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Caring and Coping Anthony Douglas (Chief Executive of CAFCASS, UK)

Caring and Coping By Anthony Douglas (Chief Executive of CAFCASS, UK)

Caring and Coping by Anthony Douglas (Chief Executive of CAFCASS, UK)

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Summary

A clear and accessible guide to the history, politics, law, ethics, management, funding and day -to-day work of the social services in Britain. An ideal introductory text for trainee social workers or the interested general reader.

Caring and Coping Summary

Caring and Coping: A Guide to Social Services by Anthony Douglas (Chief Executive of CAFCASS, UK)

Accessible to professionals and academics as well as students and the general reader

Subject matter - often raised in media

Up to date - with legislation, scandals and social policy

Authors are leading commentators in field of social work and are well known and respected. Terry Philpot is Editor of Community Care - popular and widely read weekly magazine in social care field.

Caring and Coping Reviews

'Thorough, readable and thought-provoking. The co-authors have both worked as journalists. It shows in the clarity and accessibility of the writing.' - Terry Bamford, Executive Director of Housing and Social Services, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in Community Care

About Anthony Douglas (Chief Executive of CAFCASS, UK)

Douglas, Anthony; Philpot, Terry

Table of Contents

Notes on authors, Foreword, Introduction, 1. From charity to social work: a history, 2 On the statute book: the law and social services, 3. The nuts and bolts of care: politics and organisation, 4. For the child's sake: services for children, 5. Does the community care?: social services today, 6. Whose service is it, anyway?: involving service users, 7 Home from home?: residential care, 8. Something special: specialist services, 9. More than a piece of paper: social work training, 10. The manager's tale: management of social services, 11 Acts of charity: the role of the voluntary sector, 12. All in it together: working with different agencies, 13. Across the borders: Scotland and Northern Ireland, 14. Conclusion: into the future, Notes, Bibliography, Index

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NLS9780415160339
9780415160339
0415160332
Caring and Coping: A Guide to Social Services by Anthony Douglas (Chief Executive of CAFCASS, UK)
Anthony Douglas (Chief Executive of CAFCASS, UK)
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Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1998-07-09
272
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