1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456888603321

Autore

Donnison David Vernon

Titolo

Speaking to power : Advocacy for health and social care / / David Donnison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, OR : , : Policy Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4473-0358-X

1-282-44649-5

9786612446498

1-84742-743-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Disciplina

362

Soggetti

Social advocacy

Psychiatric social work

People with mental disabilities

Learning disabilities

SOCIAL SCIENCE - Social Work

POLITICAL SCIENCE - Public Policy - Social Security

POLITICAL SCIENCE - Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare

Persons with Mental Disabilities

Learning Disabilities

Social Work, Psychiatric

Patient Advocacy

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Speaking to power; Contents; Why and how we wrote this book; Introduction; 1. Origins of advocacy; 2. Scotland gives a lead; 3. What advocates do: their main clients; 4. What advocates do: questions and dilemmas; 5. Groups and communities; 6. Setting up an advocacy project and running it; 7. Volunteers; 8. Making advocacy accountable; 9. Roadblocks; 10. Looking ahead; Further reading; Index.



Sommario/riassunto

Anyone working, or planning to work, as an advocate for people who need help in dealing with public services will want to read this book. Based on the experience of real advocates and using case studies based on real practice issues, "Speaking to power" is written in a vivid, jargon-free style that will make it an enjoyable read for professionals, students and lay people alike.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792366403321

Autore

Carcio Helen Nelson

Titolo

Advanced health assessment of women [[electronic resource] ] : clinical skills and procedures / / Helen A. Carcio, Mimi Clarke Secor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2010

ISBN

1-78268-252-X

1-282-50588-2

9786612505881

0-8261-2427-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (593 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SecorMimi Clarke

Disciplina

618

Soggetti

Women - Medical examinations

Women - Health and hygiene

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgment; UNIT 1 FEMALE REPRODUCTION; UNIT 2 HEALTH ASSESSMENT; UNIT 3 INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; UNIT 4 CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; UNIT 5 ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN AT RISK; UNIT 6 EVALUATION OF THE MENOPAUSAL WOMAN; UNIT 7 EVALUATION OF THE PELVIC FLOOR; UNIT 8 ASSESSMENT OF THE INFERTILE WOMAN; UNIT 9 ADVANCED SKILLS; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This manual-style reference presents the clinical skills needed to assess health and provide care to women of all of ages, with systematic reviews of all aspects of female mental and bodily health. The authors and contributors comprehensively cover female reproduction, anatomy,



and physiology as examined at the cellular level. Also discussed are developmental, psychological, and sociocultural dimensions of women.  . Offering an integrated approach to women's health care, the authors delineate the roles and functions of various health care providers serving female patients, including physician'