{"product_id":"local-authority-social-services-9780631209461","title":"Local Authority Social Services","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn introduction to the context in which UK social work is practised, Local Authority Social Services. The book is based on the realities of work in a modern social services department and addresses the major changes that have taken place. It also looks at the prospects for personal social services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The writing is accessible, well balanced and up to date student texts is a difficult task, of which in the field of social policy Michael Hill is the incomparable past-master. Here he has spotted a gap in the market, the lack of a book covering all the manifold and rather baggy activities performed by local authority social service departments...this is a timely book.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eTony Rees,\u003c\/b\u003e University of Southampton\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The strength of this book lies in the quality of analysis and its ability to capture and discuss critically the impact of the government's modernization agenda. It should have a place in all departmental libraries.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eTerry Bamford,\u003c\/b\u003e Community Care\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is unique in providing a clear framework for understanding the relationship between social policy and social services, and the complex structures and roles of the different organizations involved in the operation of social services ... It is one of the few texts that provide a clear picture of how to make sense of the bureaucratic organizational structures that surround social services ... in all the book is an important text for the social worker or student in understanding the relationship between social services, local authority and the central state.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Work\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Establishing the Main Concerns of the Book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. What are Local Authority Social Services?\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Services Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Services and Other Areas of Social Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Services and Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Services as Last Resort Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Origins of the Local Authority Social Services\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Social Services before 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopments in the 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1948 to 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1971 to 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Contemporary Social Framework\u003c\/b\u003e (Michael Hill).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Basic Demographic Picture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Complex Demographic Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Stresses and Strains.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIll health and Disability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions: Social Pathology and Social Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Local Authority Social Services Task.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Child Care\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eJane Tunstill\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief Historical Perspective on Social Services Provision for Children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Legal and Administrative Framework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServices and Settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Service Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Training.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Adult Care\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBob Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServices for Older People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServices for People with a Learning Disability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eServices for Physically Disabled People.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Mental Health\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eIan Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental Illness and the New Community Care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMental Health and Social Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems with Community Care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Dangerousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Social Services and Social Security\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCash and Care in the Years after the End of the Poor Law: an Evolving Relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCash Benefits and Welfare Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Welfare Responsibilities and Concerns of Social Security Agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of the 1986 Social Security Act.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisability, Community Care and Local Authority Means-Testing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Organization: Present and Future:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. The Central and Local Government Framework\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Department of Health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Audit Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Local Government Context.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Collective Representation of Local Authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal Government Finance and the Social Services Function.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Making in Local Government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Issues about Health Service Collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Organization within Local Authorities\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organization of Social Services: The Model after Seebohm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElaborating the Model: Preoccupations in the 1970s and 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 'Big Bang' of the 1990s - Community Care and the Children Act.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Models of Social Services Organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaffing of Social Services Authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Modernizing Social Services: The Management Challenge of the 1998 Social Services White Paper\u003c\/b\u003e (Stephen Mitchell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBackground: the 1997 Inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Modernize?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernizing Adult Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernizing Children's Services.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrengthening Regulation of Services and the Workforce.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Key Challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Conclusions: The Future of Local Authority Social Services\u003c\/b\u003e (Michael Hill).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403418968407,"sku":"9780631209461","price":94.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631209461.jpg?v=1730483414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/local-authority-social-services-9780631209461","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}