworks and some of the seminal moments of the NHS. They have been written by leading health policy researchers in sociology, social policy, management and organisation studies. The collection explores and promotes the case-study as an under-used method and thereby encourages a more reflective approach to policy learning by practitioners and academics. The book will appeal to under-graduates, post-graduates and academics in social policy, public management and health services research.Trade Review"This book..will appeal to those who want to understand better health policy change in the NHS since its inception, as well as to a much wider readership ..who are interested in developing the field of health policy analysis by paying greater attention to theories and methods." Gill Walt, Journal of Social Policy"A very analytical book that uses case studies effectively to show the working of health policy" Paul Allen, Birmingham City University"This impressive collection of case studies documenting many of the key developments in UK health policy over recent decades has been compiled by a distinguished group of analysts. It is to be greatly welcomed for the fascinating insights it provides. " David Hunter, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Durham University"This book presents an impressive collection of case studies that shed light on health policy processes and issues. Written by expert contributors from the field, it will be particularly useful to students and lecturers in health policy. " Rob Baggott, De Montfort UniversityTable of ContentsSection 1: Case studies in health policy: an introduction ~ Mark Exworthy and Martin Powell; Case studies of the health policy process: a methodological introduction ~ Mike Marinetto; Section 2: Creation, consolidation, disillusion (1948-1980s): NHS birthing pains ~ Martin Powell; Hospital policy in England and Wales: of what is the 1962 Hospital Plan a case? ~ John Mohan; The case study as history: 'Ideology, class and the National Health Service' by Rudolf Klein ~ Ian Greener; Hospitals in Trouble ~ Joan Higgins; Normal Accidents: learning how to learn about safety ~ Justin Keen; Repressed interests: explaining why patients and the public have little influence on health care policy: Alford's concepts of dominant, challenging and repressed interests ~ Stephen Peckham and Micky Willmott; Section 3: Safe in our hands - conflicts and challenges (1980 and 1990s): The 1983 Griffiths Inquiry ~ Fraser Macfarlane, Mark Exworthy and Micky Willmott; 'AIDS in the UK: The making of policy, 1981 - 1994' (Berridge, 1996): a case study in British health policy ~ David Evans; What the doctor ordered: the Audit Commission's case study of general practice fundholders ~ David Wainwright and Michael Calnan; 'Coping with uncertainty: Policy and politics in the National Health Service' (Hunter, 1980) ~ David Hughes; 'Shaping strategic change': changing the way organisational change was researched in the NHS ~ Louise Locock and Sue Dopson; Section 4: New Labour, new NHS? The NHS since the 1990s: Patient choice: a contemporary policy story ~ Stephen Peckham and Marie Sanderson; The individualisation of health: health surveillance, lifestyle control and public health ~ Alison Hann; NHS confidential: Implementation, or … How great expectations in Whitehall are dashed in Stoke-on-Trent ~ Calum Paton; Implementing clinical guidelines: a case study of research in context ~ George Dowswell and Stephen Harrison; Carolyn Hughes Tuohy's analysis of the English National Health Service internal market of the 1990s ~ Pauline Allen; Evidence and health inequalities: the Black, Acheson and Marmot reports ~ Mark Exworthy and Adam Oliver; Section 5: Policy learning from case studies in health policy: taking forward the debate ~ Mark Exworthy and Stephen Peckham; Case studies in health policy: concluding remarks ~ Mark Exworthy and Martin Powell.

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Book SynopsisThere is widespread agreement that care and support services must change radically if they are to meet the rights and needs of the rapidly growing number of people who require them. For the first time, Supporting people explores with service users, practitioners, carers and managers what person-centred support means to them, what barriers stand in its way and how these can be overcome. It provides a unique roadmap for the future, offering theoretical insights, practical guidance and highlighting the importance of a participatory approach. Based on the largest independent UK study of person-centred support and written by an experienced team that includes service users, practitioners and researchers, it demonstrates how change can be made now, and what strategic changes will be needed for person-centred support to have a sustainable future.Trade Review"As the system undergoes rapid change, 'Supporting people' is a crucial resource that everyone in social care should read. It's both analytical and inspirational, with an alternative, person-centred and positive view of the future." Jon Glasby, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham"..this book marks a very welcome shift in attitude...the language and ideas are down-to-earth, practical and based on grass roots experience." Julia Lindley in Open Mind'...this is a book stakeholders at all levels should read - it has clear public policy and management lessons, but the words of service users and the case examples used on their own have a resonance for practitioners to remind them to listen better.' - Rosemary Trustman in Social Caring Magazine"This book is another of Peter Beresford and colleagues' incisive accounts of what those who need person-centred support say about how it should be developed to effectively increase their life chances. They get to the heart of what "nothing about us, without us" means and stays true to that principle. By synthesizing the experience and knowledge of those who require person-centred support, they have managed to answer the questions that many have yet to comprehend: What is person-centred support? What are the barriers to its realisation? And how can these be overcome? This book gives readers the opportunity to answer these questions from the perspective of those who are the experts in person-centred support - those who use it." Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, DBE'"Supporting People' is quite simply one of the best books I've read on 'social care'. It is without doubt an essential read for everyone involved in the delivery and receipt of services and support." Colin Barnes. Professor of Disability Studies, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds"This highly original book on social care and the prospects for person-centred support is most timely. It provides essential and stimulating reading - for all concerned - on making changes in the 21st century." Carol Thomas, Lancaster UniversityTable of ContentsForeword by Shami Chakrabati; Setting the scene for social care; Person-centred support; The funding of social care; The social care workforce; Social care and carers; Institutionalisation; Organisational issues; Social care practice; Service user cameos; Capacity building for support; Access to the mainstream; Participation;Change for person-centred support; Appendix.

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Book SynopsisThe challenges faced by those rationing scarce health care resources have intensified following the economic downturn. This book tackles this challenge by exploring the latest thinking and practice on priority setting methods. In an accessible style the book brings together theories, practice and evidence from a wide range of disciplines and provides practical, evidence-based prescriptions for decision makers. It will be of interest to all health care managers and students of health care policy and management.Trade Review"This book is timely..the authors are seeking to offer support to those working in health care with responsibility for priority setting." David J Hunter, Journal of Social Policy"Cometh the hour, cometh the book: with brilliant timing this authoritative and accessible guide to the theory and practice of priority setting comes just as the NHS is entering its fiscal ice age." Rudolf Klein, Visiting Professor, LSE"This book provides critical insight into managing scarce resources in the health system and will serve as a key addition to the manager's toolbox." Craig Mitton, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and EvaluationTable of ContentsForeword by Chris Ham; Introduction; The ethics of priority setting; Public participation in priority setting; Priority setting and economic evaluation; Multi criteria decision analysis and priority setting processes; The politics of priority setting; Leadership in priority setting; Disinvestment as a priority setting case study; Conclusions and key lessons.

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Book SynopsisThe challenges faced by those rationing scarce health care resources have intensified following the economic downturn. This book tackles this challenge by exploring the latest thinking and practice on priority setting methods. In an accessible style the book brings together theories, practice and evidence from a wide range of disciplines and provides practical, evidence-based prescriptions for decision makers. It will be of interest to all health care managers and students of health care policy and management.Trade Review"This book is timely..the authors are seeking to offer support to those working in health care with responsibility for priority setting." David J Hunter, Journal of Social Policy"Cometh the hour, cometh the book: with brilliant timing this authoritative and accessible guide to the theory and practice of priority setting comes just as the NHS is entering its fiscal ice age." Rudolf Klein, Visiting Professor, LSE"This book provides critical insight into managing scarce resources in the health system and will serve as a key addition to the manager's toolbox." Craig Mitton, Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia and Senior Scientist, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and EvaluationTable of ContentsForeword by Chris Ham; Introduction; The ethics of priority setting; Public participation in priority setting; Priority setting and economic evaluation; Multi criteria decision analysis and priority setting processes; The politics of priority setting; Leadership in priority setting; Disinvestment as a priority setting case study; Conclusions and key lessons.

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Book SynopsisWith a foreword by Tony Benn. Drawing on clinical experience dating from the birth of the NHS in 1948, Julian Tudor Hart, a politically active GP in a Welsh coal mining community, charts the progress of the NHS from its 19th century origins in workers' mutual aid societies, to its current forced return to the market. His starting point is a detailed analysis of how clinical decisions are made. He explores the changing social relationships in the NHS as a gift economy, how these may be affected by reducing care to commodity status, and the new directions they might take if the NHS resumed progress independently from the market. This edition of this bestselling book has been entirely rewritten with two new chapters, and includes new material on resistance to that world-wide process. The essential principle in the book is that patients need to develop as active citizens and co-producers of health gain in a humanising society and the author's aim is to promote it wherever people recognise that pursuit of profit may be a brake on rational progress.Trade Review"...deeply practical...heart-warmingly optimistic." Helen Roberts in Public Health Today"This book is a masterpiece -- a unique combination of fascinating history, top-notch epidemiological science, sharp political analysis, and clinical insight. Scholar and practitioner, both, Julian Tudor Hart's understanding of how we can best pursue health in our communities is second to none." Donald M. Berwick, MD"This is a must-read for all who are interested in healthcare, and who are concerned to protect the fundamental values on which our healthcare system is based at the same time as maximising the potential of new developments." Professor Dame June Clark, ex-President of the Royal College of Nursing, and member of the Wales Assembly Government Bevan Commission on the future of the NHS in Wales"At a time when governments across the world seem ever more determined to expose health services to commercialisation and market forces, Julian Tudor Hart's analysis, insight and wisdom have never been more needed." Dr Iona Heath, President, Royal College of General PractitionersTable of ContentsForeword by Tony Benn; Preface to the second edition; The NHS as wealth production; What does it produce?; How does it produce?; Generalists and specialists; Ownership: Justice and solidarity; A space in which to learn; Notes and references

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Book SynopsisCommissioning is now a key task for health and social care - and yet policy aspirations often outstrip the infrastructure needed to support commissioners as they take difficult decisions about future services and to make commissioning a career of choice for future leaders. While commissioning was important under New Labour, it seems set to be even more fundamental now as commissioners think about future services in an era of austerity. Against this background, this is the first comprehensive text on a key area of management practice , exploring what commissioning is, where it has come from and where it might be taking us. With a wide range of leading contributors from fields including health care, social care, local government , the book takes students, practitioners and managers through key stages of the commissioning cycle as well as addressing cross-cutting themes such as the economics of commissioning, user involvement and commissioning in an era of personalisation. It is essential reading for everyone involved in the planning and delivery of health and social care - for social policy students, health and social care practitioners, managers and policy makers alike.Trade Review"Commissioning gets a long overdue textbook. The comprehensive range of perspectives provides a great start for anyone wanting to consider how to practice or improve commissioning" Peter Hay, Birmingham City Council, and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)"A much-needed text on a key area of management practice within health and social care services by a great team of authors. It is ideal for students and for all who are interested in delivering better quality and better integrated health and social care services." Steve Field, Chair, NHS Future Forum & Chairman, National Health Inclusion Board & General Practitioner, Bellevue Medical Centre BirminghamTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Jon Glasby; Section 1: The commissioning cycle: New forms of strategic commissioning ~ Tony Bovaird, Helen Dickinson and Kerry Allen; Needs assessment ~ Tom Marshall and Eleanor Hothersall; Decision-making and priority setting ~ Iestyn Williams and Suzanne Robinson; Procurement and market management ~ Chris Lonsdale; Decommissioning ~ Ray Puffitt and Lesley Prince; Commissioning for service resilience ~ Ray Puffitt; Commissioning for quality and outcomes ~ Martin Willis and Tony Bovaird; Section 2: Key themes: The economics of commissioning ~ Peter Watt; Public and user involvement in commissioning ~ Jo Ellins; The impact of joint commissioning ~ Helen Dickinson and Alyson Nicholds; Commissioning in an era of personalisation ~ Catherine Needham and Simon Duffy; Section 3: Conclusion and next steps: Conclusion ~ Jon Glasby.

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Book SynopsisCommissioning is now a key task for health and social care - and yet policy aspirations often outstrip the infrastructure needed to support commissioners as they take difficult decisions about future services and to make commissioning a career of choice for future leaders. While commissioning was important under New Labour, it seems set to be even more fundamental now as commissioners think about future services in an era of austerity. Against this background, this is the first comprehensive text on a key area of management practice , exploring what commissioning is, where it has come from and where it might be taking us. With a wide range of leading contributors from fields including health care, social care, local government , the book takes students, practitioners and managers through key stages of the commissioning cycle as well as addressing cross-cutting themes such as the economics of commissioning, user involvement and commissioning in an era of personalisation. It is essential reading for everyone involved in the planning and delivery of health and social care - for social policy students, health and social care practitioners, managers and policy makers alike.Trade Review"Commissioning gets a long overdue textbook. The comprehensive range of perspectives provides a great start for anyone wanting to consider how to practice or improve commissioning" Peter Hay, Birmingham City Council, and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)"A much-needed text on a key area of management practice within health and social care services by a great team of authors. It is ideal for students and for all who are interested in delivering better quality and better integrated health and social care services." Steve Field, Chair, NHS Future Forum & Chairman, National Health Inclusion Board & General Practitioner, Bellevue Medical Centre BirminghamTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Jon Glasby; Section 1: The commissioning cycle: New forms of strategic commissioning ~ Tony Bovaird, Helen Dickinson and Kerry Allen; Needs assessment ~ Tom Marshall and Eleanor Hothersall; Decision-making and priority setting ~ Iestyn Williams and Suzanne Robinson; Procurement and market management ~ Chris Lonsdale; Decommissioning ~ Ray Puffitt and Lesley Prince; Commissioning for service resilience ~ Ray Puffitt; Commissioning for quality and outcomes ~ Martin Willis and Tony Bovaird; Section 2: Key themes: The economics of commissioning ~ Peter Watt; Public and user involvement in commissioning ~ Jo Ellins; The impact of joint commissioning ~ Helen Dickinson and Alyson Nicholds; Commissioning in an era of personalisation ~ Catherine Needham and Simon Duffy; Section 3: Conclusion and next steps: Conclusion ~ Jon Glasby.

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Book SynopsisPost 9/11, the imposition of policies of counter-terrorism has seen the erosion of support for fundamental human rights. Simultaneously, Muslim communities in European cities have become a focus for state and local policy, leading to a fixation with policies of social cohesion. This book offers a unique research-based contribution to the debate around community cohesion and counter-terrorism policies in Britain. Through privileged access to the senior management and staff of five metropolitan authorities it reveals the contradictions between these policies as they are implemented in tandem at the local level. A robust critique of contemporary policy, this book is for all academics, policy makers and practitioners concerned with the management of ethnic diversity.Trade Review"This book is highly recommended for students and scholars of urban studies and related disciplines." Urban Studies Journal"Inclusion or exclusion? Engagement or isolation? Contributors to the social whole or threats to the moral order? In this far reaching study of Cohesion and Prevent, two poles of British public policy that have effectively supplanted multiculturalism, Husband and Alam explore British Muslims, social and economic power, and the contemporary meaning of the 'social'. As human rights are sacrificed and economic and social rights disintegrate, social disorder may well be amplified by exactly those policies ostensibly designed to suppress it. A powerful and insightful analysis with global implications." Andrew Jakubowicz, Professor Sociology, University of Technology, Sydney"Is a cohesive society always a good one? This extraordinary book points to the alarming way 'community cohesion' intiatives elide assimilation and integration, and are implicated in the stripping of the human rights of the 'enemy next door' and in the scrutiny of Muslim communities. An essential read for anyone who wants to understand multicultural life in Britain." Les Back, Professor of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London"Husband and Alam's study provides an insightful, impassioned and devestating critique of community cohesion and counter-terrorism policy in the UK and sets out the urgent need for radical new directions. Essential reading." John Flint, Sheffield Hallam UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Community Cohesion: its development and limitations; The prevention of violent extremism; Anti-Muslimism; The experience of managing Community Cohesion and Prevent; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis important textbook makes a timely contribution to international agendas in social work with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people. It examines how practitioners and student social workers can provide appropriate care across the lifespan (including work with children and families and older people) and considers key challenges in social work practice, for example asylum, mental health, and substance misuse. Drawing on practice scenarios, the book takes an enquiry-based learning approach to facilitate critical reflection. Its distinctive approach includes: • use of the concepts of the Professional Capabilities Framework for social work • key theoretical perspectives including human rights • structuring of the text around the framework of the UK National Occupational Standards for Social Work • student-friendly features including key questions and exercises • a complete glossary of key terms and concepts • examination of the UK policy and legislative context It is informed by international research in social work with LGBT people The book is essential reading for students on qualifying social work programmes and practitioners in statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.Trade Review"Provides a valuable introduction to this topic, while also offering ways ot engage with more complex debates about sexuality and social work." British Journal of Social Work"A useful introductory text for students unfamiliar with the issues of LGBT people" Sarah Humphreys, Havering College"A most impressive contribution to the field." James Morgan Brown Review"This important, ground breaking book challenges social work with authority, knowledge and quiet passion. The application of values, law and international evidence to practice scenarios make it an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and lecturers." Paul Bywaters, Coventry University"This informative international volume on how social work can address LGBT health inequities and promote positive social care outcomes, an emerging discipline within the field, balances micro and macro level points of view and successfully straddles human rights and social justice perspectives." J. C. Altman, California State University, Monterey Bay"An outstanding and invaluable text for social work students and practitioners alike that brings together legal, historical, theoretical and human rights perspectives on sexuality and social work practice in the UK and internationally, and raises key messages from research and practice of relevance to a wide range of service user and carer groups." Paul Willis, University of SwanseaTable of ContentsIntroduction; The requirement to consider sexual orientation; Theoretical perspectives; Children and families; Older people; Mental health; Disability; Substance misuse; Asylum seekers and refugees; Trans people in social work.

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Book SynopsisThis important textbook makes a timely contribution to international agendas in social work with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people. It examines how practitioners and student social workers can provide appropriate care across the lifespan (including work with children and families and older people) and considers key challenges in social work practice, for example asylum, mental health, and substance misuse. Drawing on practice scenarios, the book takes an enquiry-based learning approach to facilitate critical reflection. Its distinctive approach includes: • use of the concepts of the Professional Capabilities Framework for social work • key theoretical perspectives including human rights • structuring of the text around the framework of the UK National Occupational Standards for Social Work • student-friendly features including key questions and exercises • a complete glossary of key terms and concepts • examination of the UK policy and legislative context It is informed by international research in social work with LGBT people The book is essential reading for students on qualifying social work programmes and practitioners in statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.Trade Review"Provides a valuable introduction to this topic, while also offering ways ot engage with more complex debates about sexuality and social work." British Journal of Social Work"A useful introductory text for students unfamiliar with the issues of LGBT people" Sarah Humphreys, Havering College"A most impressive contribution to the field." James Morgan Brown Review"This important, ground breaking book challenges social work with authority, knowledge and quiet passion. The application of values, law and international evidence to practice scenarios make it an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and lecturers." Paul Bywaters, Coventry University"This informative international volume on how social work can address LGBT health inequities and promote positive social care outcomes, an emerging discipline within the field, balances micro and macro level points of view and successfully straddles human rights and social justice perspectives." J. C. Altman, California State University, Monterey Bay"An outstanding and invaluable text for social work students and practitioners alike that brings together legal, historical, theoretical and human rights perspectives on sexuality and social work practice in the UK and internationally, and raises key messages from research and practice of relevance to a wide range of service user and carer groups." Paul Willis, University of SwanseaTable of ContentsIntroduction; The requirement to consider sexual orientation; Theoretical perspectives; Children and families; Older people; Mental health; Disability; Substance misuse; Asylum seekers and refugees; Trans people in social work.

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between health and work is widely recognised as complex and multifaceted. In the context of an ageing population our ability to enable people with health issues to continue working is becoming more critical. This multi-disciplinary volume brings together original research from diverse disciplinary backgrounds investigating how we can define and operationalise a bio-psychosocial model of ill-health to improve work participation in middle and later life.Trade Review"This book works very well as a collection of different perspectives on health in the workplace. It offers a wide range of material that is scholarly and written by people with expertise in their areas of interest." Chris Yuill, Robert Gordon University"The interdisciplinary nature of the network of contributors recognizes the complexity of the issues." The Canadian Journal of Occupational TherapyTable of ContentsWork, health and wellbeing: an introduction ~ Sarah Vickerstaff, Chris Phillipson and Ross Wilkie; Musculoskeletal disorders: challenges and opportunities ~ Ross Wilkie; Common mental health problems and work ~ Annie Irvine; Comparing health and employment in England and the USA ~ David Lain; Re-evaluating trends in the employment of disabled people in Britain ~ Ben Baumberg; The current state of vocational rehabilitation services ~ Joanne Ross; The changing profile of incapacity claimants ~ Christina Beatty and Steve Fothergill; Reconstructing the self and social identity: new interventions for returning long-term Incapacity Benefit recipients to work ~ David Wainwright, Elaine Wainwright, Rachel Black and Susan Keynon; The fall of work stress and the rise of wellbeing ~ David Wainwright and Mike Calnan; 'Work Ability': a practical model for improving the quality of work, health and wellbeing across the life-course? ~ Tony Maltby; Working for longer: self-management of chronic health problems in the workplace ~ Femidah Munir; Case study: organisational change and employee health and wellbeing in the NHS ~ Julia Gibbs, Wendy Loretto, Tina Kowalski and Stephen Platt; Education and training in the workplace ~ Chris Phillipson; Conclusion: setting the agenda for future research ~ Chris Phillipson, Ross Wilkie and Sarah Vickerstaff

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Book SynopsisCreated to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Bailey and Brake's seminal text Radical Social Work (1975), this volume seeks to explore the radical tradition within social work and assess its legacy, relevance and prospects. With a foreword by Roy Bailey, the book brings together leading academics within social work in Britain to reflect on the legacy of Radical Social Work (both the original text and the wider social movement) within social work education, theory and practice. With the current issues facing social work in Britain, this book examines the radical tradition to assert that 'another social work is possible'.Trade Review'Radical Social Work Today retains its contemporary significance and should be read widely by all those concerned about the state of social work.'- Probation JournalTable of ContentsForeword: Roy Bailey; Social Work's Radical Kernel: situating Bailey and Brake within social work's 'contested' history ~ Michael Lavalette; Part one: 'Radical social work' the fire last time: 'Case Con': the fire last time ~ Jeremy Weinstein; Radical social work and British social work education in the 1970s ~ Chris Jones; Organising for social change: community development work and collective action ~ Sarah Banks; Part two: Social work and oppression: Radical social work and service users: a crucial connection ~ Peter Beresford; Social work and women's oppression ~ Laura Penketh; The jester's joke: what happened to anti-racism? ~ Charlotte Williams; Radical social work and LGBT liberation ~ Laura Miles; Social work: why class (still) matters - Iain Ferguson; Part three: Contested futures: Is radical social work still possible? ~ Mary Langan; "It's alright for you to talk": commitment and the struggle for social justice ~ Michael Lavalette; Radical social work and international social work ~ Vassilis Ioakimidis; Radical social work's future possibilities ~ Mark Baldwin.

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Book SynopsisCreated to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Bailey and Brake's seminal text Radical Social Work (1975), this volume seeks to explore the radical tradition within social work and assess its legacy, relevance and prospects. With a foreword by Roy Bailey, the book brings together leading academics within social work in Britain to reflect on the legacy of Radical Social Work (both the original text and the wider social movement) within social work education, theory and practice. With the current issues facing social work in Britain, this book examines the radical tradition to assert that 'another social work is possible'.Trade Review'Radical Social Work Today retains its contemporary significance and should be read widely by all those concerned about the state of social work.'- Probation JournalTable of ContentsForeword: Roy Bailey; Social Work's Radical Kernel: situating Bailey and Brake within social work's 'contested' history ~ Michael Lavalette; Part one: 'Radical social work' the fire last time: 'Case Con': the fire last time ~ Jeremy Weinstein; Radical social work and British social work education in the 1970s ~ Chris Jones; Organising for social change: community development work and collective action ~ Sarah Banks; Part two: Social work and oppression: Radical social work and service users: a crucial connection ~ Peter Beresford; Social work and women's oppression ~ Laura Penketh; The jester's joke: what happened to anti-racism? ~ Charlotte Williams; Radical social work and LGBT liberation ~ Laura Miles; Social work: why class (still) matters - Iain Ferguson; Part three: Contested futures: Is radical social work still possible? ~ Mary Langan; "It's alright for you to talk": commitment and the struggle for social justice ~ Michael Lavalette; Radical social work and international social work ~ Vassilis Ioakimidis; Radical social work's future possibilities ~ Mark Baldwin.

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Book SynopsisCare has been struggled for, resisted and celebrated. The failure to care in 'care services' has been seen as a human rights problem and evidence of malaise in contemporary society. But care has also been implicated in the oppression of disabled people and demoted in favour of choice in health and social care services. In this bold wide ranging book Marian Barnes argues for care as an essential value in private lives and public policies. She considers the importance of care to well-being and social justice and applies insights from feminist care ethics to care work, and care within personal relationships. She also looks at 'stranger relationships', how we relate to the places in which we live, and the way in which public deliberation about social policy takes place. This book will be vital reading for all those wanting to apply relational understandings of humanity to social policy and practice.Trade Review"Recommended" Library Choice Journal“It is fascinating for those of us who have participated in the development of care ethics as moral theory, whilst being relatively unfamiliar with day-to-day practice in social work, socially provided care of the disabled, and the like, to see how the theory plays out in an area of application such as that described by Barnes” – Journal of Social Policy"This text is significant in both its timeliness and scope. In exploring the concept of care in everyday settings it makes a major contribution to current debates about care ethics." Joan Orme, Glasgow School of Social Work"In this wide-ranging analysis of various locales where feminists have applied an ethic of care, Barnes convincingly shows the centrality of care in understanding human life and social policy." Joan C. Tronto, University of MinnesotaTable of ContentsIntroduction; Conceptual, philosophical and political perspectives on care; Care and intimate others; Working at care; Friends, neighbours and communities; Civility, respect and recognition: the 'comfort of strangers'?; Places and environments; Deliberating with care: achieving social and political change; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisCare has been struggled for, resisted and celebrated. The failure to care in 'care services' has been seen as a human rights problem and evidence of malaise in contemporary society. But care has also been implicated in the oppression of disabled people and demoted in favour of choice in health and social care services. In this bold wide ranging book Marian Barnes argues for care as an essential value in private lives and public policies. She considers the importance of care to well-being and social justice and applies insights from feminist care ethics to care work, and care within personal relationships. She also looks at 'stranger relationships', how we relate to the places in which we live, and the way in which public deliberation about social policy takes place. This book will be vital reading for all those wanting to apply relational understandings of humanity to social policy and practice.Trade Review"Recommended" Library Choice Journal“It is fascinating for those of us who have participated in the development of care ethics as moral theory, whilst being relatively unfamiliar with day-to-day practice in social work, socially provided care of the disabled, and the like, to see how the theory plays out in an area of application such as that described by Barnes” – Journal of Social Policy"This text is significant in both its timeliness and scope. In exploring the concept of care in everyday settings it makes a major contribution to current debates about care ethics." Joan Orme, Glasgow School of Social Work"In this wide-ranging analysis of various locales where feminists have applied an ethic of care, Barnes convincingly shows the centrality of care in understanding human life and social policy." Joan C. Tronto, University of MinnesotaTable of ContentsIntroduction; Conceptual, philosophical and political perspectives on care; Care and intimate others; Working at care; Friends, neighbours and communities; Civility, respect and recognition: the 'comfort of strangers'?; Places and environments; Deliberating with care: achieving social and political change; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisInterest in the contribution narrative can make across many disciplines has been booming in recent years, but its impact in social work has been limited. It has mainly been used in therapeutic intervention such as narrative therapy, social work education or personal accounts. This is the first book to extend the narrative lens to explore the contribution of narrative to social work values and ethics, social policy and our understanding of the self in social, cultural and political context. The book firstly sets out theoretical concerns and then applies them to specific areas of social work, including child protection, mental health and disability. The author argues that narrative is a richly textured approach to social work that can enhance both theory and practice. As such the book will be of interest to social work students, practitioners and educators, policy makers and those interested in the application of narrative to professional practice.Trade Review"It identifies a methodological and coherent approach that can be applied to core current limitations imposed by recurring systems." Jameel Hadi, University of Suffolk."A sophisticated yet exceptionally clearly written book. The argument feels highly contemporary, indeed cutting edge, in its call upon constructivist thinking and philosophy." Gavin Bissell, University of Bradford“Narrative Social Work is a welcoming, lucid introduction to the relevance of different narrative perspectives for understanding social work practices ranging from individual diagnoses to professional ethics and social policy.” Arthur W. Frank, University of Calgary“Clive Baldwin's Narrative social work is an impressive contribution to the literature on narrative. He shows how use of narrative concepts advances understanding of the complex issues with which social workers are engaged, breaks open possibilities for ethical practice, and promotes analytic remedies to constraints imposed by the medical meta-narrative in several fields of practice.” Kathleen Wells, Ph.D., Emerita Professor, Case Western Reserve UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction to narrative theory (with Brandi Estey-Burtt); Narrative, human rights and social justice; The narrative self and social work; Social work ethics and narrative; Narrative and social policy; Plot, characterisation and rhetoric in child protection; The narrative self in mental health discourse (by Brandi Estey-Burtt); Meta-narratives of disability (with Mary-Dan Johnston); Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisInterest in the contribution narrative can make across many disciplines has been booming in recent years, but its impact in social work has been limited. It has mainly been used in therapeutic intervention such as narrative therapy, social work education or personal accounts. This is the first book to extend the narrative lens to explore the contribution of narrative to social work values and ethics, social policy and our understanding of the self in social, cultural and political context. The book firstly sets out theoretical concerns and then applies them to specific areas of social work, including child protection, mental health and disability. The author argues that narrative is a richly textured approach to social work that can enhance both theory and practice. As such the book will be of interest to social work students, practitioners and educators, policy makers and those interested in the application of narrative to professional practice.Trade Review"It identifies a methodological and coherent approach that can be applied to core current limitations imposed by recurring systems." Jameel Hadi, University of Suffolk."A sophisticated yet exceptionally clearly written book. The argument feels highly contemporary, indeed cutting edge, in its call upon constructivist thinking and philosophy." Gavin Bissell, University of Bradford“Narrative Social Work is a welcoming, lucid introduction to the relevance of different narrative perspectives for understanding social work practices ranging from individual diagnoses to professional ethics and social policy.” Arthur W. Frank, University of Calgary“Clive Baldwin's Narrative social work is an impressive contribution to the literature on narrative. He shows how use of narrative concepts advances understanding of the complex issues with which social workers are engaged, breaks open possibilities for ethical practice, and promotes analytic remedies to constraints imposed by the medical meta-narrative in several fields of practice.” Kathleen Wells, Ph.D., Emerita Professor, Case Western Reserve UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction to narrative theory (with Brandi Estey-Burtt); Narrative, human rights and social justice; The narrative self and social work; Social work ethics and narrative; Narrative and social policy; Plot, characterisation and rhetoric in child protection; The narrative self in mental health discourse (by Brandi Estey-Burtt); Meta-narratives of disability (with Mary-Dan Johnston); Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisDeveloped from nearly 20 years' practice and consulting experience, this ground-breaking text challenges practitioners to understand, and work, with their clients as relational beings rather than independent units, whatever the presenting problem might be. The book focuses on an often neglected key condition, that sustainable and accountable personal relationships are a precondition for health and well-being, and argues that there are always opportunities to deepen the quality, and range, of the client's connections with their current and future significant-others. The central concern of the book is to describe practical actions that can be taken by any professional committed to strengthening the relational base of their clients - an agenda that is supported by coherently woven insights from critical theory and social epidemiology. Written in a compelling style and brought to life with more than twenty case vignettes, this original, practical and rich resource offers practitioners usable resources that can be incorporated within many practice roles. Especially relevant to senior students and those in casework, this innovative, timely, multidisciplinary material is ideal for all those who wish to make a practical difference to the lives of their clients.Trade Review“This book is a vital source for the development of a truly new psychotherapy. Mark Furlong makes a thorough critique of the twentieth-century individualist bias of Maslow's “self-actualization,” showing how its model of individual therapy has contributed to the alienation of our times. Instead, he presents this rich, sometimes playful and humorous book expressly for serious junior workers on the front lines, and their supervisors. For them, he shares his experience as a teacher and program innovator, drawing on a broad base in psychiatric epidemiology, anthropology, and outcome studies as well as feminist and critical theory. He takes up system dilemmas such as confidentiality and family consultation. His vignettes and model conversations show how to mobilize the imagination, curiosity and courage of even the most beleaguered clients, to explore and discover the latent power of their social supports.” C. Christian Beels, MD, MS."How can we notice the ways in which individualism may be inadvertently influencing our practice? How can we resist becoming an accomplice to isolation and instead become agents for connection? Not only does Mark Furlong pose important questions in this book, he also offers a wide range of practices to assist us to interrupt cycles of loneliness in contemporary Western culture." David Denborough, Dulwich Centre Foundation International"Mark Furlong has written a valuable sourcebook that will appeal to a wide range of practitioners who are seeking a new yet rigorous approach to their work with clients. It draws creatively on theories of individualism, isolation, inequality and exclusion to make a strong case for practice that supports clients to build new relationships and strengthen existing ones." Rona Woodward, University of Stirling'Theoretically sophisticated and very practice oriented; Mark Furlong makes a significant contribution to promoting professional practices which aim to develop the client's 'relational self'. A very timely and engaging book'. Professor Nigel Parton, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield“The importance of people – and their relationships – lies at the heart of this scholarly text. It offers fascinating coverage on how practitioners can strengthen the relational-base of clients - and achieves this brilliantly. Highly recommended.” Pamela Trevithick, Visiting Professor in Social Work, Buckinghamshire New University"This book is a refreshing re-examination of current practice and helpful in suggesting a variance in approach that might be effective in terms of outcomes for the client: it is well worth reading." British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; Anchor points; Isolation and its accomplices; How are we getting along?; Questioning professional norms; The practitioner's context; Attitudes determine practice; Relationship-building skills; Learning to act well relationally; Being an agent of cultural change

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Book SynopsisDeveloped from nearly 20 years' practice and consulting experience, this ground-breaking text challenges practitioners to understand, and work, with their clients as relational beings rather than independent units, whatever the presenting problem might be. The book focuses on an often neglected key condition, that sustainable and accountable personal relationships are a precondition for health and well-being, and argues that there are always opportunities to deepen the quality, and range, of the client's connections with their current and future significant-others. The central concern of the book is to describe practical actions that can be taken by any professional committed to strengthening the relational base of their clients - an agenda that is supported by coherently woven insights from critical theory and social epidemiology. Written in a compelling style and brought to life with more than twenty case vignettes, this original, practical and rich resource offers practitioners usable resources that can be incorporated within many practice roles. Especially relevant to senior students and those in casework, this innovative, timely, multidisciplinary material is ideal for all those who wish to make a practical difference to the lives of their clients.Trade Review“This book is a vital source for the development of a truly new psychotherapy. Mark Furlong makes a thorough critique of the twentieth-century individualist bias of Maslow's “self-actualization,” showing how its model of individual therapy has contributed to the alienation of our times. Instead, he presents this rich, sometimes playful and humorous book expressly for serious junior workers on the front lines, and their supervisors. For them, he shares his experience as a teacher and program innovator, drawing on a broad base in psychiatric epidemiology, anthropology, and outcome studies as well as feminist and critical theory. He takes up system dilemmas such as confidentiality and family consultation. His vignettes and model conversations show how to mobilize the imagination, curiosity and courage of even the most beleaguered clients, to explore and discover the latent power of their social supports.” C. Christian Beels, MD, MS."How can we notice the ways in which individualism may be inadvertently influencing our practice? How can we resist becoming an accomplice to isolation and instead become agents for connection? Not only does Mark Furlong pose important questions in this book, he also offers a wide range of practices to assist us to interrupt cycles of loneliness in contemporary Western culture." David Denborough, Dulwich Centre Foundation International"Mark Furlong has written a valuable sourcebook that will appeal to a wide range of practitioners who are seeking a new yet rigorous approach to their work with clients. It draws creatively on theories of individualism, isolation, inequality and exclusion to make a strong case for practice that supports clients to build new relationships and strengthen existing ones." Rona Woodward, University of Stirling'Theoretically sophisticated and very practice oriented; Mark Furlong makes a significant contribution to promoting professional practices which aim to develop the client's 'relational self'. A very timely and engaging book'. Professor Nigel Parton, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield“The importance of people – and their relationships – lies at the heart of this scholarly text. It offers fascinating coverage on how practitioners can strengthen the relational-base of clients - and achieves this brilliantly. Highly recommended.” Pamela Trevithick, Visiting Professor in Social Work, Buckinghamshire New University"This book is a refreshing re-examination of current practice and helpful in suggesting a variance in approach that might be effective in terms of outcomes for the client: it is well worth reading." British Journal of Social WorkTable of ContentsIntroduction; Anchor points; Isolation and its accomplices; How are we getting along?; Questioning professional norms; The practitioner's context; Attitudes determine practice; Relationship-building skills; Learning to act well relationally; Being an agent of cultural change

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Book SynopsisThe public inquiry that followed the death of Maria Colwell had profound implications for the developing profession and practice of social work in the UK. This book describes the politics, professional concerns and public interest - both local and national - that surrounded the inquiry and its aftermath, and shows how the concerns of this landmark child abuse case have still failed to find a satisfactory resolution today. Social work, then and now, remains 'on trial'.Trade Review"This is an exceptional book. Its skilful blending of contemporaneous reporting, politics and social history, and strong, sustained critique, make it one of the outstanding texts of recent times. Essential reading for social workers, managers, educators, and especially students of journalism as well as social work." Angie Ash, Professional Social Work"A forensic, scholarly and engaging account of the UK's most important child death inquiry and its effects on welfare policy today." Graham Room, Professor of European Social Policy, University of Bath"The modern history of social work has been wracked by scandal. This detailed examination of the Maria Colwell case vividly captures the enduring charge-sheet which the profession has struggled to throw off for more than forty years." Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work, King's College LondonTable of ContentsThe second week of January, 1973; November and December, 1972; The state of social work; The public enquiry; Social work on trial; Afterwards; The trial continues.

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Book SynopsisThe public inquiry that followed the death of Maria Colwell had profound implications for the developing profession and practice of social work in the UK. This book describes the politics, professional concerns and public interest - both local and national - that surrounded the inquiry and its aftermath, and shows how the concerns of this landmark child abuse case have still failed to find a satisfactory resolution today. Social work, then and now, remains 'on trial'.Trade Review"This is an exceptional book. Its skilful blending of contemporaneous reporting, politics and social history, and strong, sustained critique, make it one of the outstanding texts of recent times. Essential reading for social workers, managers, educators, and especially students of journalism as well as social work." Angie Ash, Professional Social Work"A forensic, scholarly and engaging account of the UK's most important child death inquiry and its effects on welfare policy today." Graham Room, Professor of European Social Policy, University of Bath"The modern history of social work has been wracked by scandal. This detailed examination of the Maria Colwell case vividly captures the enduring charge-sheet which the profession has struggled to throw off for more than forty years." Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work, King's College LondonTable of ContentsThe second week of January, 1973; November and December, 1972; The state of social work; The public enquiry; Social work on trial; Afterwards; The trial continues.

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Book SynopsisIn a world in which social divisions are widening not lessening, it is essential for community development, or any other practice committed to social justice and sustainability, to understand how power works at every level, from grassroots projects to movements for change. This exciting and practical book is filled to the brim with useful ideas for busy practitioners. Building on the work of Paulo Freire, theories are presented in interesting and straightforward ways to provide an everyday reference for practice. Contained in these pages is all you need to give your practice a critical edge!Trade Review"Ledwith has again produced a powerful text for community development practitioners. This time she successfully links the activity with the crises of social injustice and ecological unsustainability in a highly recommendable and significant book." Professor Keith Popple, Visiting Professor at London South Bank University, Bournemouth University and Newman University, Birmingham."At a time when the challenges posed by a neoliberal world, a shrinking state and an increasingly polarized society have never been greater, this book gives both the conceptual and practical tools which are so needed by practitioners who are working for a more just world." Dave Beck, The University of GlasgowTable of ContentsIntroduction; Principles of community development; Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy; Kickstarting Freire in everyday practice; Power: disempowerment and empowerment; Paulo Freire and anti-racist feminism; Poverty: ‘a crime against humanity’; Power and political times; Emancipatory action research as a critical living praxis; Staying critical: organising collectively.

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Book SynopsisTrust is fundamental to everyday interactions and the functioning of society. How trust develops, or fails to develop, within contexts of severe mental illness is a pertinent topic for social scientists and healthcare professionals, not simply because it is an under-researched area but because heightened uncertainty and amplified vulnerability amidst psychosis represent a crucible of the conditions where trust becomes relevant. Grounded in research within this crucible, this book explores a number of questions which are central to contemporary theoretical debates around the nature of trust. The authors link these abstract concerns to empirical analysis, involving interviews with service-users, practitioners and managers. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the concept of trust, including social science researchers and students, as well as practitioners, managers and policy makers working with vulnerable people.Trade Review"The authors have made a useful contribution to the health policy literature." Sociology of Health and Illness"An important analysis of trust in relation to mental health care, showing clearly how an instrumentalised focus on 'risk' is in crucial respects antithetical to a personal focus required to build trust; and that how well trust is established at one level in an organisation strongly influences its development at others." George Szmukler, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London"The issue of trust is at the heart of contemporary health care. This timely study focuses on how trust functions in the mental health arena where service users and those delegated to care for them have to deal with uncertainty and vulnerability on a daily basis. It provides some fascinating insights into the salience of trust in this context and makes an important theoretical contribution to the literature. The implications for policy and practice are also clearly stated." Jonathan Gabe, Royal Holloway, University of LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction: Risk and trust in late-modern society; Investigating trust: some theoretical and methodological underpinnings; Constructing knowledge through social interactions: the role of interpersonal trust in negotiating negative institutional conceptions; Bridging uncertainty by constructing trust: the rationality of irrational approaches; Vulnerability and the 'will to trust'; The difficulties of trust-work within a paradigm of risk; Trusting on the edge: Iimplications for policy.

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Book SynopsisAs they intervene in families to reduce the risk of harm to children, child protection social workers around the world are confronting increasingly high levels of hostility and aggression from some parents. Investigations into the deaths of children known to social services have accused social workers of failing to use their professional authority to challenge parents. This much needed book analyses public inquiries and serious case reviews to reveal the dynamics of hostility and aggression which contribute to the failure to protect children. These can occur within the office environment and between social workers and parents or their partners.. The book details applied theories of aggression in conjunction with the skills required for dealing with anger, conflict and aggression. A set of tools and reflective exercises assists the application of theory to day-to-day child protection practice. This indispensable and practical text is ideal for social work students, practitioners, trainers and academics specialising in child protection.Trade Review"The book provides tools and methods to improve child protection/safeguarding practice, which will be of benefit to experienced practitioners and newly qualified social workers and ... a useful resource for social work educators." Joanne Westwood, University of Central LancashireTable of ContentsIntroduction; Theories of conflict and aggression; Managing conflict with colleagues; Conflict with management; Conflict between teams and agencies; Conflict with substitute carers; Managing conflict with mothers; Managing conflict with fathers; Managing conflict with children; Concluding remarks. .

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Book SynopsisAs they intervene in families to reduce the risk of harm to children, child protection social workers around the world are confronting increasingly high levels of hostility and aggression from some parents. Investigations into the deaths of children known to social services have accused social workers of failing to use their professional authority to challenge parents. This much needed book analyses public inquiries and serious case reviews to reveal the dynamics of hostility and aggression which contribute to the failure to protect children. These can occur within the office environment and between social workers and parents or their partners.. The book details applied theories of aggression in conjunction with the skills required for dealing with anger, conflict and aggression. A set of tools and reflective exercises assists the application of theory to day-to-day child protection practice. This indispensable and practical text is ideal for social work students, practitioners, trainers and academics specialising in child protection.Trade Review"The book provides tools and methods to improve child protection/safeguarding practice, which will be of benefit to experienced practitioners and newly qualified social workers and ... a useful resource for social work educators." Joanne Westwood, University of Central LancashireTable of ContentsIntroduction; Theories of conflict and aggression; Managing conflict with colleagues; Conflict with management; Conflict between teams and agencies; Conflict with substitute carers; Managing conflict with mothers; Managing conflict with fathers; Managing conflict with children; Concluding remarks. .

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Book SynopsisFurthering social justice and human rights is a fundamental principle underlying the social work profession. Engaging in social policy formulation processes is a major route through which social workers can realise this goal. This type of social work activity has been termed ‘policy practice’. The aim of this book is to shed light on policy practice in social work discourse, education and practice in eight liberal democracies. This is the first effort to undertake a cross-national study of social worker engagement in social policy formulation processes. The book offers insights into questions such as ‘what is the importance attributed to social worker involvement in policy change in the social work discourse and education in different countries?’ and ‘how do social workers influence social policy in various national settings?’ These issues are relevant to social worker practitioners, students, educators and researchers, as well as to social policy scholars, who are interested in the role of professionals in social policy formulation.Trade Review"Gal and Weiss-Gal should be commended for editing the first book of its kind, one that provides social work scholars with a cross-national examination of social work policy practice." International Journal of Social Welfare"Social workers affecting social policy is original, topical and informative ... for anyone wanting a book on social work policy practice in different countries, this will be the one." Jonathan Dickens, University of East AngliaTable of ContentsPolicy practice in social work: an introduction; Social workers affecting social policy in Australia; Social workers affecting social policy in England; Social workers affecting social policy in Israel; Social workers affecting social policy in Italy; Social workers affecting social policy in Russia; Social workers affecting social policy in Spain; Social workers affecting social policy in Sweden; Social workers affecting social policy in the US; An international perspective on policy practice

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Book SynopsisHas the modern Conservative Party developed a distinctive approach to the post-war welfare state? In exploring this question, this accessible book takes an authoritative look at Conservative Party policy and practice in the modern era. The book takes as its main starting point the progressive One Nation Conservative (1950-64) perspective, which endeavoured to embrace those features of the welfare state deemed compatible with the party’s underlying 'philosophy'. Attention then shifts to the neo-liberal Conservatives (1974-97), who sought to reverse the forward march of the welfare state on the grounds of its 'harmful’ economic and social effects. Finally, David Cameron’s (2005-present day) 'progressive’ neo-liberal Conservative welfare state strategy is put under the spotlight. The book’s time-defined content and broad historical thread make it a valuable resource for academics and students in social policy and politics as well as social history.Trade Review"Page has written an important book which combines the history of British Conservative ideas on the welfare state with critical policy analysis. An invaluable source for scholars and students alike." Matt Beech, University of Hull"Fluently written and with credible arguments embracing historical, political and ideological perspectives." Political Studies Review"A thorough and detailed survey that will be of considerable benefit to anyone trying to understand the background to the present government's social policy agenda." Citizen's Income"Page helps foster a deeper understanding of the issues at stake and succeeds in dispelling some widely-held myths about Conservative policy in this area." Cercles Reviews"A comprehensive, informative and accessible account of the Conservative Party’s relationship with the welfare state in the period from Churchill to Cameron." Hugh Bochel, University of Lincoln"An excellent book tracing the underlying political ideology and strategy of contemporary Conservatism towards the welfare state and placing it in a broader historical context. I recommend this book to academics, students and policymakers alike." Kevin Hickson, University of Liverpool"[Page} has produced a valuable synthesis that should be on the shelf (or the library shelf) of anyone interested in the Tories, in social policy, and in post-war political history" Twentieth Century British HistoryTable of ContentsConservativism, the 'modern' Conservative Party and the welfare state From war to peace: the Conservatives adn the welfare state in the 1940s Towards a One Nation Conservative welfare state? The Conservatives and the welfare state, 1950-64 The Heath 'interregnum': modern technocratic Conservativism and the welfare state, 1965-74 The Conservative (counter-) revolution: neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 1974-97 Progressive neo-liberal Conservatism and the welfare state, 2005 - 2015 Epilogue: The Conservative Party and the welfare state: clear blue water?

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Book SynopsisThis book examines psychological theory such as development, social learning, humanistic, mental health and counselling in the context of social work. It covers aspects such as making assessments, ethics, interviewing and working in groups. Fundamental issues relevant to the statutory responsibilities of social workers as well as consideration of making fair and ethical assessments are also explored.Trade Review'Carole Sutton's books are above all useful, and this one is no exception. It scans an enormous range of theory and practice with clarity and succinctness ... How far does this book achieve its aim of identifying what psychology can offer to the professions of social work and community work? Social workers will certainly find this a most convenient source of psychological theories and their applications. Sutton has a gift for clear exposition of complex theoretical ideas and explaining their relevance in social work contexts. Her account of crisis intervention and counselling is one of the best I have read ... It is certainly a book that would justify its place on any social worker's shelf. I expect to refer to it frequently and if a student asks to borrow it I shall advise her to buy her own copy. British Journal of Social Work Table of Contents1. Perspectives on human beings. . 2. Aspects of human development. . 3. Interpersonal skills and communication. . 4. Children and their families. . 5. Child abuse. . 6. Crisis intervention and counselling. . 7. Working for mental health. . 8. Working with communities and groups. . 9. Continuing professional development. . 10. Values and ethics.

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Book SynopsisWritten for those who work with parents, adolescents, and children in various family contexts, this book describes the practical process of assessment and intervention which can lead to empowering individual families and improving their quality of life.Trade Review"The new edition of this major book should be purchased by social work and applied psychology students, tutors and practitioners as well as those who work in parent education and support. This edition retains the strengths of the original, but also updates readers by taking account of the huge output of research in relevant disciplines during the last two decades". Carole Sutton, De Montfort UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. About the Authors. Preface. Part I: Taking Account of Children and Their Families. 1. Assessing Children and Their Families: Where to Begin. 2. Approaching Assessment – Step-by-Step. 3. Taking Account of the Family. 4. Formulating the "Why" Question. Part II: Understanding Development and Change in Families and Children. 5. Childhood and adolescence. 6. Responsiveness in Parents and Children. 7. Loss and Change Experienced by Children and Families. Part III: You as Helper. 8. Intervention: Preliminaries, Planning, and Implementation. 9. The "How" Question: Helping People to Change. 10. More Methods and Techniques. 11. Child Management and Behavioral Methods. 12. Using Life skills Training. Part IV: Empowerment of families and Evaluation of Practice. 13. Beyond the Agency Door: Empowering and Mentoring Families. 14. Evaluating Practice Processes and Outcomes. Epilogue. Appendix 1: Parent Training. Appendix 2: Treatment Options in Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect. Appendix 3: Separation and Divorce: a Counselling and Behavioral Manual. Appendix 4: Sources of Increased Self-empowerment. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisIncluding chapters on current methodology in reducing delinquency, families in relation to delinquency and advances in working with delinquents, this book offers a clear insight into this complex area whilst offering practical problem-solving advice.Trade Review"Some of these [books in the PACTS series 2] are quite outstanding guides for practitioners, full of practical steps to take and worldly wisdom as well as good theretical grounding ... Overall I would recommend that this series is present for anybody working with adolescents, as they provide a very useful guide for trainees to get stuck in with treatment." Stephen Scott, Institute of Psychiatry, London, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Volume 9, No. 2, 2004, pp 92-96Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: What Do We Know About Effective Work to Reduce Delinquency?. 1. Meta-Analyses: An Overview. 2. Elements of Successful Work With Delinquents. 3. The Importance of Treatment Integrity. Part II: Families and Delinquency:. 4. Family Factors and Delinquent Behaviour. 5. Foster Families and delinquency. 6. Familial Abuse and delinquency. 7. Working With Parents and Children. Part III: Advances in Working With Delinquents:. 8. The Role of Social Cognition in Delinquency. 9. Moral Maturity and Delinquent Behaviour. 10. Working With Cognition. 11. Linking Advances to What Works. Concluding Thoughts. Appendices.

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Book Synopsis'Community' is a much used yet little understood term. Through a set of detailed case studies of communities in action this book examines the sources of community activism, the ways in which communities define themselves, and are defined by outsiders, and the nature of the interface between communities and public agencies via partnerships. The essays indicate how communities are sites for internal conflict between the young and old, men and women, and for external conflict with local and central government and other public agencies. The important role of women is another strong theme. Contested communities provides detailed pictures of community life on run-down estates in some of Britain's most deprived communities; looks at the way in which local government reorganisation has been influenced by ideas of community; examines some of the problems of partnership; looks at new directions in community organising, such as networking. A vivid picture of people struggling to keep community spirit alive in the face of crime, apathy and public ignorance is built, showing that policies relating to crime prevention and economic regeneration are often made in ignorance of the complexity and variety of communities, often with negative effects. This book seeks to remedy this problem and as such will be highly relevant to both policy makers and practitioners, as well as to students and researchers in the field of public and social policy.Trade Review"... a useful, readable, and illuminating collection of papers on community as lived experience, on community as a site for collective resistance and struggle, and community as a focus for policy interventions." Community Development Journal"Clearly written and well-structured ... I welcome the publication of this book." Marjorie MayoTable of ContentsContents: Part One: Introduction: Contested communities Paul Hoggett; What do we know about the neighbours? Sociological perspectives on neighbouring and community Graham Crow; Part Two: Community and social diversity: "It's all right 'round here if you're local": community and the inner city Karen Evans; "You've fucked up the estate and now you're carrying a briefcase!" Andrew McCulloch; Community without unity Jeremy Brent; The dialogics of 'community': language and identity in a housing scheme in the West of Scotland Chik Collins; Taken away from the community: older people and sheltered housing Harrie Churchill, Angela Everitt and Judith Green; Part Three: Local government and community: Getting a fix on community identity: the catalyst of the local government review Rick Ball and Jon Stobart; Local government and community Neil Barnett and Jim Chandler; Part Four: Community, participation and empowerment: Community networking: developing strength through diversity Alison Gilchrist and Marilyn Taylor; Do the people want power? The social responsibilities of empowering communities Chris Hart, Kathryn Jones and Manmohan Bains; Community participation and urban regeneration in Britain Rob Atkinson and Stephen Cope.

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Book SynopsisRecent community care changes have raised fundamental issues about the changing role of the public, voluntary and informal sectors in the provision of social care to older people. They have also raised issues about the health and social care interface, the extent to which services should be rationed and the respective roles of residential care and care at home. From Poor Law to community care sets these debates in the context of the historical growth of welfare services from the outbreak of the Second World War through to the establishment of social services departments in 1971. Based on extensive research on primary sources, such as the Public Records Office and interviews with key actors, the book considers the changing perceptions of the needs of elderly people, the extent to which they have been a priority for resources and the possibilities for a policy which combines respect for elderly people with an avoidance of the exploitation of relatives. This is an updated second edition of The development of welfare services for elderly people, first published by Croom Helm, 1985. It is essential reading for practitioners and policy makers interested in gerontology, policy studies, community care and postgraduate students studying and training in a range of health and social care related professions.Trade Review"It remains a fascinating exploration, illustrated by apposite extracts from original sources, of a relatively uncharted period of welfare evolution; there is a particular pleasure in perusing these 'historical' accounts and realising with a jolt their continued, often heightened, salience to current debates." SPA News.The detailed analyses conducted by Means and Smith convey an authenticity which has the reader reflecting in a refreshed way on the debates of the present day. Australisian Journal on Ageing.A very strong and original contribution to the field of ageing studies ... extremely highly regarded.Historical accounts of services provide a salutary reminder of changing perceptions of older people and attitudes towards them. This second edition is a very useful addition to the social policy literature."A historical perspective on the development of community care...a wide ranging book...disigned primarily for postgraduate students in social gerontology. It is a useful source of references with regard to health and social care." Oxford Academic JournalsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Evacuation and elderly people in the Second World War; Civilian morale and elderly people: the emergence of 'reforms' in residential and domiciliary welfare services; The 1948 National Assistance Act and the provision of welfare services for elderly people; Issues in residential care; Avoiding institutional care: the changing role of the state, the family and voluntary organisations; The restructuring of welfare services for elderly people; Community care and older people: reflections on the past, present and future.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the experiences of informal home carers in the different welfare systems of the former West Germany and East Germany, and Britain. It is innovative in using a biographical case study approach to compare caring situations and caring strategies in the three different societies. The detail and variety of the case studies show how particular social and welfare patterns give rise to recognisable 'cultures of care'. The authors: show how the social relations of caring are structured within and outside the home environment offer a research tool to take into account the significance of informal networks use separate analysis of 'lived' and 'told' life stories to highlight personal processes of continuity and change in meeting the challenge of caring link individual caring strategies to the structural features of welfare societies. European comparative research creates opportunities for fresh thinking about social policy, showing best practice and piecing together the strengths of each system. The findings of this book underline the significance of caring within social policy agendas and the need to extend and change the parameters of comparative social policy beyond a fixation on social insurance. Cultures of care makes an important contribution to debates about the need to 'strengthen the social' and to build a creative sense of moral agency in welfare systems. It provides a valuable new resource for both academic teaching and the training of social professionals.Trade Review"...a valuable addition for both academic and training debates about social policy in these three different environments." Auto/Biography"... an important and well-written book regarding comparative social policy research." European Journal of Social Work"... compelling and original ... Colleagues who are teaching social policy, research methods, or practice modules relating to adult services, on health and social care courses at both undergraduate and post-graduate level, or indeed colleagues who wish to engage in research with carers, will find this text to be an extemely useful resource." Journal of Interprofessional CareTable of ContentsIntroduction; West Germany - the pull into the home; East Germany - the push out of the home; Britain - sitting on the doorstep; Biography and caring; Carers and the social world; Conclusion - caring as a political challenge.

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Book SynopsisIn the context of the 'cross-cutting' policy ambitions of the current Labour government, Working together or pulling apart? examines the contribution of the NHS to the multi-agency and inter-professional child protection process. Applying the insights of policy network and inter-organisational analysis, the text: provides detailed information on the current role played by a range of health professionals within child protection; investigates the nature and operation of the central policy community and local provider networks; considers the tensions arising from differences of professional power and knowledge, organisational cultures and agendas, and governance and regulation; examines the impact of wider socio-political changes on the operation of the child protection process, at both central and local levels. Working together or pulling apart? will be essential reading for all those working in child protection, at both strategic and frontline levels, within the NHS and other agencies. In addition, it will be of interest to staff and students on undergraduate or postgraduate courses in health, social work, public and social policy.Trade Review"... the authors of this slim volume manage to convey an impression of the current state of child protection in the UK that few committed professionals will wish to ignore." British Journal of Social Work"We should not ignore the findings of this text." Health Matters"... designed to make health service managers sit up and listen ... will help all to identify the areas in which progress is vital if tragedies like Victoria Climbie's are to be foreseen and prevented." British Journal of Social Work"... a timely publication that will be of interest to both child protection practitioners and policy-makers alike ... this well-researched and meticulously referenced book will also be of interest to social policy students." Health Service Journal"This is an astonishingly wide-ranging and perceptive book. At its heart lies a sensitive and critical exploration of the flaws in the relationship between health and social care policy makers and practitioners. The message for those aiming to break down barriers in the public sector may not be welcome, but they would be foolish to ignore it." Martin Davies, Professor of Social Work, University of East Anglia, NorwichTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Models and metaphors: the theoretical framework; Policy communities and provider networks in child protection; Knowledge and networks; Accountability, agencies and professions; Power and politics in the NHS; Reluctant partners: the experience of health and social care collaboration; A system within a system: the role of the Area Child Protection Committee; Agents of change? The role of the designated and named health professionals; Sleeping partners: GPs and child protection; Health visitors and child protection; 'Healthy' networks? NHS professionals in the child protection front line; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis study reflects a growing recognition of the contribution that studies of the post-war 'welfare state' can make to contemporary debates about the restructuring of welfare. Drawing on the community care debates from 1971 to 1993, it illuminates contemporary concerns about such key issues as rationing care, the health and social care divide, the changing role of residential care and the growing emphasis on provider competition. From community care to market care focuses on the interpretation and development of national policy at local authority level in four contrasting local authorities. The results of the study will make a significant contribution to our understanding of the community care provision of older people.Trade Review"... a book that deserves to be widely read ..." Journal of Social Policy"... an important book for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who are studying social welfare, social work and social policy." Ageing & Society"... a useful addition to the community care literature and should be included on undergraduate reading lists of community care modules." Ian Shaw, Centre for Medical Sociology and Health Policy, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of NottinghamTable of ContentsContents: Setting the scene; Community care and the modernisation of welfare; Targeting, rationing and charging for home care services; The changing role of local authority residential care; The shifting boundaries between health and social care; Towards a mixed economy of social care for older people?; Towards quasi-markets in community care; Developing community care for the future: lessons and issues from the past.

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Book SynopsisLittle is known about the experiences of children living in families affected by severe and enduring mental illness. This is the first in-depth study of children and young people caring for parents affected in this way. Drawing on primary research data collected from 40 families, the book presents the perspectives of children (young carers), their parents and the key professionals in contact with them. Children caring for parents with mental illness makes an invaluable contribution to the growing evidence base on parental mental illness and outcomes for children. It: · is the first research-based text to examine the experiences and needs of children caring for parents with severe mental illness; · provides the perspectives of children, parents and key professionals in contact with these families; · reviews existing medical, social, child protection and young carers literatures on parental mental illness and consequences for children; · provides a chronology and guide to relevant law and policy affecting young carers and parents with severe mental illness; · makes concrete recommendations and suggestions for improving policy and professional practice; · contributes to the growing evidence base on parental mental illness and outcomes for children and families.Trade Review"... essential reading for all those concerned with children and young people who care for parents with mental illness." ChildRight"With its critique of earlier literature, its new evidence and its useful overview of law and policy, this important book needs to be widely read and translated into practice." Mental Health Today "... important reading for anyone working in the mental health field." Family Matters "This book deserves to be widely read by academics, policy makers, students and all people working within mental health and children's services." Journal of Social Policy "This is a valuable and readable contribution to the field and offers an opening into a hidden area for researchers, service providers and policy makers." Child and Family Social Work"This is an important study that sees children not as passive recipients of care but as active in the social world. Academics, students, policy makers and those working with children will learn much from this book." Pam Foley, School of Health and Social Welfare, Open UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Parental mental illness and young caring: research and prevalence; The effects of mental illness on parents and relationships with their children; Children's experiences of caring for parents with severe and enduring mental illness; The role and responsibilities of professionals: services and support for young carers and parents with mental illness; Towards a systemic approach: ways forward and conclusions.

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Book SynopsisIn an ageing society, the health and well-being of older people has become a primary focus of concern for government, policy makers and practitioners. With moves towards greater integration of health and social care services, there is a need for improved understanding of the importance and benefits of a person-centred, holistic approach to work in these fields. This accessible text, the produce of a collaborative venture between older people's groups and academics, provides students, academics and practitioners across a wide range of health and social care professions, including, nursing, social work, social care and gerontology, with a guide to understanding the value of this approach.Trade Review"This is what is clearly needed: a bridge between people's experiences and thoughts across the multiple divides of services, policy and life's practicalities and unforseen changes ... a highly readable text." Community Care"... should guide both academics and practitioners into ways of translating theory into more practical approaches to working with older people. This book is a very valuable read." Ageing & Society"The holistic view of ageing, health and social care advocated in this book is increasingly important given the interdisciplinarity of policy and practice in these fields. The book will have a wide appeal to academics and students as well as to those who work with older people." Judith Phillips, School of Social Relations, Keele UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The knowledge basis for working with older people; Ideas and models of growing older; Attitudes and images; The body growing older; The lived environment; Memory: self, relationship and society; Older people, sexuality and intimacy; Living in families and communities; Money and financial resources in later life; Safety and risk; Service, satisfaction and service-user involvement; Issues for discussion and practice.

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Book SynopsisDrawing on key research, government policies and real-life case studies, the book assists health and social care professionals to work more effectively together in order to improve services for users and carers. The health and social care divide: explains why partnerships are important and what helps/hinders partnership working; reviews the legal and policy framework, providing a chronological overview and placing current initiatives in their historical and social policy context; summarises existing research findings with regard to key health and social care policy debates; uses case studies to explore the implications of this research for health and social care practitioners; provides good practice guidance for both students and front-line practitioners.Trade Review"... achieves what it sets out to do: it is accessible to a wide range of readers. For consumers of services it provides knowledge and powerful insights; for students, practitioners, managers and teachers in health and social care it is an invaluable textbook in a complicated area of policy and practice; for researchers and policy makers it brings together and synthesizes definitive polices and research. It's also a good read." Journal of Interprofessional Care"Students and practitioners alike will find this up to date, relevant and clear. Much is written about this area but few publications throw as helpful a light." Jill Manthorpe, Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction; Partnership working in health and social care; Health and social care: the legal and policy context; Andrew's story: hospital discharge; Bert and Babu's story: rehabilitation and intermediate care; Ben's story: continuing care; Ivy's story: domiciliary care in the community; Marjorie's story: older people with mental health problems; Mary and Dennis' story: primary care; Postscript: Sid and May's story.

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Book SynopsisThis book contends that attempts to reform the NHS can only be understood by reference to both the wider social and political context, and to the organisational and ideational legacies present within the NHS itself. It aims to take students beyond a basic understanding of the historical development of health policy in the UK, to one that demonstrates an appreciation of the interactions between health policy, organisation and society. Continuity and change in the NHS: · acts as a crucial bridge between conventional textbooks on the NHS and contemporary health policy research; · provides a theoretically rigorous but accessible account of the development of policy and organisational change not found elsewhere; · presents new scholarship in the political economy of welfare in a clear format. The book is aimed at third year and post-graduate students of politics, public management and health studies. It provides a theoretically inspired account of the development of health policy and organisation in the UK which will also be of interest to academics and researchers in the field.Trade Review'...a very welcome addition to the range of thorough research that is now building around health care policy, organisation and management...This is the book I have been waiting for.' Sociology of Health and IllnessTable of ContentsContents: Theory, history and health policy, and organisation; The creation of the NHS; The 1950s: 'golden age' or the NHS under threat?; The 1960s and the changing balance of professional power; Reforming healthcare in the 1960s and the 1970s; The political economy and changing ideology of healthcare; policy in the 1970s; The internal market reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, Continuous revolution? Health policy under New Labour; Long-range explanations of health policy change; Future directions and conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book contends that attempts to reform the NHS can only be understood by reference to both the wider social and political context, and to the organisational and ideational legacies present within the NHS itself. It aims to take students beyond a basic understanding of the historical development of health policy in the UK, to one that demonstrates an appreciation of the interactions between health policy, organisation and society. Continuity and change in the NHS: · acts as a crucial bridge between conventional textbooks on the NHS and contemporary health policy research; · provides a theoretically rigorous but accessible account of the development of policy and organisational change not found elsewhere; · presents new scholarship in the political economy of welfare in a clear format. The book is aimed at third year and post-graduate students of politics, public management and health studies. It provides a theoretically inspired account of the development of health policy and organisation in the UK which will also be of interest to academics and researchers in the field.Trade Review'...a very welcome addition to the range of thorough research that is now building around health care policy, organisation and management...This is the book I have been waiting for.' Sociology of Health and IllnessTable of ContentsContents: Theory, history and health policy, and organisation; The creation of the NHS; The 1950s: 'golden age' or the NHS under threat?; The 1960s and the changing balance of professional power; Reforming healthcare in the 1960s and the 1970s; The political economy and changing ideology of healthcare; policy in the 1970s; The internal market reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, Continuous revolution? Health policy under New Labour; Long-range explanations of health policy change; Future directions and conclusion.

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Book SynopsisWhere people live matters to their health. Health improvement strategies often target where people live, but do they work? Placing health tackles this question through an examination of England's Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy and its health targets. It evaluates the evidence base for the strategy, compares experiences from the United States and elsewhere in Europe, and illustrates the relevance of complexity theory to area-based health improvement work. The book brings together these topical issues with a social science analysis of current programmes based on the methods and concepts of complexity thinking. It concludes by setting out how local action based on these ideas offers a new approach to area-based health improvement work. Placing health is aimed at researchers, academics and students in the social and health sciences with an interest in area-based health improvement work, as well as practitioners in health services, local government and voluntary agencies working on neighbourhood renewal and health projects.Trade Review"...written for an academic audience by highly respected academics, who also have extensive experience of applying theory to practice. ...it is the authors' experience in the field and the inclusion of examples that makes it a valuable resource to individuals working in social research." LariaNews"...you will enjoy this authoritative and incredibly well referenced book. ...wonderfully informative in its exploration of the complex manner in which place influences health and its description of recent interventions to reduce inequalities at the local level in England." Public Health"This is a thought provoking book to learn from and argue with." Journal of Social Policy, Vol 37: 2, 2008."In this innovative and stimulating book, Tim Blackman draws on extensive practical research experience to illuminate both the complexity of neighbourhood effects on health, and the practical relevance of complexity theory to public policy. Drawing on examples from unexpected quarters, this book will provoke fresh thinking about the objective of creating healthy neighbourhoods for all." John Mohan, Professor of Social Policy, School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsContents: Health improvement and health inequalities; Making connections; The emergent neighbourhood; Changing places; Complexity theory and understanding change; Neighbourhoods and public health challenges; Enabling health; Implementing health improvement programmes; The big picture; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisDespite its familiarity, the realities of care are both complex and contested. This book offers a unique approach to scrutinising the co-existence of both care and abuse in relationships. It demonstrates ways of increasing critical reflexivity when working with people involved in difficult care relationships. The book emphasises that when talking about care, we need to care about talk. Discourse analysis is introduced as a method of investigating relationships, policy and literature in informal care. Analytic tools are considered alongside case-studies to illustrate how both carer and caree construct their relationship and account for difficulties with each other.Trade Review"... this is an important book and one that should be read by researchers and teachers in dementia care. Its importance lies in its topicality and its argument that a polarization and dichotomy has occured between carees and carers." Dementia"Talking about Care makes an important contribution to social constructionist research into care relationships ... and an excellent illustration of what a discursive approach can offer to the study and practice of informal and family care ... This book should be required reading for practitioners, trainees, advanced level students, academics and researchers within health and social care and related disciplines as well as those seeking to develop critical reflexivity in the theory and practice care." Ageing and Society"This book illuminates the world of care and family relationships. Individual voices speak loud and clear about the multifaceted world of care. Forbat's analysis is neither sentimental nor partial. It will equip practitioners with an understanding of the hidden depths and strengths of care relationships." Jill Manthorpe, Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction: Talking about care/caring about talk; Constructions of care: the family, difficulties and policy; Biographies, family histories and discursive psychology; Accounts of care and accounting for care: repertoires in talk; Embedding difficulties in talk about care relationships; Mapping family history: the genealogy of difficulties and care; Two sides to the care story: illuminating the analytic potential; Talking about care: practice implications.

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Book SynopsisIn the context of recent natural disasters and the increase of global terrorism, there is a need for a greater understanding of the psychosocial impact of such events on the individuals and communities involved. This understanding can also enhance the support offered to people sho have to face trauma in their individual lives. Those who provide such a response need to develop their skills in this area of work. They too need to feel that they are supported in their work. This revised and expanded edition of a highly successful book consolidates the core elements of good proctice while bringing theory and practice issues up to date. As with the first and second editions, this book can be used as a guide for best practice and as a resource for instant reference when staff are faced with responding to traumatic incidents. It also provides up-to-date case studies, drawing on the author's knowledge and experience and points the way for further, more specialised study. The book identifies core elements that are common to most traumatic events; discusses practical methods of intervention that are based on analysis of contemporary research and best practice in a multidisciplinary context; shows how the skills discussed can be transferred to individual clinical practice; addresses the needs of responders and the responsibility of organisations to provide a 'duty of care' for those who are exposed to trauma in their occupational roles and presents a modular programme of training, devised by the author, to prepare responders in the pre-crisis period. Order from chaos is essential reading for all those who are or may be involved in supporting those who are experiencing the impact of trauma in their lives. It is also an invaluable resource for trainers in the field, and for social work and health and social care students and their teachers.Trade Review"Since the first edition of this book in 1991, our experience of mass traumatic events has, sadly, increased. However, thanks to the work of key publications such as this, so too has out understanding of their psychological and social impact and how best to prepare those responding to the needs of people affected. Gibsons's material is clearly laid out with case study examples and helpful illustrative figures." Bereavement Care"I would highly recommend this book to all those who wish to explore and understand trauma and equip themselves in the work of responding to a traumatic incident." Accord Magazine"I strongly recommend this book as essential reading for responders to critical incidents and for those who attempt to untangle the tortuous aftermath of trauma. Core principles of appropriate responses are offered and, most importantly, Marion Gibson does not forget the needs of professional helpers following their involvement." Gordon Turnbull, Consultant Psychiatrist, Trauma Services, The Priory Ticehurst House Hospital, UKTable of ContentsOrder from chaos; Disasters; Psychosocial reactions in traumatic incidents; Responding to psychosocial reactions; The injured and their relatives; The bereaved; Crisis situations associated with children; Responders and the process of responding; Some theoretical approaches to helping; The response of systems to traumatic events; The psychosocial impact on responders; Modular training programme for responders; The challenge of bringing order from chaos in the future.

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Book SynopsisWhat is Professional Social Work? is a now classic analysis of social work as a discourse between three aspects of practice: social order, therapeutic and transformational perspectives. It enables social workers to analyse and value the role of social work in present-day multiprofessional social care. This completely re-written second edition explores social work's struggle to meet its claim to achieve social progress through interpersonal practice. Important features of this new edition include: § practical ways of analysing personal professional identity § understanding how social workers embody their profession in their practice with other professionals § detailed analysis of current and historical documents defining social work and social care analysis of values, agencies and global social work. This new edition will stimulate social workers, students and policy-makers in social care to think again about the valuable role social work plays in society.Trade Review"Payne's book contains a wealth of knowledge and thought provoking discussion to stimulate a timely rekindling of debate about the nature of social work." Community CareReview of first edition: "This book is the best available general description of the increasingly complex environments the modern social worker operates in, and the roles that have to be taken on. The analysis will be extremely useful for students and indeed for practitioners who feel adrift from a value base." Community Care Review of first edition: "Of great interest both for professionals, for educators in social work and for scientists who want to develop knowledge in, about and for social work. I recommend this book to all interested in a better understanding of social work, both as an academic activity and as a profession." Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare Review of the first edition: "The book presents an overview which should be useful particularly for students on post-qualifying social work courses." Professional Social Work "This book is well-informed and wide-ranging, strong on historical and international perspectives, has conceptual clarity and creativeness, and a topical, contemporary relevance. In other words, it is the type of text that should be the foundation of the new social work degree, challenging and informing our thinking." PLUS, Nov 2006"Always easy to read for students, clearly structured and particularly relevant" Rachel Good, Staffordshire University"The author is outstanding in his ability to write fluently, compassionately and with a depth of understanding informed by unsurpassed knowledge of his field. What is professional social work? fills a notable gap in the literature, namely by providing an accessible entry into debates about the nature and standing of social work as a profession." Robert Adams, Professor of Social Work, School of Health and Social Care, University of Teeside, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: the social work discourse; The identity of social work; Social work as a practice; Social work values: social justice and social care; Social work, management and the agency; Social work, power and society; Social work: profession among professions; Social works: global and local; Social work: (inter)personal, political and professional. CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: Copies of this title are available from Lyceum Publishing, www.lyceumbooks.com

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Book SynopsisWorking in group care (ie residential and day services) is a challenging and complex task, demanding great skill, patience, knowledge and understanding. This book explains how best practice can be achieved through the focused and engaged work of individuals and teams who are well supported and managed. Detailed attention is paid to the value of everyday practice and its underlying principles. The book brings together theory, practice and research findings from across the whole field of group care for all user-groups - including health, education and probation settings as well as social work and social care. The first edition was warmly welcomed as 'well organised and accessible ... and a valuable addition to the literature' (British Journal of Social Work). This second edition is updated and expanded, including substantial new material on the concept of 'opportunity led work'. The book will be an essential text for all those involved in residential and day care practice whether as practitioners, students, managers or trainers. It argues strongly for seeing group care as valuable and skilled work and for a holistic understanding of good practice.Trade Review" ... for people studying in this field, this book is a must read ... The book remains a standard classic, and it will be of use to trainers and students preparing for work in day and residential settings for years to come ... " The Children Webmag"Adrian Ward offers a useful theoretical and practical framework for analysing what happens in social work in a range of group settings and applies to this practice ..." Community Care"This book is a rewrite of an earlier publication of the same name. Adrian Ward has updated the text to include the latest information on systems and structures. It remains a must read for practitioners, managers and proprietors and students who want to comprehend practice in action. Adrian Ward writes in a most accessible way that makes the reader feel he knows about life in residential and day care practice. He covers issues deeply and where there is more to be said, he provides helpful signposts to other writing. He displays a true commitment to people who use services and a fondness for the work. His writing does not only show academic robustness but a devotion to good outcomes for the people receiving care services and their aspirations being central to any notion of success. He often speaks directly to students but this understates the value of the work to the sector and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to understand more about group care." Nick Johnson, Chief Executive, Social Care AssociationTable of ContentsIntroduction; Group care: practice and principles; The contexts of working in group care; The Client's Stay; The Worker's Shift; The Team and its Task; Full circle: making group care work.

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