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Gang warfare
- Author:
- PRITCHARD Jacki
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.7.93, 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Gang abuse is another form of elder abuse which is gaining prominence. Looks at its growth and identifies that a number of the perpetrators have been victims of abuse themselves. Considers how professionals in Sheffield can protect old people in the community from this sort of abuse.
European social work curriculum material: a guide to EC literature and organisations
- Authors:
- GAMPELL Lucy, POTTER William, MUNDAY Brian
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. European Institute of Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 180p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Bibliography focusing on documents from the 12 EC member states relating to: social welfare policy; general social work policy and practice; and specific areas of social services client-based work. It does not include items on: poverty; social security; homelessness; travellers; and migrants.
Stress and stress management: video directory
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH MEDIA COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Media Council
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Standard spending assessment handbook 1993/94
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of the Environment
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of the Environment
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 327p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Handbook showing standard spending assessments for each local authority and including an analysis of why SSAs per head differ between authorities. Also provides a summary of any changes in methodology since the 1992/93 handbook was published.
Household budgets and living standards
- Editor:
- BRADSHAW Jonathan
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 35p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report gives estimates of the cost of living at a "modest-but-adequate" and at a "low-cost" level in Britain in 1993. It includes estimates of how much families would need to spend on a number of main commodities to reach a particular living standard, income required for each family type, estimates of the cost of a child, comparison between the low-cost budget and the benefit rates paid by income support.
Access to health care for people from black and ethnic minorities
- Editors:
- HOPKINS Anthony, BAHL Veena
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 246p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Papers from a workshop. These include: development of a black and ethnic minority health policy at the Department of Health; the need for cultural awareness; purchasing for the health of black and ethnic minority people; management structures for meeting health needs; better health care for ethnic minority children, young people and older people; special needs of older Muslims; mental health; health promotion and education; black and ethnic minority doctors in the NHS; and a draft policy for adoption by health authorities, purchasers and providers of health care. Also includes sections on the impact of specific illnesses, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease and the haemoglobinopathies.
People and places: a 1991 census atlas of England
- Authors:
- FORREST Ray, GORDON Dave
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. School for Advanced Urban Studies
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 108p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Includes maps showing statistics of: housing; changes in housing ownership; households with central heating and cars; household composition; long term illness; pensioner households; employment; minority ethnic groups; and material and social deprivation.
Resource directory on race and racism in social work
- Authors:
- WATERS Hazel, comp
- Publisher:
- Institute of Race Relations
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 75p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Resource directory containing sections on: race and racism; social work and social work training; children and families; elders; heath (including HIV/AIDS and alcohol and drug abuse); learning disabilities; criminal justice and probation; and video materials. Also lists organisations and relevant journals.
Health, welfare and practice: reflecting on roles and relationships
- Editors:
- WALMSLEY Jan, et al
- Publisher:
- Sage/Open University
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 214p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Broad ranging text exploring key issues in the provision and use of caring services. Focuses on the roles and relationships between health and social welfare services. Includes chapters on: caring roles and caring relationships; the health service/social work divide; midwives and doctors on the labour ward; pregnancy and childbirth - a historical perspective; how the poor die (by George Orwell); feminist theory and strategy in social work; anti-racist curriculums in social work training; women clients and women social workers; violence against black women; men - the forgotten carers; older women; acquired hearing loss; new disability services; empowerment and oppression; an account of living on a children's ward; personal and medical memories from Hillsborough; group care; and establishing a feminist model of groupwork in the probation service.
European social services
- Editor:
- MUNDAY Brian
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. European Institute of Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 401p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Detailed account of social services in the twelve member states of the European Community. Contains sections on: organisation, responsibility and finance for social services; preventative services; children and families; elderly people; people with disabilities; addictions; illnesses; AIDS/HIV; socially excluded people; young people; services for migrants; names and addresses of major public and private social services agencies.