Care-giving transcends race, gender and age and most people will be a care giver or receiver (often both) at some point in their lives. This book explores the extent of caregiving in the UK and discusses its impact on individuals, groups and communities, as well as health and social care professionals.
It covers ways of identifying carers and providing information and advice and, given the likelihood of practitioners themselves providing care, a discussion regarding maintaining resilience and the extent to which personal experiences guide and inform practitioners response to work with carers is included. Exercises allow the reader to explore ways practitioners can engage with and support carers. The recent legislative changes brought about by the Care Act 2014 is discussed, as well as relevant policies.
Caregiving has the potential to transcend disciplines, so this text will appeal to students of a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and across the professional arena including social work, nursing, occupational and physiotherapy.
The author is donating her royalties on this book to Carers UK and Carers Trust.
Cuprins
Introduction: Why this book?
Carers in the UK in the 21st century
The Background to Informal care giving
What do carers actually do?
What can be learned from research?
Carers in a multi-professional arena.
Carers under pressure
Looking to the future
Despre autor
Dr Steve J Hothersall is Head of Social Work Education at Edge Hill University and a registered social worker and nurse. He has written on social work practice with children, young people and their families, mental health, need, social policy and philosophy, especially epistemology. Steve has also served on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Social Work and reviews for a range of academic journals. His academic interests relate to methodology, the use of philosophy to inform both teaching and practice, and research focusing on the development and use of professional knowledge, drawing on underpinning epistemic principles and considering their role and application in knowledge communities. He is currently working on developing and implementing a model to support practice and research underpinned by reference to philosophical pragmatism. He is also passionate about the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, and the role of music in the promotion of wellbeing.
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