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–social care servicesTerm not used for indexing
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+adoption
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access to birth records
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adoption agencies
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intercountry adoption
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open adoptionWhere continuing contact is maintained between the adoptive family and the child's birth family.
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post adoption services
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transracial adoption
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adult safeguarding'Adult safeguarding' replaced the term 'adult protection' in 2002 to recognise a shift in policy emphasis from providing protection, to supporting vulnerable adults to access services of their own choice.
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+after careApplies to after care of people using health or social care services.
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+rehabilitation
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vocational rehabilitationA multidisciplinary intervention to help individuals return to work after occupational injury, a period of unemployment or sickness.
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+child protectionIncludes children's safeguarding as well as child protection.
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custodianshipA legal category introduced by the now repealed Children Act 1975, a halfway stage between fostering a child long-term and adoption that child. Custodianship has now disappeared.
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investigationsUse for child abuse investigations. For actual public inquiries, use public inquiries.
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childrens centres
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Childrens TrustsChildren's Trusts bring together all services for children and young people in a local area. They aim to improve inter-agency co-operation between children's services and professionals. Established by the Children Act 2004.
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+community careCare provided by social services and the NHS to assist people in their day-to-day living.
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community care plansThree year plans produced by social services departments covering community care provision in their area. A requirement under National Health Service and Community Care Act.
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meal services
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outreach servicesCommunity-based service providing support to people in the community.
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+counselling
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bereavement counselling
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child guidanceService for school-age children with emotional, behavioural or educational problems.
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counsellors
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helplines
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motivational interviewing
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+day servicesDay care of adults, including specialist day care services and day facilities.
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+day centres
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drop-in centres
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+family supportSupport services aiming to relieve stress and to promote the welfare of children.
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family centres
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+foster care
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foster carers
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kinship careWhen close relatives of a child come forward to care for that child when he or she is no longer able to live with his or her parents.
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private foster careWhen a child under 16 (or 18 if disabled) is cared for by an adult who is not a close relative for 28 days or more. In a private fostering arrangement the parent still holds parental responsibility and agrees the arrangement with the private foster carer.
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transracial foster care
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holistic care
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+home care
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home help
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informal careUse for general discussions of informal care rather than aspects relating to carers specifically.
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leaving careApplies to young people, usually aged between 16 to 19, who leave substitute care (foster care or residential care) at the end of their care careers.
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long stay careUse for duration of stay in a service or institution eg long stay psychiatric care or long stay hospital care.
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long term careUse for the care needed over an extended period of time for people over 65.
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+mediationBringing people with a dispute together in the presence of a neutral third party to assist them in reaching an agreement.
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family mediationA non-adversarial method of helping divorcing or separated couples make decisions about the custody of children, issues of access and parenting, property and maintenance.
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+mentoringUse in the context of supporting the users of social services. In the context of staff development, use "staff mentoring".
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befriending schemes
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+multidisciplinary servicesServices provided by a combination of different professions/professionals, not necessarily implying collaboration. Care could be provided by parallel independent contributions based on expertise.
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integrated servicesUse where multi-disciplinary and inter-organisational staff work together as a distinct team to provide services targeted at multi-dimensional needs and problems eg social care, health, housing, education.
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+placementApplies to care placements. For work placements for student social workers use "practice placement".
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concurrent planningA child care placement practice which involves two plans for the child running at the same time, as a means of aiding permanent placement.
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long term placement
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permanency planningPlanning the provision of a secure permanent home for a child looked after by a local authority.
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placement disruption
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shared lives schemesSchemes where carers have someone with a learning disability or mental health problem to live as part of their family. Includes adult family placement.
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reablementA short term intervention designed to result in the regaining skills, confidence and independence.
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+residential careCare of those living in an institution, home or hostel provided by local authority, social services, voluntary organisation or privately.
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admission to careDoes not apply to hospital admission, for which see "patient admission".
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+care homesUse for general discussions of care homes and when the nature of the home ie whether it is residential or nursing is not specified.
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nursing homes
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older peoples homes
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residential child care
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self careCare taken by individuals towards their own health and well being.
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short break careShort term care provided by a day or residential centre, or by a family, which is for the benefit of both the carers and the person concerned. Also known as respite care.
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short term care
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social care
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+social care provision
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access to services
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service closure
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service development
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service uptake
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waiting lists
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telecareRemote care provided through assistive technology in a person's home that connects them to a carer, community alarm or monitoring service.
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transitional services
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