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BL
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1005331
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b759701
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Reconceptualising work with "carers" : : new directions for policy and practice /\ edited by Kristen Stalker.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;Philadelphia :: Jessica Kingsley Publishers,, ©2003.
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| Series Statement
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Research highlights in social work ;; 43
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1 online resource (208 pages).
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| ISBN
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1417501987
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: 1843101181
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: 184642366X
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: 9781417501984
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: 9781843101185
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: 9781846423666
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Reconceptualising Work with 'Carers'; Contents; Introduction; 1. Carers: An Overview of Concepts, Developments and Debates; 2. Caring Relationships: Looking Beyond Welfare Categories of 'Carers' and 'Service Users'; 3. Diversity among Carers; 4. Carers and Assessment; 5. Caring Families: Their Support or Empowerment?; 6. Caring Voices: Carers' Participation in Policy and Practice; 7. Carers and Employment; 8. Getting to Grips with Poor Care; 9. The Legal Framework of Caring; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index.
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| Abstract
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In the wake of the profound changes in policy and practice around caring over the past ten years, this volume takes a fresh look at the social and legal status of carers. Demonstrating the scope and diversity of 'caring', the contributors highlight the positive aspects of caring and the interdependence of many caring relationships but also broach the sensitive and complex subject of 'poor' care and the importance of identifying and meeting the needs of 'hidden carers'. Arguing that policy and practice must take account of both carers' and users' interests, the contributors re-evaluate the exis.
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Caregivers-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- Great Britain.
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Caregivers-- Services for-- Great Britain.
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Caregivers-- Great Britain.
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Caregivers-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Caregivers-- Services for.
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Caregivers.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Human Services.
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Social Welfare Social Services.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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361.941
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| LC Classification
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HV245.R43 2003eb
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| Added Entry
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Stalker, Kirsten.
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