The changing role of social care / edited by Bob Hudson.
Contributor(s): Hudson, Bob
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Research highlights in social work ; 37.Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Jessica Kingsley publishers, 1999Description: 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1853027529 .Subject(s): Social service -- Great Britain | Public welfare -- Great Britain | Social service -- Government policy -- Great BritainDDC classification: 361.941 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 361.941 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075760 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Focusing on the enormous organisational and cultural changes that local authority social services have undergone since the 1990 NHS and Community Care Act, this volume provides an overview of the structure and function of social care at practice, management and policy levels. It contains contributions from leading academics, researchers and practitioners in the UK, and also includes chapters on the experiences across the United Kingdom and abroad. The contributors examine the impact and effectiveness of key shifts in:
the weighting of responsibility of central and local government
who the purchasers and providers of social care are
the interaction between social services and other agencies
the relationship between voluntary and statutory sectors
the involvement of users and carers in service design and provision.
They assess the significance of the breakdown of the traditional distinctions and roles underlying social care, and lay the foundations for effective and coordinated future policy, practice and research. With the publication of the Labour Government's White Paper Modernising Social Services, the future of social care is set for yet more upheaval. This volume will provide an indispensable overview of the evolution and destiny of local authority social services for students, practitioners and managers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction and overview / Bob Hudson -- Part I: The changing role of social care -- New approaches to local governance / John Stewart -- Changes in the statutory sector / Nirmala Rao -- Changes in the private sector / Brian Hardy and Gerald Wistow -- The voluntary sector and social care for older people / Jeremy Kendall -- Human resources in social care / Sue Balloch and John McLean -- The changing role of users and carers / Julia Twigg -- Part II: Working across boundaries -- Social care and housing / Murray Hawtin -- Social care and social security / Geoff Fimister -- Central-local relations: The changing balance of direction versus discretion in social care / Melanie Henwood -- Part III: Comparative perspectives -- UK variations in social care / Alison Petch -- Who pays? Who provides? Towards a comparative approach to the study of social care / Michael Hill -- Conclusion: 'Modernising social services' - A blueprint for the millennium? / Bob Hudson.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1. Introduction and Overview (p. 7)
- Part I The Changing Role of Social Care
- 2. New Approaches to Local Governance (p. 17)
- 3. Changes in the Statutory Sector (p. 31)
- 4. Changes in the Private Sector (p. 45)
- 5. The Voluntary Sector and Social Care for Older People (p. 65)
- 6. Human Resources in Social Care (p. 85)
- 7. The Changing Role of Users and Carers (p. 103)
- Part II Working Across Boundaries
- 8. Social Care and Housing (p. 123)
- 9. Social Care and Social Security (p. 153)
- 10. Central--Local Relations: The Changing Balance of Direction versus Discretion in Social Care (p. 169)
- Part III Comparative Perspectives
- 11. UK Variations in Social Care (p. 189)
- 12. Who Pays? Who Provides? Towards a Comparative Approach to the Study of Social Care (p. 207)
- 13. Conclusion: 'Modernising Social Services'--A Blueprint for the New Millennium? (p. 219)
- The Contributors (p. 239)
- Index (p. 243)