Appropriate adults can assist with communication between vulnerable people and the police and help people with learning difficulties get a fair hearing at the police station. Reports on a scheme which trains and supports appropriate adults.
Appropriate adults can assist with communication between vulnerable people and the police and help people with learning difficulties get a fair hearing at the police station. Reports on a scheme which trains and supports appropriate adults.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, police, social workers, training, communication, criminal justice;
Describes research which reveals that people with learning difficulties are treated as second class citizens and are often let down even by the professionals who work with them.
Describes research which reveals that people with learning difficulties are treated as second class citizens and are often let down even by the professionals who work with them.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, social workers, surveys, whistleblowing, carers, crime;
People with learning difficulties have a better chance of finding out what services and benefits are on offer, thanks to a new MENCAP family advice scheme.
People with learning difficulties have a better chance of finding out what services and benefits are on offer, thanks to a new MENCAP family advice scheme.
Subject terms:
information services, learning disabilities, social care provision, social workers, benefits, families;
Reports on a joint initiative between Greenwich Council and the Metropolitan Police which aims to help people with learning difficulties who have been victims of abuse.
Reports on a joint initiative between Greenwich Council and the Metropolitan Police which aims to help people with learning difficulties who have been victims of abuse.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, joint working, interprofessional relations, learning disabilities, police, policy, social services, social workers, training, adult abuse;
From gene therapy to Dolly the cloned sheep, the world of genetics poses exciting new possibilities, but also pitfalls for social workers and their clients. The author surveys the moral minefield.
From gene therapy to Dolly the cloned sheep, the world of genetics poses exciting new possibilities, but also pitfalls for social workers and their clients. The author surveys the moral minefield.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, rights, social work, social workers, therapies, therapy and treatment, ethics, genetics;
Provides a clear outline of the legal framework within which social work operates in Scotland and is aimed primarily at those with no previous knowledge of the law. Begins with a general introduction to legal terminology and procedure and goes on to discuss different areas of law, including: housing, benefits, debt recovery, and discrimination. Also takes into account the Children(Scotland)Act 1995. Concludes with a chapter on professional responsibility and accountability.
Provides a clear outline of the legal framework within which social work operates in Scotland and is aimed primarily at those with no previous knowledge of the law. Begins with a general introduction to legal terminology and procedure and goes on to discuss different areas of law, including: housing, benefits, debt recovery, and discrimination. Also takes into account the Children(Scotland)Act 1995. Concludes with a chapter on professional responsibility and accountability.
Subject terms:
housing, law, learning disabilities, looked after children, mental health problems, offenders, parents, social welfare law, social work, social care provision, social workers, accountability, benefits, child protection, discrimination;
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Schools of Social Policy and Social S
Publication year:
1997
Pagination:
424p.,bibliogs.
Place of publication:
Kingston upon Hull
Includes papers on: lawyers and social work serving the poor; research on low income women in Brazil; ethical issues in community care practice; research in the context of human services in crisis; boundary crossing in community care; citizen participation models; schizophrenia in a cultural context; the paradigm shift in the delivery of public services and the crisis of professionalism; partnerships with service users - considerations for research; education and labour; methodological issues for the qualitative health researcher of diaspora communities; elderly women prisoners; evaluating for empowerment; solving the problem of health care costs; services for people with learning difficulties; deinstitutionalisation policies in Queensland; debt and budget deficit reduction policies in the USA; the impact of constitutional change in South Africa on social work services; new trends in human services in America; health promotion in Cuba; the anti-rape movement on campus; protecting children against sexual abuse; distance learning; developing human services managers through work based learning; multidisciplinary services in primary care; partnerships with users; teamwork across disciplines; the attack on social work in New York hospitals and the fight back; government guidance in the construction of the social work profession; the provision of psychosocial care after major incidents; and crisis, change and innovation in social work education.
Includes papers on: lawyers and social work serving the poor; research on low income women in Brazil; ethical issues in community care practice; research in the context of human services in crisis; boundary crossing in community care; citizen participation models; schizophrenia in a cultural context; the paradigm shift in the delivery of public services and the crisis of professionalism; partnerships with service users - considerations for research; education and labour; methodological issues for the qualitative health researcher of diaspora communities; elderly women prisoners; evaluating for empowerment; solving the problem of health care costs; services for people with learning difficulties; deinstitutionalisation policies in Queensland; debt and budget deficit reduction policies in the USA; the impact of constitutional change in South Africa on social work services; new trends in human services in America; health promotion in Cuba; the anti-rape movement on campus; protecting children against sexual abuse; distance learning; developing human services managers through work based learning; multidisciplinary services in primary care; partnerships with users; teamwork across disciplines; the attack on social work in New York hospitals and the fight back; government guidance in the construction of the social work profession; the provision of psychosocial care after major incidents; and crisis, change and innovation in social work education.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, law, learning disabilities, managers, men, low income, multidisciplinary services, poverty, primary care, rape, schizophrenia, service users, severe mental health problems, social policy, social work, social work education, social care provision, social workers, teamwork, user participation, women, black and minority ethnic people, budgetary control, change management, community care, deinstitutionalisation, disaster services, distance learning, health care;