The fourth edition offers thoroughly revised and updated material by a team of respected authors. The evolving roles of the social worker, the public and the disabled person are discussed and debated in light of policy developments and against the contemporary backdrop of the social work framework within the UK. MICHAEL OLIVER was the first Professor of Disability Studies in the UnitedKingdom and is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Greenwich, UK. BOB SAPEY is Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science at Lancaster University, UK, where he teaches on disability and mental health. PAM THOMAS is a Freelance Researcher and Consultant in disability equality and independent living, and Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Disability Research, Lancaster University, UK. INDICE: Preface - Introduction: Setting the Scene - Social Work and Disability: Old and New Directions - Impairment, Disability and Research - Relationships and Families - Independent Living and Personal Assistance - Independent Living: The Wider Social Policy and Legal Context - Independent Living: Vulnerability and Safeguarding - Conclusion b Future Directions - -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-29795-1
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 02/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés