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Discusses the significance of oral history to the history of the
development of health and welfare provisions. By focusing on
individual experiences, as revealed through oral history
approaches, the human dimensions of the history of medicine is
explored. Oral history reveals the personal stories of innovation,
policy shifts, training and treatment over a 60-year period of
development, characterized by both continuity and change. This book
includes discussion on: the end of the workhouse; professional
education and training of midwives; HIV and AIDS; birth control;
the role of the community pharmacist; pioneers of geriatric
medicine; oral history; and the history of learning disability.
Oral History, Health and Welfare discusses the significance of oral
history to the history of the development of health and welfare
provisions. It includes discussion on: * the end of the workhouse *
professional education and training of midwives * HIV and Aids *
birth control * the role of the community pharmacist * pioneers of
geriatric medicine * oral history and the history of learning
disability.
Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding
cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare
transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the
relationship between individuals and the welfare state. A wide
range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis
of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work,
reflecting on both the existential and ideological threats to the
profession. As well as the chief practice areas of child
protection, adult care and mental health, contributors also examine
practice issues surrounding older people, neoliberalism,
neo-eugenics and the refugee crisis. This book offers concrete
policy proposals for the future of the profession alongside
valuable solutions which students and practitioners can action on
the ground.
For years the NHS has been the most trusted of public institutions
and the envy of many around the world. But today there is turmoil.
Painful shortcomings in clinical care and patient experience,
together with funding cuts, threaten to dig deep into service
levels and standards. Seventy years of technically advanced
medicine provided free to the population has produced a widespread
perception of patients as passive consumers of health care. This
book explores how we may renew for our times the collective compact
that created our public services in the 1940s. Voices from service
users and service providers show how this can be done. They offer
testimony of what goes wrong and what can be put right when working
together becomes the norm. Sections explore new ways of living and
working with long-term conditions, more meaningful and effective
approaches to service redesign, use of information technology,
leadership, co-production and creating and accounting for quality.
Accessible to a wide range of readers, with short, accessible
contributions, this is a book to provoke and inspire.
This book aims to raise awareness about the possibility of
achieving the goals of the United Nations Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), in order for all disabled
people to enjoy the benefit of human rights. The stories of people
who have been supported to enjoy their rights and their citizenship
will enable readers to focus on how services and support can enable
people with a learning disability to have their rights upheld, with
an outcome of citizenship, independence and achievement. Despite
the UNCRDP being in place since 2006, a significant number of
learning disability service provider organisations and
professionals in the UK are not aware of its existence. This book
aims to bridge the gap between policy and practice to demonstrate
the value of a human rights approach as the foundation for services
and support for people with a learning disability.
Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding
cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare
transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the
relationship between individuals and the welfare state. A wide
range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis
of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work,
reflecting on both the existential and ideological threats to the
profession. As well as the chief practice areas of child
protection, adult care and mental health, contributors also examine
practice issues surrounding older people, neoliberalism,
neo-eugenics and the refugee crisis. This book offers concrete
policy proposals for the future of the profession alongside
valuable solutions which students and practitioners can action on
the ground.
This book takes as its starting point the concept of 'the good
life' and the challenge of ensuring people with intellectual
disabilities are included in 'the good life.' The book explores the
values underpinning current discourses of disability, analyzes
their strengths and limitations, and proposes some alternative
approaches to theory and practice. It deconstructs key concepts,
theories, and practices within the learning disability field in the
post institution era, and it identifies the values, strengths, and
limits of these approaches. The book explores the boundaries around
those included in the category 'disabled,' those on its margins,
and those who move in and out of this category. It also proposes
some alternative formulations to existing theories and practices,
and explores their practical implications for the lives of people
with intellectual disabilities. Using evidence from the UK,
Australia, Bangladesh, and the Republic of Ireland, People with
Intellectual Disabilities bu
This book takes as its starting point the concept of 'the good
life' and the challenge of ensuring people with intellectual
disabilities are included in 'the good life.' The book explores the
values underpinning current discourses of disability, analyzes
their strengths and limitations, and proposes some alternative
approaches to theory and practice. It deconstructs key concepts,
theories, and practices within the learning disability field in the
post institution era, and it identifies the values, strengths, and
limits of these approaches. The book explores the boundaries around
those included in the category 'disabled,' those on its margins,
and those who move in and out of this category. It also proposes
some alternative formulations to existing theories and practices,
and explores their practical implications for the lives of people
with intellectual disabilities. Using evidence from the UK,
Australia, Bangladesh, and the Republic of Ireland, People with
Intellectual Disabilities bu
In this thought-provoking book, Jan Walmsley and Kelley Johnson
discuss participative approaches to research and provide an
up-to-date account of inclusive practice with individuals with
learning disabilities. Drawing on evidence from two major studies,
they explain how lessons learnt from inclusive research in the
learning disability field are applicable to others working with
marginalized groups. The authors examine the origins and the
process of inclusive research, describing: * how and why it takes
place * who carries it out * who funds it * how it is designed *
how it relates to policy and practice. They look at the challenges
inherent in this work, such as balancing the voice of the
researcher with that of disabled participants and clarifying roles
within research projects, and explore how it can become more
inclusive and empowering. Providing valuable information and advice
to researchers, policy makers and students as well as other health
and social care professionals, this book presents a comprehensive
examination of participative research in social care.
Bringing together key issues in the provision and use of caring
services, this volume is an invaluable training resource for health
and social work practitioners. Roles and relationships are central
themes: their complexity is stressed, as is their relevance to a
better understanding of practice. The book's first three sections
explore: the distinctions between health and welfare occupations,
and informal helping roles; different approaches for practitioners
to develop sensitivity to diverse experiences and to challenge
unfairly discriminatory responses, attitudes and stereotyped
assumptions; and the potential for user empowerment, given the
imbalance in power between workers and users. These areas provide
practitioners with sources for reflection in the final section.
This unique collection encompasses both personal accounts and
important current debates. It blends research with practice, and
experience with academic insight. Throughout, readers are
encouraged to make links across occupational divides and to
challenge traditional assumptions. The volume is a Course Reader
for the Open University course Roles and Relationships:
Perspectives on Practice K663.
How can we make sense of the varying concepts of care and of the
many forms care takes in practice? How can `good' care be defined
and evaluated? This book draws upon a range of academic disciplines
including sociology, social policy, psychology, history, geography,
social work and nursing to address these questions. The authors
consider whether shared meanings in the concept of care can still
be found across differences of: family and paid care; health and
social care; perspectives `carer' and `cared for'; and the
experiences of different `client' groups. Commonalities are
identified in the form of concerns about personal empowerment,
about choice and self-esteem and about the balance needed between
independence, interdependence and dependency. What also emerges is
the relevance of such issues for those giving as well as receiving
care.
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