Interviews Fiona Swift, a specialist social worker, about the problems she faced when trying to help a client at risk from alcohol misuse and from her violent, jealous husband who used alcohol as a tool to control his wife's life.
Interviews Fiona Swift, a specialist social worker, about the problems she faced when trying to help a client at risk from alcohol misuse and from her violent, jealous husband who used alcohol as a tool to control his wife's life.
Care and Health Magazine, 15.6.04, 2004, pp.20-21.
Publisher:
Care and Health
Reports on a new survey on adult placement schemes carried out by the National Association of Adult Placement Services (NAAPS) and TOPSS England. The survey has highlighted the need for more training and more support for a forgotten and largely invisible workforce.
Reports on a new survey on adult placement schemes carried out by the National Association of Adult Placement Services (NAAPS) and TOPSS England. The survey has highlighted the need for more training and more support for a forgotten and largely invisible workforce.
A social worker who needs to help an elderly person remain at home, whilst they refuse to have a hoist and other appliances essential to their well-being and that of their carers, talks about her dilemma.
A social worker who needs to help an elderly person remain at home, whilst they refuse to have a hoist and other appliances essential to their well-being and that of their carers, talks about her dilemma.
Subject terms:
home care, independence, older people, risk, social services, social work methods, social workers, user views, vulnerable adults, assistive technology, carers, community care, decision making;
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.
Subject terms:
home care, independence, learning disabilities, mental health problems, residential care, rights, risk, service users, social workers, vulnerable adults, carers, community care, decision making, empowerment;