Foundations of Health and Social Care - Adams, Robert
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This book is written specifically for students and practitioners in health and social care taking foundation degrees or further professional qualifications. It offers a wealth of material on contexts, knowledge bases, skills and practices across the care spectrum. Foundations of Health and Social Care deals with work carried out by those involved in treatment and therapy as well as advocacy and management, and employs an integrated approach to developing care that is grounded in relevant research.
Table of contents:
List of Resource Files
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
This book is written specifically for students and practitioners in health and social care taking foundation degrees or further professional qualifications. It offers a wealth of material on contexts, knowledge bases, skills and practices across the care spectrum. Foundations of Health and Social Care deals with work carried out by those involved in treatment and therapy as well as advocacy and management, and employs an integrated approach to developing care that is grounded in relevant research.

Table of contents:
List of Resource Files
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Using this Book
Abbreviations Commonly Used
Meanings of Key Terms
PART 1: PREPARING TO LEARN
Introduction: Preparing to Learn; R.Adams
Managing Your Learning; J.Reid with R.Hamilton & D.Howard
Skills for Studying; R.Hamilton and D.Howard with J.Reid
PART 2: CONTEXTS FOR PRACTICE
Contexts for Practice: Introduction
History and Development of Health and Social Care; M.Payne
Sociological Context for Health and Social Care; N.Thompson
The Values Context for Health and Social Care; B.Moss
Physical Basis for Health and Well-being; R.Adams
Psychological Basis for Health and Well-being; R.Adams
Human Growth and Development; J.Oko and M.Jackson
PART 3: KNOWLEDGE FOR PRACTICE
Knowledge for Practice: Introduction
Safeguarding Adults; R.Adams
Protecting Children; L.Davies
Risk Managemenat and Safe Practice; M.Page
Managing Care in the Community; J.Newton
Working with Older People; S.Thompson
Physical Disability and Sensory Loss; R.Adams
Learning Disability; S.Baldwin
Mental Illness and Mental Health; J.Newton
Children's Services; R.Adams
Drug Usage: Legislation and Administrations; M. Grieves
Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco and Food: Abuse, Dependence and Treatment; R.Adams
Working with Young Offenders; T.Thomas
Nutrition; J.Smith and L.Jackson
Hand Hygiene in Infection Prevention and Control; R.Morris
General Infection Prevention and Control; B.Stuart-Cole
Promoting a Health Bladder and Bowel; R.MacDonald
Illnesses and Conditions: Signs and Symptons; R.Adams
Pain Management; C.Haigh
Wound Management; J.Dargue
Multi-disciplinary palliative Care: Caring for People who are Dying and Bereaved; M.Reith
PART 4: WORKING WITH PEOPLE
Working with People: Introduction
Processes of Work with People; R.Adams
Assessment; R.Adams
Planning; R.Adams
Implementation and Intervention; R.Adams
Review and Evaluation; R.Adams
PART 5: BECOMING A REFLECTIVE AND RESEARCH CAPABLE PRACTITIONER
Becoming a Reflective and Research Capable Practitioner: Introduction
Reflective and Critical Practice; R.Adams
Research Perspectives in Health and Social Care; T.Long
Quality Assurance of Practice; R.Adams
PART 6: APPROACHES, METHODS AND SKILLS
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Autorenporträt
ROBERT ADAMS is Professor of Social Work, University of Teesside, UK. He has researched and written many books on health and social care policy, criminal justice, open learning and social work practice. He is currently involved in research in service user and carer participation.