Going inter-professional : working together for health and welfare / edited by Audrey Leathard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leathard, Audrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Great Britain.

Public welfare.

Public health--Great Britain.

Public health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Health and welfare professionals increasingly have to collaborate and co-ordinate their practice in order to provide a more integrated service for the consumer. Going Inter-Professional brings together academics, professionals and researchers to assess the implications for all the professions involved and the practical developments in hospitals, general practice and community care. Individual contributors look at: * the theoretical background to inter-professional work * education and management issues * inter-professional practice issues in work with children, disabled,

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Inter-professional developments in Britain; 2 Models of inter professional work likely theories and possibilities; 3 A functional anatomy of teamwork; 4 Inter-professional teamwork; 5 NVQs and their implications for inter professional collaboration; 6 Healthy alliances or dangerous liaisons The challenge of working; 7 Child protection where now for inter professional work; 8 Inter professional approaches to mental health care; 9 Inter professional work with old and disabled people; 10 Carers and professionals - the carer's viewpoint

11 Multi-professional education in Europe: an overview12 Inter professional work in the USA education and practice; 13 Conclusion and future agendas for inter professional work; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-87188-0

1-281-80593-9

1-134-87189-9

9786611805937

0-415-09286-8

9780203137796

OCLC:

70763312