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This book provides an up-to-date and authoritative overview of the development of social work with older people in the UK The coherent structure draws together the key themes involved in working with older people and clearly demonstrates how ttranslate these intreal-life practice Key Features: Establishes an understanding of the policy context within which social work takes place, with particular attention tkey topics such as inter-professional collaboration and ethics Goes beyond other textbooks tchallenge the restricted nature of social work practice and adopts a positive view of its potential tbenefit older people An engaging and practice-led approach which includes student-friendly features and detailed practice scenarios Satisfies the curriculum benchmarks and National Occupational Standards that structure social work training and practice Written by a leading academic, this is a key text for social work trainees Its analytical depth will ensure that it will alsbe valuable for students undertaking post-qualifying courses, and for those in related disciplines such as health and community care, social policy and social gerontology Its practice-based and inter-professional approach will mean it is alsuseful for health and social care practitioners seeking timprove the quality of practice with older people
