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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450602603321

Autore

Beresford Peter

Titolo

Palliative care, social work and service users [[electronic resource] ] : making life possible / / Peter Beresford, Lesley Adshead and Suzy Croft ; foreword by Dorothy Rowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92953-7

9786610929535

1-84642-573-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AdsheadLesley <1953->

CroftSuzy

Disciplina

362.17/5

Soggetti

Care of the sick

Palliative treatment

Social work with the terminally ill

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-260) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Palliative Care, Social Workand Service Users:Making Life Possible; CONTENTS; Foreword by Dorothy Rowe; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One:The Background to PalliativeCare Social Work; Chapter 1: Palliative Care: A New Perspective; Part Two:What Service Users Say; Chapter 2: Becoming Involved with Palliative Care; Chapter 3: Starting the Palliative Care Social Work Journey; Chapter 4: What Does the Social Worker Do?; Chapter 5: What Service Users Value Most; Chapter 6: Working with Difference; Chapter 7: Exploring Outcomes: EavulatingSpecialist Palliative Care Social Work

Part Three:Developing the DiscussionChapter 8: Accessing Specialist Palliative Care Work: A Broader Image Problem?; Chapter 9: The Problem of Referral; Chapter 10: The nature, Strengths and Weaknesses of Practice; Chapter 11: Theory and Practice; Chapter 12: Specialist Palliative Care Social Work: A Service in the Shadows?; Chapter 13: Issues for the Future; Appendix 1: How We Carried Out the Research; Appendix 2: The Interview Schedule; References; Subject Index; Author



Index

Sommario/riassunto

This unique book provides a rare look at social work and palliative care from the perspective of service users. Drawing on new original research, the authors examine service users' experiences, tracking their journeys through it, exploring the care they receive and the effects of culture and difference through their first hand comments and ideas.