Citizenship Social Work with Older People

✍ Scribed by Malcolm Payne

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 209
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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

Citizenship Social Work with Older People
Contents
Boxes
Introduction
AIMS
THE PLAN OF THE BOOK
1. Exploring Aging and Older People’s Lives
AIMS
CITIZENSHIP SOCIAL WORK: HELPING CITIZENS TO AGE
ATTITUDES TO AGING
SOCIAL THEORIES OF AGING
THE CHANGING SOCIAL SETTLEMENT FOR OLDER PEOPLE
PHYSICAL CHANGES EXPERIENCED BY PEOPLE IN OLDER AGE GROUPS
MAPPING NEEDS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES:AN IMPORTANT SOCIAL WORK RESPONSIBILITY
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
2. Integrating Older People and Their Services
AIMS
PHILOSOPHIES OF INTEGRATION IN SERVICES WORKING WITH OLDER PEOPLE
AGE-PROOFING AND MAINSTREAMING
INTEGRATION PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
3. Social Provision for Older People
AIMS
ANALYZING SOCIAL PROVISION FOR OLDER PEOPLE
SOCIAL CARE AIMS: QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH APPROPRIATE PLACE, CARE, AND RESOURCES
THREE MAJOR GENERAL SERVICES: HEALTH, HOUSING, AND SOCIAL SECURITY
ANALYZING SOCIAL CARE
ACCOMMODATION AND CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
4. Social Work Skills with Older People
AIMS
PROFESSIONAL STANCE
BASIC COMMUNICATION SKILLS
BUILDING ON SKILLS: ADVANCE CARE PLANNING, ASSESSMENT, AND CASE MANAGEMENT
VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ASSESSMENT
SOCIAL WORK ROLES IN SOCIAL CARING SERVICES
RESIDENTIAL CARE
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
5. Critical Practice with Older People
AIMS
CRITICAL SOCIAL WORK
CRITICAL PRACTICE FOCUSES
IMPLEMENTING CRITICAL PRACTICE
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
6. Creative Practice with Older People
AIMS
CREATIVITY IN PRACTICE
CREATIVE WORK IN PRACTICE
USING ORDINARY ACTIVITIES CREATIVELY
LIFE REVIEW AND REMINISCENCE
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
7. Group and Macro Practice with Older People
AIMS
GROUPWORK AIMS
GROUPWORK PRACTICE
MACRO INTERVENTIONS
PARTICIPATION BY OLDER PEOPLE IN SERVICE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
8.Social Exclusion Issues
AIMS
AGEISM AND SOCIAL INEQUALITIES
SAFEGUARDING OLDER PEOPLE
END-OF-LIFE AND BEREAVEMENT ISSUES
CONCLUSION
FURTHER READING
References
Index
About the Author