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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811302403321

Titolo

Collaboration in social work practice / / edited by Jenny Weinstein, Colin Whittington and Tony Leiba

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2003

ISBN

1-283-90468-3

1-4175-0100-6

1-84642-415-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeibaTony

WeinsteinJenny

WhittingtonColin

Disciplina

362.10425

Soggetti

Medical cooperation

Medical social work

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Collaboration in Social Work Practice; Contents; Editors' Preface; Part I Service Users, Professionals and the Collaborative Context; 1 Collaboration and Partnership in Context; 2 A Model of Collaboration; 3 Who are the Participants in the Collaborative Process and What Makes Collaboration Succeed or Fail?; 4 Shared Values in Interprofessional Collaboration; Part II Collaboration in Practice; 5 Allies and Enemies: The Service User as Care Co-ordinator; 6 Collaboration or Confusion? The Carers' Perspective

7 Working Together to Improve Children's Life Chances: The Challenge of Inter-agency Collaboration8 Mental Health Policies and Interprofessional Working; 9 Learning Disabilities: Effective Partnership and Teamwork to Overcome Barriers in Service Provision; 10 Social Work and Multi-disciplinary Collaboration in Primary Health Care; 11 Collaborating for the Social and Health Care of Older People; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

New or experienced social workers who are developing their collaborative practice will find this book to be an essential source of knowledge, skills and issues for reflection. The authors explain how



practitioners in social care, health and related sectors can work more effectively together in line with current developments in policy and practice.