Social care work : an introduction for students in Ireland
2023
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The last decade has seen major growth in research, practice development and new influences on the profession. These are reflected in this all-new edition of Social Care Work, the leading text for social care work students and practitioners in Ireland. This volume includes contributions from academics and practitioners across the wide range of social care work settings. Key theoretical and practice areas are presented and debated, drawing on the most recent academic and scientific literature from Ireland and internationally. The twenty-nine chapters are authored by forty-six contributors, resulting in the most comprehensive contemporary analysis of social care work in Ireland.
Main title:
Social care work : an introduction for students in Ireland / edited by Kevin Lalor, Perry Share and Teresa Brown.
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Edition:
Fourth edition
Imprint:
Dublin, Ireland : Institute of Public Administration, 2023.
Collation:
xxi, 489 pages : ill., colour ; 24cm
Notes:
Previously published as: "Applied Social Care: an introduction for students in Ireland".Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part 1: Understanding social care work1. Understanding social care / Teresa Brown & Kevin Lalor2. Social pedagogy as a perspective for social care practice / Gabriel Eichsteller3. Social professions in the Global South: The cases of Ethiopia and South Africa / Kopano Monaisa, Ashenafi Hagos & Addisalem Adem Abdela4. Standards, regulation and quality improvement in health and social care services / Deirdre Connolly & Aileen KeanePart 2: Practice approaches5. Practice learning in social care / Noelle Reilly & Christina Sieber6. Critical practice in social care: Enhancing the social justice focus / Majella Mulkeen7. Leadership & management in the social care environment / Audrey Moore8. Adopting a trauma-informed approach, skills and strategies for social care interventions / Jennifer McGarr9. Knowing and minding the self: The proficiency which enhances all others / Ailish Jameson & Sandra Ratcliffe10. Creative approaches to developing the professional competencies for social care practice / Louisa Goss & Denise MacGiollaRí11. Gender, sexuality and social care / Perry Share & Jacqueline O'Toole12. Masculinities and caring men in social care work / Niall Hanlon & Francis GahanPart 3: Working in social care13 Working with families / Lucy Bennett & Susan Puncheon14. Adoption and foster care / Anne Marie Shier & Danielle Douglas15. Youth justice in Ireland / Louise Forde16. Positive mental health / Gillian Larkin17. Working with families experiencing domestic violence / Louise McAnamey & Pamela Dunne18. Drug misuse and social care practice / Clay Darcy & Emmett Tuite19. Social care and disability: An evolving landscape / Noelin Fox20. Residential care / John Murphy21. Leaving care and aftercare / Michael McCarthyPart 4: Contemporary social and global megatrends22. Social care work and the challenge of the climate emergency / Gráinne Ketelaar23. Nature-based activities in social care practice / Louise Beecher & Aine de Riste24. The participation of service users in social care / Siobhan Quinlan-Cooke & Lavinia McLean25. Digital technologies for care / Perry Share & John Pender26. Social care in a multicultural context / Colletta Dalikeni27. Traveller-inclusive practice in social care / David Friel28. Homelessness: A social injustice in contemporary Ireland / Meabh Savage29. Community work and work in the community / Ciara Bradley, Anastasia Crickley & Eoghan MurphyReferencesIndex.
ISBN:
9781910393536 (pbk.)
Dewey class:
361.9415362.104362.1042
Language:
English
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BRN:
3298727