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Caring at a distance
— learning and practice issues | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe |
| Journal title | Social Work Education, vol 20, no 5, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 593-602 |
| Keywords | The Family ; Informal care ; Geographical distance ; Training [welfare work]. |
| Annotation | Emphasis on support for informal carers focuses on those who provide, in the words of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995, "substantial" and "regular" care. Professional education has developed an interest in those who live with the people they support, such as co-resident spouses and children of all ages. This article considers those who probably do not define themselves as carers: relatives or family who live at a distance from an older relative. It explores their possible need for support, as well as the form and level of their involvement in relation to care managed services, for example in the event of a fall, unexpected death, or discharge from hospital. In many ways, caring at a distance forces an examination of what is meant by "care" and who can legitimately claim this as an emotion or status. If social workers and social work educators restrict their definitions of carers to those who provide "hands-on" services, as part of the care package, they risk alienating relatives from the learning experiences or students. In doing so, they may neglect the highly valued supports of older people, and may leave relatives distressed and disempowered by anxiety over their contract with social work agencies. (OFFPRINT) (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011031208 A |
| Classmark | SJ: P6: RJ: QW * |
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