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Vulnerable groups in health and social care / Mary Larkin.
Holman Biotech Commons HV245 .L37 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larkin, Mary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social service--Great Britain.
- Social service.
- Great Britain.
- Community health services--Great Britain.
- Community health services.
- People with disabilities--Services for--Great Britain.
- People with disabilities.
- People with disabilities--Services for.
- Social Work.
- United Kingdom.
- Community Health Services.
- Medical Subjects:
- Social Work.
- United Kingdom.
- Community Health Services.
- Physical Description:
- 195 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, [2009]
- Summary:
- Carefully-researched and highly readable this textbook looks at the experiences and health and social needs of key `vulnerable groups'. It presents an engaging social science perspective relevant to everyone exploring how we, and society, care for the vulnerable.
- Each chapter is self-contained, and defines and explores a vulnerable social group, bringing together theoretical, policy and practice perspectives. The chapters explore contemporary debates and offer a number of differing and thought provoking viewpoints. The lively and interactive style enables the reader to engage with the client group and to reflect upon their own learning and practice in a more meaningful way.
- Groups covered include:
- Lone parents
- Disabled people
- Children
- Older people
- Those living with mental illness
- Ethnic minorities
- The homeless
- Asylum seekers
- The chapters support students' learning and help them to develop their understanding across the social sciences. There are suggestions about further study, a glossary of key concepts and optional activities that can also be used by lecturers for workshops and classroom discussions. The book will be invaluable for a wide range of students taking courses across health and social care and for practitioners.
- Contents:
- 1 Lone parents 11
- 2 People with disabilities 29
- 3 Older people 47
- 4 Children 71
- 5 Ethnic minority groups 87
- 6 The mentally ill 104
- 7 The homeless 120
- 8 Asylum seekers and refugees 141
- 9 Concluding comments: the future for vulnerable groups in health and social care 162.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [174]-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781412948234
- 1412948231
- 141294824X
- 9781412948241
- OCLC:
- 416231329
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