Citizenship Social Work with Older People / / Malcolm Payne.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Payne, Malcolm,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

Social work and social care services should treat older people as citizens with the same humanity and rights as every other citizen. That means services of all kinds engaging older people in a fulfilling, creative life in the mainstream of each community. Informed by a wide international literature, Malcolm Payne, a leading social work author, develops a critical and creative social work practice focused on social inclusion to achieve a high quality of life for all older people and explores how advance care planning allows older people to influence the space they live in and the quality of care that they need, and support at the end of life. He shows how integrated services can provide a secure place for older people, with opportunities for personal development and creativity in their lives and that groupwork should be a crucial part of any service to facilitate mutual support and advocacy for older people and their carers. This clearly written and well-structured textbook uses case examples and reflective points to illustrate concepts and will be essential reading for all social work students.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Boxes -- Introduction -- Exploring Aging and Older People’s Lives -- Integrating Older People and Their Services -- Social Provision for Older People -- Social Work Skills with Older People -- Critical Practice with Older People -- Creative Practice with Older People -- Group and Macro Practice with Older People -- Social Exclusion Issues -- References -- Index -- About the Author