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Defining needs, defining systems: a critical analysis
- Author:
- DILL Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 33(4), August 1993, pp.453-460.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Examines the model of need assessment commonly used in social service programmes for older people in America; a model defining need as an individual attribute which can be measured in a scientific way. However, if an individual's expressions of need or self assessment cannot be framed by the forms or professional assessments that are used, information is lost and the individual's needs as perceived by the assessor are distorted. Gives a case study to demonstrate the consequences of this model for clients, staff and ageing programmes.
Assessment of dementia patients and their families: an ecological-family-centred approach
- Author:
- MONAHAN Deborah J.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 18(2), May 1993, pp.123-131.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Demand for assessment and treatment of dementia patients and their families in the USA is expected to increase substantially by the end of the decade. Offers a guide to social work practice in the assessment of dementia patients and their families using an ecological-family-centred model of practice. A case presentation illustrated how to apply the model whilst incorporating ethnically sensitive practice principles. The model organized complex assessment issues that often arise when working with families of dementia patients and illustrates the significance of cultural diversity in case practice.
Residential care and housing: a model for the year 2050
- Author:
- HARBERT W.B
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 26p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Paper suggesting that long term care systems have been created by political, administrative, financial and staffing arrangements rather than the needs of individual users. Advocates a fundamental policy shift to dispersed or to sheltered housing and away from residential care in order to better meet the housing needs of older people.
Does social support alleviate the depression of caregivers of dementia patients?
- Authors:
- HANNAPPEL Mark, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 20(1/2), 1993, pp.35-51.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Presents results from a study which tested a model predicting depression of caregivers of dementia patients. Consistent with previous research, the patient's level of impairment, the relationship of the caregiver to the patients, and the duration of caregiving had an impact on caregiver depression. The caregiver's appraisal of the degree of upset caused by the patient's level of impairment proved to be the most important variable in predicting caregiver depression. Social support variables were somewhat related to caregiver depression, but in a manner contrary to what was predicted - caregivers who received the most support were the most depressed.
A model for the comprehensive assessment of older people and their carers
- Author:
- HUGHES Beverley
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 23(4), August 1993, pp.345-364.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Although local authorities and social services departments are in the process of developing systems of assessment in relation to care management, there has been little debate about the principles which ought to underpin assessment processes, nor about the purpose, scope and content of comprehensive assessment with older people. Discusses these issues and proposes a framework for comprehensive assessment with older people and their carers which embodies a meaningful mechanism for user and carer participation and empowerment, which acknowledges not only need and risk but strengths and resources, which regards the older person as the centre of a network of personal, familial, and social factors which together determine quality of life and level of risk.
A model village
- Author:
- TISSIER Gerry
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.4.93, 1993, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Devon SSD is investing in four Community Care Support Centres to replace residential care for elderly people. It is the philosophy of the centres to help elderly people return to or stay in their own or small-scale homes. Looks at how the project is being put into place.
Ageing with a disability: what do they expect after all these years
- Authors:
- ZARB Gerry, OLIVER Mike
- Publisher:
- University of Greenwich
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 144p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Findings from a study of people with a disability who are growing older in the United Kingdom. Examines people's personal experiences of ageing and the impact this has on their lives and focuses on the practical implications of ageing with a disability. Outlines a model for creating a supportive environment.
The right to take risks: model policies, guidance to staff and training material on restraint and risk taking in residential care and nursing homes for older people
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 1v.,looseleaf.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains policies and guidelines on: principles of care relating to risk taking by older people in residential care; how to deal with restraint and risk taking in care plans; residents who are liable to get or fall out of bed; residents who are restless; electronic tagging; day to day relationships between residents and staff; involving relatives and friends; and managing and supporting staff. Also contains a classification of restraint taken from What if they hurt themselves, and a section containing training material.
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.