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He stopped being my husband and became my carer
- Author:
- HENDERSON Jeanette
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 109, May 2001, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Outlines ongoing research into the way care in mental health is constructed by professionals in law and policy, and the impact of those constructions for people who find themselves identified as 'carer' or 'cared for'. The research also looks at how people construct and experience care within their partnerships.
Mental health nursing: the art of compassionate care
- Author:
- WATKINS Peter
- Publisher:
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 237p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Analyses mental health nursing, using as a central theme the significance of the relationship between mental health professionals and service users. Discusses the meaning of distress and ways to recovery; the working alliance between professional and user; the therapeutic use of the self by professionals; and personal management and development for professionals.
'He's' not my carer- he's my husband': personal and policy constructions of care in mental health
- Author:
- HENDERSON Jeanette
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 15(2), November 2001, pp.149-159.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The construction of 'care' in the professional and UK legislative and policy arenas has been the focus of much interest in recent years. A growing awareness of the needs of 'carers' in their own rights and a recognition of the conflicting needs of 'carers and users of services informs practice in health and social care where discourses of care focus on 'care' as duty, burden and responsibility. This article seeks to locate individual experiences of 'care' in mental health alongside the construction of 'care' in mental health policy and legislation with in the UK. It draws both on preliminary research with couples, and an analysis of the development of 'care' in policy and law. This dual analysis indicates that, while practitioners in health and social care recognise the needs of people who consider themselves to be 'carers', not all people subscribe to the identity of 'carer' or 'cared for' in their relationship.
Gender and community care: social work and social care perspectives
- Author:
- ORME Joan
- Publisher:
- Palgrave
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 276p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Discusses the gender assumptions behind social work practice and community care, and reveals the impact these have on men and women as providers and recipients of care. Outlines feminist theory and relates this to the development of policy and practice in community care. Goes on to explore how assumptions coloured by gender have influenced services to different user groups, such as people with mental health problems, older people, and disabled people. Ends by examining how good practice can be developed in regard to these issues.