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Two kinds of significance of place in old age
- Author:
- BISSELL Gavin
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(4), December 1994, pp.57-64.
The article is concerned about the social care of older people in relation to decisions about risk or residence, where social work and social care staff are involved, because they often reflect implicit theories of significance of place to the elderly. Examines two theories of significance of placement, together with some of their practice implications.
Ageing in Jamaica - some impressions
- Author:
- GRAHAM Sara
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy Research Centre Newsletter, 51, December 1994, pp.1-3.
- Publisher:
- University of New South Wales. Social Policy Research Centre
Outlines how older people in Jamaica are supported by social services. Care relies heavily on the good will of individual members of the community.
Alcohol and elderly people: an overview of the literature for social work
- Authors:
- SIMPSON Murray, WILLIAMS Bryan, KENDRICK Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 14(4), December 1994, pp.575-587.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Attempts to highlight the pressing need for social work to take more account of the existence of alcohol problems being experienced by many elderly people. Surveying the available sketchy data, it would appear that perhaps as many as 15% of elderly social work clients may have alcohol related problems. Continues by considering whether a discernible pattern of elderly drinking is identifiable. The main implications for social work practice are drawn out.
Implications of subsidiarity for the care of older people in Germany
- Author:
- TESTER Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 28(3), September 1994, pp.251-262.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines definitions and origins of the principle of subsidiarity and its application to welfare systems of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) with particular reference to the care of older people. The German corporatist welfare system is influenced by conservative views about status relations and Catholic teachings on family responsibilities. Since unification of Germany in 1990 new care systems based on the principle of subsidiarity have been imposed in eastern Germany. The FRG's social insurance system is based on entitlement benefits for those fully employed, while women and marginalized groups with low status in the labour market are poorly covered by insurance and may have to rely on stigmatising means-tested social welfare based on subsidiarity. Access to pluralist, fragmented care services depends on eligibility for funding through insurance or social welfare or else on ability to pay. Social care is poorly developed because of the emphasis on insurance and the medical model as well as on the principles of subsidiarity and self help which place an explicit duty on the family, mainly women, to care.
Existential social work practice with the aged: theory and practice
- Authors:
- BROWN John A., ROMANCHUK Beverly J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 23(1/2), 1994, pp.49-65.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Paper discusses existential social work practice with the aged with particular reference to logotherapy. Existentialism as a philosophy of life has particular utility for social work practice with the aged as frequently the aged client perceives his/hers life as lacking meaning. Several cases are presented and discussed to illustrate the application of an existential framework in practice with the aged client.
Needs and needs assessment: their components and definitions with reference to dementia
- Author:
- McWALTER Gregor
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 2(4), July 1994, pp.213-219.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The concept of need and the practice of needs assessment are both subject to a wide range of interpretations. Clarifies the concept of need to produce definitions of needs and needs assessment.
The essential social worker: an introduction to professional practice in the 1990's
- Author:
- DAVIES Martin
- Publisher:
- Arena
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 237p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
In 4 sections: part 1 is a framework for the 1990's; part 2 is on the theory and practice of maintenance; part 3 looks at dimensions of practice; and part 4 details the skills, knowledge and qualities required by the 'essential social worker'.
Allocation of care and services in an area-based system for long-term care of elderly and disabled people
- Author:
- LAGERGREN Marten
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 14(3), September 1994, pp.357-381.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In order to analyse the allocation of public care services in the city of Solna, Sweden, and how they changed in response to a rapid growth of the number of elderly people, a comparison was made between two surveys, 1985 and 1991. The analysis showed that older and non-married persons were more likely to become clients of the public care system. Institutionalisation was also more common among the non-married - especially for men. Reductions in institutionalisation had most impact on very old, non-married men. Functional disability and living arrangements were the most important variables in explaining the allocation of home help in domiciliary care and sheltered housing.
Petersburg in the early 90's: crazy, cold, cruel.
- Author:
- CHARITABLE FOUNDATION NOCHLEZHKA
- Publisher:
- Charitable Foundation Nochlezhka
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 255p.
- Place of publication:
- St. Petersburg
Articles on the social changes taking place in St. Petersburg, after the euphoria of perestroika had evaporated. Social problems looked at include: homelessness, unemployment, homeless children living on the streets, crime, and poverty. Places these issues in the context of the ineffectiveness of state social policy and the role social work could play in alleviating these problems.
Social work in the Netherlands: current developments
- Editors:
- HESSER Karl-Ernst H., KOOLE Wibo
- Publisher:
- Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Faculty of Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 127p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Amsterdam
Introduces social work in the Netherlands and goes on to look at: social work and drug addiction - the Amsterdam model; female social work or gender-specific social work with women and girls; gender-specific social work with men and boys; the office for children of drug addicted parents; Opstap, a preventive home based programme; social work with people with learning difficulties, older people, migrants, people with mental health problems, and young people; AIDS prevention; community development; child welfare; and an overview of social work education in the Netherlands.