Disability, Policy and Professional Practice - Hardcover

Harris, Jenn; Roulstone, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849201692 ISBN 13: 9781849201698

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

This is the first book on working with disabled people to take an aspirational, outcomes-focused approach to professional practice. It forms the first attempt to grapple with the massive legislative and policy shifts in the disability field in the last 15 years and provides an up-to-date, positive approach to professional practice, based on the social model of disability. The text translates both adult and childrens' disability legislation and policy guidance into positive, creative, enabling practice methods for professionals in social care, health, employment and independent living.

The book takes a practical approach that challenges professionals to confront key issues in disability studies, policy and practice. The key topics covered are the Historical Legacy, Legislation, Policy and Guidance, Community Care and Beyond, Pivotal Moments in the development of disability policy, Independent Living, Choices and Rights, Life Course Issues, Valuing Diversity, and Key Challenges for an aspiring social model practitioner.

This book is an indispensable resource for all professionals and students working with disabled people.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jennifer Harris has spent thirty-five years as a maternal nurse and lactation consultant in a hospital setting. Now retired, she writes to share her professional and personal experiences with her readers. Over her career, she realized that many of her parents had experienced the loss of one of their children. She realized this grief was often unspoken of and that this pain was largely ignored and downplayed. She wrote this book to give a voice to the parents. Her aim is to write books that matter.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1849201692
• ISBN 13: 9781849201698
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 152
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland