Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions (Social Science for Nurses and the Caring Professions)

by Louise Ackers (Author), Louise Ackers (Author), Pamela Abbott (Author)

Synopsis

What is the relationship between social policy and health? Who provides social welfare? How has the provision of welfare developed? "Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions" is one of a series of texts which provide coherent and multi-disciplinary support for all professional groups involved in the provision of health and social care. It provides the student with a lively, readable and well-illustrated introduction to social policy. The authors take as a starting point the importance of the conceptual connection between health and illness. The stress throughout the book is on the significance of social policy in preventing ill health and disability as well as supporting the sick and disabled. A broad approach to social policy is taken, and the text is organized around the provision of welfare in the following contexts: public; private; voluntary; informal. Consideration is given to competing ideologies of welfare and the development of welfare as well as contemporary provision. "Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions" is based on the authors' first-hand teaching and research experience. The text has been carefully designed with the student in mind: a comprehensive reference list is provided at the end of the book, together with a glossary of important terms. The text is illustrated with tables and graphs throughout, and there are suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter. "Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions" is a key textbook for all students undertaking diploma or degree level courses in nursing, health and social care.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 01 Oct 1996

ISBN 10: 0335193595
ISBN 13: 9780335193592

Media Reviews
...comprehensive text...is well presented and easy to use; and the author makes full use of chapter subheadings and highlighting of key concepts to make what could be rather dry material easily accessible. - British Journal of Health Care Management ... a significant contribution to the greater understanding of the welfare system by the nursing and caring professions, and thus to an informed service delivery which will be to the benefit of the client. - Medical Sociology News ...a useful addition to any health care library and would be an excellent resourcefor anyone needing to write a social policy essay or conduct social policy research. - British Journal of Midwifery A very good read...it is an excellent introduction to social policy for health professionals. - Health Matters This excellent book should be an essential reading text in any course related to the caring professions... The price is extremely competitive for the wealth of information and insight it contains. -Journal of Community Nursing ...clearly written and well-balanced, introducing brief discussions of the moral responsibility of the state, the tension between the rights and duties of individuals and the collective responsibility of citizens for each other, the ambiguity of the roles of social workers and health visitors as both helpers and agents of the state, and feminist and black critiques of welfare policy. - Journal of Interprofessional Care This book is clearly appropriate as an introductory text to social policy for all health and social care professionals. I have both used this book and recommended the text to pre-and post-registration nursing degree students. It provides the reader with an accessible introduction to the subject of social policy. - Social Sciences in Health
Author Bio
Louise Ackers is Senior Lectuer in Social Policy and Administration at the University of Plymouth. Pamela Abbott is Professor of Sociology at the University of Derby and was previously Head of Social Policy at the University of Plymouth.