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Caring and coping — a guide to social services
Author(s)	Anthony Douglas, Terry Philpot
Publisher	Routledge, London, 1998
Pages	259 pp
Source	Routledge Ltd., Cheriton House, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP10 5BE.
Keywords	Services ; Social Services Departments ; Training [welfare work] ; Management [care] ; Voluntary agencies.
Annotation	Social care now encompasses a wide range of increasingly specialised professions. This book aims to improve our understanding not only of what these various professions do, but also the effects of legal, political, ethical, and financial constraints. The authors explain the history, politics, management and day-to-day work of social services. The effects of major legislation such as the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, the place of charities in the modern welfare state, and the relationships of statutory and voluntary agencies are examined. The authors look at what the future holds for social services, and consider how continued public expenditure pressures and the ageing population might be managed. Chapters on involving service users, residential care, and specialist services will be of particular interest. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980929232 B
Classmark	I: PF: QW: QA: PK
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