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BL
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730903
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b550669
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edited by Keith Brown.
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Vulnerable adults and community care\ edited by Keith Brown.
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| Publication Statement
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Exeter: Learning Matters, 2006
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| Series Statement
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Post-qualifying social work practice.
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xii, 161 pages ; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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1844450619
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: 1844453367
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: 9781844450619
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: 9781844453368
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| Contents
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1. Welfare policy : context of community care --;2. Community care : assessing needs, risks and rights --;3. Performance management : causes and effects and their impact on community care --;4. The older person's social care and the enabling service --;5. Intermediate care : implications for service users --;6. Do direct payments offer people with learning disabilities greater choice and control? --;7. Caring for older people : informal care and carers --;8. Promoting inclusiveness : developing empowering practice with minority groups of older people --;the example of older lesbian women and gay men --;9. Eclectic models in working with learning disabled people --;an overview of some key issues concerning health and wellness --;10. Adult protection for community care/vulnerable adults.
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| Abstract
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Written as a series of self-contained chapters, this book supports students' learning. Offering a number of differing and thought-provoking viewpoints, it takes the reader beyond pure facts and encourages them to engage with the client group and to reflect upon their practice in a more meaningful way.
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| Subject
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Older people -- Abuse of -- Great Britain.
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Social work with older people -- Great Britain.
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Social work with older people -- Study and teaching -- Great Britain.
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Keith Brown
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