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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172251303321

Autore

Douglas Anthony <1949->

Titolo

Caring and coping : a guide to social services / / Anthony Douglas and Terry Philpot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

0-9536042-4-1

1-134-72082-3

1-134-72083-1

1-282-77723-8

9786612777233

0-203-00414-0

Descrizione fisica

x, 261 p

Altri autori (Persone)

PhilpotTerry

Disciplina

361.941

Soggetti

Social service - Great Britain

Human services - Great Britain - Management

Caregivers - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 From charity to social work: a history -- chapter 2 On the statute book: the law and social services -- chapter 3 The nuts and bolts of care -- chapter 4 For the child's sake: services for children -- chapter 5 Does the community care?: social services today -- chapter 6 Whose service is it, anyway? -- chapter 7 Home from home?: residential care -- chapter 8 Something special: specialist services -- chapter 9 More than a piece of paper: social work training -- chapter 10 The manager's tale: management of social services -- chapter 11 Acts of charity: the role of the voluntary sector -- chapter 12 All in it together: working with different agencies -- chapter 13 Across the borders: Scotland and Northern Ireland -- chapter 14 Conclusion: into the future.