Family Work with Elderly People (British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Practical Social Work)

'...a good basic introduction...a valuable tool for students or those wishing to pursue an interest in this specialist area of work.' (Social Work Today) Front Matter....Pages i-xi People in Later Life....Pages 1-19 Making a Start....Pages 20-35 Areas of Particular Complexity....Pages 36-51 Direct Social Work with Individuals....Pages 52-66 Working with Families and Carers....Pages 67-87 Group Care in Residential Care Homes....Pages 88-107 Developing Community Networks....Pages 108-117 Professional, Public and Personal....Pages 118-126 Back Matter....Pages 127-140 Family work with vulnerable elderly people and their relatives demonstrates the highest skills of professional social work practice. In this book the author attempts to disentangle the complicated interrelationships of the ideas and issues concerned with the subject. ... A good basic introduction ... a valuable tool for students or those wishing to pursue an interest in this specialist area of work.' Social Work Today