Developing good practice in community care : partnership and participation / edited by Vicky White and John Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, John, 1952-

White, Vicky, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community health services--Great Britain.

Community health services.

Human services--Great Britain.

Human services.

Social service--Great Britain.

Social service.

Social work with minorities--Great Britain.

Social work with minorities.

Physical Description:

208 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia, Pa : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing together theory and practice, this comprehensive resource presents guidelines for good practice in community care work. The contributors describe the planning and implementation of pioneering initiatives in the community, analyse their effectiveness and outline their practical implications in the light of the current legislative framework.

Contents:

Intro

Developing Good Practice in Community Care

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

1 Changing Community Care

2 Improving the Quality of Written Assessments: A Participative Approach

3 Progressing Race Equality: Dynamics of Partnership

4 Working with Health: From Collaboration to Partnership in a Hospital Setting

5 Working with Health: Partnership in a Community Setting

6 Enpowerment as a Participative Process

7 Partnership in Prevention: Messages from Older People

8 Guardianship: A Participative Approach

9 Multi-disciplinary Partnership in a Community Mental Health Team

10 Developing Good Practice: Prospects and Possibilities

Appendices

References

The Contributors

Subject Index

Name Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-197) and indexes.

ISBN:

9781846422935

1846422930

9781417501700

1417501707

OCLC:

923646485