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Users Researching Health and Social Care: an empowering innovation?

This volume goes beyond the usual lip service to user involvement in health and social care, by demonstrating through a series of innovative research projects the range and depth of engaging the users as researchers. The text highlights the much needed critical addition to our knowledge of the underlying causes of the difficulties users experience, and of the value of professional and family interventions as perceived by users of health and social care systems. It also outlines the potential methodological benefits of such participation.

£13.50

What are they doing here? A Critical Guide to Asylum and Immigration

Asylum is never far from the headlines at the moment. In the media, in Parliament and at ‘street’ level it is a topic everyone appears to have an opinion about. Much of the content of these discussions is negative and frightening, serving to heighten concerns around the presence of asylum seekers and other migrants. This book has arisen out of a desire to separate truth from fiction and myth from reality, not least because the consequences of this distorted vision are experienced in the most brutal of ways by those so defined. ‘What are they doing here? A Critical Guide...

£7.99

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When the going gets tough - are you tough enough? - An exploration of Independent social work in recessionary times

Following on from their first book, 'Independent Social Work - A Risky Business?', the authors take a timely look at the challenges facing independent social work in recessionary times. There are chapters that explore what it takes to get started and the legal, accountancy and insurance implications for independent practitioners. There are also chapters that consider independent social work in children's services, adult services and in the context of expert witness work as well as managing risk and transferring skills in these changing times. This book will be of interest both to those considering independent practice and to those with...

£15.00

Working on the Fault Line

Research on social work activity within health settings and with users of health services is drawn together in this challenging book. Written by a team of those actively engaged in research, teaching, practice and service development, this book provides detail of social work activity particularly relevant to the support of older people. Areas covered include: working within primary care, hospital social work, care management, acute health care and continuing care.

£13.50