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Strengths-based social work with older people

Nelson-Becker, Holly and Lloyd, Liz and Milne, Alisoun and Perry, Emma and Ray, Mo and Richards, Sally and Tanner, Denise and Sullivan, Mary Pat and Willis, Paul (2020) Strengths-based social work with older people. In: Mendenhall, Amy and Mohr Carney, Michelle, eds. Rooted in Strengths: Celebrating the Strengths Perspective in Social Work. University Press of Kansas, USA, pp. 327-347. (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:80222)

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Abstract

Social workers in the UK are now expected to use strengths-based approaches to ensure older people’s complex and changing needs are met through person-centred assessment leading to care planning, and support for carers, which harnesses wider personal networks and community resources. These, together with an efficacious use of formal services, are provided in a climate which promotes early detection, prevention and education interventions. The G8, a special interest group of social work academics formed in 2010, engages in a range of activities to develop professional practice in work with older people. This chapter explores promising advances in the conceptualisation of and approaches to strengths-based practice in social work with older people alongside relevant policy directives and research. An anti-oppressive analysis of the UK health and social care landscape draws attention to systemic inequalities that also require consideration to uphold human rights and to work flexibly with individuals and organisations

Item Type: Book section
Uncontrolled keywords: ageing, assessment, older adults, strengths, personalization, UK health and social care
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Alisoun Milne
Date Deposited: 24 Feb 2020 18:24 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 14:11 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/80222 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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