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Greying Australia and social policy education
- Author:
- GEORGE Janet
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 37(4), October 1994, pp.347-355.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Educating students for social work with older people is an increasing imperative, in view of recent demographic and economic changes affecting their wellbeing. Developing a curriculum in social policy demands choices about an appropriate conceptual framework, flexibility in content, and a process which facilitates the understanding by young students of the ways in which older people experience social policy. This paper reflects on these issues and evaluates a problem-based learning strategy as an integrative approach which potentially links policy with practice and with people's experience.
Advocates of independence
- Author:
- COHEN Phil
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2.3.94, 1994, pp.66-69.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at citizen advocacy and describes the positive contribution it can make to older people's lives. An Advocacy Code of Practice developed by the Beth Johnson Foundation is outlined, and developments in North America are described alongside three projects in the UK - in North Staffordshire, Kent, and Birmingham.
A draft framework for local community care charters in England: Department of Health consultation document and accompanying draft guidance
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Age Concern comments on the framework and draft guidance, focusing in particular on older people.
Mutual advantage
- Author:
- GRAHAM Mick
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 14.7.94, 1994, p.10.
The GMB have launched two charters for the residential care sector: one for home owners and one for staff. Argues that this joint approach is the start of an era of unity and teamwork between home owners and staff.
Elder mediation: can it contribute to the prevention of elder abuse and the protection of the rights of elders and their carers?
- Author:
- CRAIG Yvonne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 6(1), 1994, pp.83-96.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Mediation has recently been developed in America to help seniors deal with their disputes. Some Long Term Care Ombudsmen and their volunteers have also been trained in mediation for use in institutional conflicts. Suggests that elder mediation, through its voluntary, non-coercive process, has the potential for enhancing elder rights, providing an acceptable form of minimal social intervention, and contributing to the prevention of elder abuse at early stages of relational conflicts between elders and their carers.
Shopping for the right stuff
- Author:
- SMITH Jef
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 10.3.94, 1994, p.9.
The concept of needs led assessment is deeply flawed in terms of empowerment, because power remains with bodies responsible for assessment. An approach which started by focusing on the rights of older people and not their needs would make a major contribution to empowering older people.
The legal rights manual: a guide for social workers and advice centres
- Author:
- COOPER Jeremy
- Publisher:
- Arena
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 448p.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Provides social workers, advice centres and those engaged in caring for others, together with users, with an up-to-date text providing information and advice on legal rights. Covers a wide range of settings, including housing, the workplace, disability, mental health, dealing with the council and other public bodies, problems with the police, living with old age, and consumer goods and services.
Charter for carers
- Author:
- GRAHAM Mick
- Journal article citation:
- Local Government Chronicle, 20.5.94, 1994, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Emap Business
The GMB trade union have launched two charters setting out its proposals for a better deal for the owners, staff and residents of private nursing and residential homes.
Practice guidelines in residential homes for elderly people
- Author:
- STRATHCLYDE. Social Work Department
- Publisher:
- Strathclyde. Social Work Department
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 1v.,looseleaf.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Strathclyde Social Work Department's guidelines and procedures on residential care for older people. Includes sections on: admissions; assessment; reviews; day care in residential care; general administration; rights; medical matters; health and safety; residents; and staff.