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Synopsis
This important text provides an overview of community care policy in Britain outlining the recent reforms and their implications for users and carers and situating them in relation to historical and contemporary debates and developments in other European countries. The authors assess the changing roles of social services, health care professionals and housing agencies, and the growing importance of the European Community. The final chapter considers policy achievements and failures to date and the main challenges which remain to be addressed.
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Review
'…a wealth of very relevant and topical information for a wide audience.' – Patti Simonson, British Journal of Social Work
'An updated edition of ... Community Care is always something to look forward to, and this fourth revision does not disappoint ... It combines a sweep of contemporary and historical policy analysis with detail of practice development in community care. This title should be a core text for all students of social work and social policy.' - Dr Angie Ash, Professional Social Work
Reviews of previous editions:
'An excellent introduction to, and summary of, both the historical origins of community care, and current and emerging issues.' - Melanie Henwood, Community Care
'[A] balanced assessment... highly readable, useful and reasonably-priced. I would advise a student to purchase a copy and all health and social care practitioners to have access to it.' - Peter Nolan, Mental Health Practice
'[A] comprehensive overview of community care...The text is well presented using a good range of examples... For practitioners new to the community, it is an essential read.' - Susan Hamer, Primary Health Care
'This book is an important contribution to our understanding of community care today and the historical context of how and why it developed in the manner it has.' - Social Policy
About the Author
ROBIN MEANS is Professor of Health and Social Care and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, UK.
SALLY RICHARDS is Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Health and Social Care, University of Reading, UK.
RANDALL SMITH is Senior Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK.
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