Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Reconceptualising Work with 'Carers' by Kirsten Stalker, Gordon Grant, Paul Ramcharan Demonstrating the scope and diversity of caring, the contributors highlight the positive aspects of caring and the interdependence of many caring relationships but also broach the sensitive and complex subject of poor care and the importance of identifying and meeting the needs of hidden carers. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In the wake of the profound changes in policy and practice around caring over the past ten years, this volume takes a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Demonstrating the scope and diversity of caring, the contributors highlight the positive aspects of caring and the interdependence of many caring relationships but also broach the sensitive and complex subject of poor care and the importance of identifying and meeting the needs of hidden carers. Arguing that policy and practice must take account of both carers and users interests, the contributors re-evaluate the existing role of carers in developing new ideas in the planning and delivery of their services. Each of the books chapters points to the future and looks at alternative and innovative ways forward in relation to thinking, policy and practice. This will make essential reading for social work and social science academics and students; professionals in the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors looking after the interests of carers; health and social care practitioners; nurses and care agency workers. Author Biography Kirsten Stalker is a Reader in the Education Faculty at Strathclyde University. She has published widely in the field of social work and is the author of Share the Care and co-editor of Growing up with Disability, also available from Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Table of Contents Introduction, Kirsten Stalker, University of Stirling. 1. Carers: An Overview of Concepts, Developments and Debates, Kirsten Stalker, University of Stirling. 2. Caring Relationships: Looking Beyond Welfare Categories of Carers and Service Users, Liz Lloyd, University of Bristol. 3. Diversity Among Carers, Susan Eley, University of Stirling. 4. Carers and Assessment, Hazel Qureshi, Hilary Arksey and Elinor Nicholas, University of York. 5. Caring Families: Their Support or Empowerment? Gordon Grant, University of Sheffield. 6. Caring Voices: Carers Participation in Policy and Practice, Helen Rogers and Marion Barnes, University of Birmingham. 7. Carers and Employment, Paul Ramcharan and Bridget Whittell, University of Sheffield. 8. Getting to Grips with Poor Care, Ann Brechin, Rose Barton and June Stein, Open University. 9. The Legal Framework of Caring, Margaret Ross, University of Aberdeen. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index. Review This book provides a valuable and though-provoking assessment of the needs and role of the carer. It will be of great value to practitioners in the field who want to acquaint themselves with current research themes. -- British Journal of Social Work This is a welcome addition to the developing literature on informal family care. It is up to date on many of the main issues concerning carers, and it offers some new insights or ways of thinking about current debates and policy concerns. -- Community Care This is a sound review of legislative developments, identifying a number of predictable points of conflict that result from the problems of defining a carer and the neglect of the care relationship... The book features two important developments in the strange history of the carer. The first is the research-based policy debate that has continued to flourish in the UK during the 1990s, and second is the growing power of carers organisations. It is good that research has moved on from the rather fruitless questions of who carers are and what they do, but both developments have combined to promote the carer perspective, arguably at the expense of the care relationship and, more broadly, the resourcing and support of the care system. -- Social Policy The publication deals with many matters of interest and concern to social care staff who work with carers. The academic contributors, through nine chapters, explain and explore the changing policies and practices that have occurred over the last decade, and take a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Subjects covered include diversity among carers, assessment of carers needs, support versus empowerment, carers participation, employment, and getting to grips with poor care. -- Care and Health Magazine A timely reminder of the complexity and range of the challenges faced by policy makers, practitioners and carers. This is a readily accessible and essential read for practitioners and policy makers alike. In my current job role in performance and planning I was immediately drawn to those articles that explicitly addressed policy and good practice guides. However the case studies presented thought the book helped to widen my understanding of the complex contextual background in which policy is implemented. -- Elizabeth Elwick, Bournemouth Social Services Long Description Drawing together a range of critical perspectives from leading academics, this edited volume highlights the need for the social and legal needs of carers to be reassessed. Through tracing the development of carers in social policy research and the various ways they have been counted and categorized, it argues for a fuller understanding of the scope and diversity of caring relationships. Review Text A timely reminder of the complexity and range of the challenges faced by policy makers, practitioners and carers. This is a readily accessible and essential read for practitioners and policy makers alike. In my current job role in performance and planning I was immediately drawn to those articles that explicitly addressed policy and good practice guides. However the case studies presented thought the book helped to widen my understanding of the complex contextual background in which policy is implemented. Review Quote This is a welcome addition to the developing literature on informal family care. It is up to date on many of the main issues concerning carers, and it offers some new insights or ways of thinking about current debates and policy concerns. Description for Reader In the wake of the profound changes in policy and practice around caring over the past ten years, this volume takes a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Demonstrating the scope and diversity of caring, the contributors highlight the positive aspects of caring and the interdependence of many caring relationships but also broach the sensitive and complex subject of poor care and the importance of identifying and meeting the needs of hidden carers.Arguing that policy and practice must take account of both carers and users interests, the contributors re-evaluate the existing role of carers in developing new ideas in the planning and delivery of their services. Each of the books chapters points to the future and looks at alternative and innovative ways forward in relation to thinking, policy and practice. This will make essential reading for social work and social science academics and students; professionals in the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors looking after the interests of carers; health and social care practitioners; nurses and care agency workers. Description for Sales People Critical perspective of issues surrounding carers and caring Details ISBN1843101181 Author Paul Ramcharan Pages 208 Language English ISBN-10 1843101181 ISBN-13 9781843101185 Media Book Format Paperback Series Number 43 Year 2002 Imprint Jessica Kingsley Publishers Subtitle New Directions for Policy and Practice Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations indexes Affiliation Senior Research Fellow, Social Work Research Centre, University of Stirling Edition 1st Edited by Kirsten Stalker Short Title RECONCEPTUALISING WORK W/CARER Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers DOI 10.1604/9781843101185 UK Release Date 2002-11-15 NZ Release Date 2002-11-15 Series Research Highlights in Social Work Publication Date 2002-11-15 DEWEY 362.04250941 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2002-11-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9781843101185
Book Title: Reconceptualising Work with 'Carers'
Subject Area: Social Work, Social Services
Item Height: 232 mm
Item Width: 157 mm
Series: Research Highlights in Social Work
Author: Kirsten Stalker
Publication Name: Reconceptualising Work with 'carers': New Directions for Policy and Practice
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Gordon Grant, Paul Ramcharan, Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Year: 2002
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 344 g
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
