Reliance on medical treatment for the problems of old age, along with increasingly ageist attitudes in society, provides a challenge that social work needs to face.
Reliance on medical treatment for the problems of old age, along with increasingly ageist attitudes in society, provides a challenge that social work needs to face.
Subject terms:
medical treatment, older people, rights, social work, age discrimination;
This book offers practical guidance to solicitors who are advising clients on a wide range of financial and welfare matters. The issues covered are of relevance to all clients, but are particularly important for older clients. The book is divided into two parts, looking firstly at issues relating to 'forward planning' such as powers of attorney and inheritance tax planning. The book then looks at a range of 'rescue remedies' for clients facing immediate issues including the death or incapacity of a family member. Written by two experienced private client practitioners, this book will be an indispensable guide for lawyers, social workers, charities and support groups and others working with the elderly.
This book offers practical guidance to solicitors who are advising clients on a wide range of financial and welfare matters. The issues covered are of relevance to all clients, but are particularly important for older clients. The book is divided into two parts, looking firstly at issues relating to 'forward planning' such as powers of attorney and inheritance tax planning. The book then looks at a range of 'rescue remedies' for clients facing immediate issues including the death or incapacity of a family member. Written by two experienced private client practitioners, this book will be an indispensable guide for lawyers, social workers, charities and support groups and others working with the elderly.
Subject terms:
law, older people, rights, social work, charities, ageing, power of attorney;
British Journal of Social Work, 36(7), October 2006, pp.1171-1185.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
The feminist ethics of care present a challenge to social workers to re-assess not only the place of care within professional social work practice but also the way in which concepts of justice, autonomy and rights are conceptualized and ageing is understood. In this article, the arguments for an ethics of care are considered in relation to social work practice with older people. It is argued that the feminist ethics of care offer useful insights that are relevant to the practice of social work, particularly within contemporary demographic, economic, political and organizational contexts, all of which have made the task more complex and confusing.
The feminist ethics of care present a challenge to social workers to re-assess not only the place of care within professional social work practice but also the way in which concepts of justice, autonomy and rights are conceptualized and ageing is understood. In this article, the arguments for an ethics of care are considered in relation to social work practice with older people. It is argued that the feminist ethics of care offer useful insights that are relevant to the practice of social work, particularly within contemporary demographic, economic, political and organizational contexts, all of which have made the task more complex and confusing.
Subject terms:
older people, rights, social work, social work methods, ethics, feminist theory;
An online resource providing practice guidance, tools and resources to help social workers provide positive and helpful support to people living with dementia. The practice guidance is based on key principles of how to work well with people and covers five sections: start with the person, maintain a relationship, involve support networks, uphold people’s rights, and work with ongoing changes. Each section gives evidence and information, including links to useful resources and tools. The three case studies also help practitioners to think through the different situations that people with dementia can face. Both the case studies and practice guidance raw on evidence from people’s lived experiences.
(Edited publisher abstract)
An online resource providing practice guidance, tools and resources to help social workers provide positive and helpful support to people living with dementia. The practice guidance is based on key principles of how to work well with people and covers five sections: start with the person, maintain a relationship, involve support networks, uphold people’s rights, and work with ongoing changes. Each section gives evidence and information, including links to useful resources and tools. The three case studies also help practitioners to think through the different situations that people with dementia can face. Both the case studies and practice guidance raw on evidence from people’s lived experiences.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
older people, dementia, social work, social workers, social worker-service user relationships, person-centred care, social networks, rights;
European Journal of Social Work, 15(1), 2012, pp.29-44.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
In Israel, since the early 1990s, a growing proportion of the frail older population has employed migrant live-in homecare workers to provide around the clock care. Migrant workers in elder care are becoming a significant factor in enabling frail elderly people to age in place and avoid or delay institutionalisation. On the other hand, migrant caregivers pose serious challenges to existing social and legal institutions in the societies in which they operate. They demand policy responses that in many cases have socio-economic consequences that go beyond the older population they serve. The aim of this article is to describe and analyse the Israeli experience with migrant homecare workers for older persons. It discusses a number of key problems and dilemmas that are involved with employing migrant homecare workers. These problems include: the legal status of the migrant workers; abuse and exploitation both of and by the migrant worker; the rights of migrant workers; and working hours in home-based care. The article concludes by suggesting a number of key roles that should be played by social workers in this context.
In Israel, since the early 1990s, a growing proportion of the frail older population has employed migrant live-in homecare workers to provide around the clock care. Migrant workers in elder care are becoming a significant factor in enabling frail elderly people to age in place and avoid or delay institutionalisation. On the other hand, migrant caregivers pose serious challenges to existing social and legal institutions in the societies in which they operate. They demand policy responses that in many cases have socio-economic consequences that go beyond the older population they serve. The aim of this article is to describe and analyse the Israeli experience with migrant homecare workers for older persons. It discusses a number of key problems and dilemmas that are involved with employing migrant homecare workers. These problems include: the legal status of the migrant workers; abuse and exploitation both of and by the migrant worker; the rights of migrant workers; and working hours in home-based care. The article concludes by suggesting a number of key roles that should be played by social workers in this context.
Subject terms:
home care, law, migrants, older people, rights, social policy, social work, care workers;
Based on the direct experience of social work practitioners, this book has the specific aim of providing a critical and analytical exploration of contemporary issues in social work with adults. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and they cover; personalisation: from consumer rights to human rights, working with older people: managing risk and promoting interdependence, the rising profile of informal care: modernisation and the future of carers’ services, assessment and practice in learning disability services, direct payments and older people: developing a framework for practice, transformation: a future for social work practice? The book forms part of a series of texts written to support social workers studying for post qualifying awards. All are practical in their approach and link directly to the national occupational standards and the General Social Care Council requirements for Post Qualifying Social Work education. This book is also expected to be a useful resource for those completing the Consolidation and Preparation for Specialist Practice (CPSP) programmes.
Based on the direct experience of social work practitioners, this book has the specific aim of providing a critical and analytical exploration of contemporary issues in social work with adults. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and they cover; personalisation: from consumer rights to human rights, working with older people: managing risk and promoting interdependence, the rising profile of informal care: modernisation and the future of carers’ services, assessment and practice in learning disability services, direct payments and older people: developing a framework for practice, transformation: a future for social work practice? The book forms part of a series of texts written to support social workers studying for post qualifying awards. All are practical in their approach and link directly to the national occupational standards and the General Social Care Council requirements for Post Qualifying Social Work education. This book is also expected to be a useful resource for those completing the Consolidation and Preparation for Specialist Practice (CPSP) programmes.
Subject terms:
informal care, learning disabilities, older people, personalisation, rights, risk management, social work, social work approaches, social work methods, vulnerable adults, safeguarding adults, adult social care, assessment, direct payments;
To make the best use of services for older people facing abuse, people who may be having difficulties but are not being abused need to be filtered out. The author advises on how to achieve a fair screening system.
To make the best use of services for older people facing abuse, people who may be having difficulties but are not being abused need to be filtered out. The author advises on how to achieve a fair screening system.
Subject terms:
intervention, older people, rights, risk, screening, social work, social care provision, social work methods, adult abuse, elder abuse, eligibility criteria;