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Research Handbook on Social Care Policy

Edited by Costanzo Ranci, Tine Rostgaard ...

Series series Elgar Handbooks in Social Policy and Welfare series
This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of recent advances in social care policy scholarship. Spanning a breadth of issues and policy programmes, it presents a systematic, empirically and theoretically grounded overview of social care policy research, addressing a notable gap in a field often dominated by issue or country-specific studies.Recognising that social care is ... Read more

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This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of recent advances in social care policy scholarship. Spanning a breadth of issues and policy programmes, it presents a systematic, empirically and theoretically grounded overview of social care policy research, addressing a notable gap in a field often dominated by issue or country-specific studies.Recognising that social care is
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Reablement in Long-Term Care for Older People

International Perspectives and Future Directions

by Amy Clotworthy, Daniel Doh, Elissa Burton, Fiona Aspinal, Gill Lewin, Hilary O'Connell, Jette Thuesen, Lea Graff, Magnus Zingmark, Maria Ranner, Marte Feiring, Michelle Nelson, Miia Rahja, Oddvar Førland, Rudi Westendorp, Silke Friederike Metzelthin, Susanne Guidetti ...

Series series Transforming Care
Our societies are ageing, and we need to identify sustainable and person-centred solutions for supporting frail older people in their homes.Reablement offers a radical new integrated care approach which supports older people to regain and maintain functioning and independence. This interdisciplinary book provides an introduction to the remarkable, if haphazard, international growth in reablement ... Read more

$41.39 USD

Our societies are ageing, and we need to identify sustainable and person-centred solutions for supporting frail older people in their homes.Reablement offers a radical new integrated care approach which supports older people to regain and maintain functioning and independence. This interdisciplinary book provides an introduction to the remarkable, if haphazard, international growth in reablement
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Parental Leave and Beyond

Recent International Developments, Current Issues and Future Directions

by Sophie Mathieu, Lindsey McKay, Andrea Doucet, Bernard Fusulier, Fred Deven, Laura Merla, Sonja Blum, Ivana Dobrotic, Maria Letizia Bosoni, Luca Pesenti, Sara Mazzucchelli0, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay1, Elin Kvande2, Berit Brandth3, Tine Rostgaard4, Johanna Lammi- Taskula5, Ingolfur Gislason6, Guðný Björk Eydal7, Ann-Zofie Duvander8, Isabel Valarino0, Gayle Kaufman1, Anna Escobedo2, Wen-Jui Han3, Shirley Gatenio Gabel4, Hideki Nakazato5, Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky6, Margaret O'Brien7, Anna Kurowska8, Jesus Rogero Garcia9, Gerardo Meil Landwerlin0 ...

This volume brings together contributors from 18 countries to provide international perspectives on the politics of parental leave policies in different parts of the world. Initially looking at the politics of care leave policies in eight countries across Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia, the book moves on to consider a variety of key issues in depth, including gender equality, flexibility ... Read more

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This volume brings together contributors from 18 countries to provide international perspectives on the politics of parental leave policies in different parts of the world. Initially looking at the politics of care leave policies in eight countries across Europe, the US, Latin America and Asia, the book moves on to consider a variety of key issues in depth, including gender equality, flexibility
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Fatherhood in the Nordic Welfare States

Comparing Care Policies and Practice

Edited by Guðný Björk Eydal, Tine Rostgaard ...

The five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are well-known for their extensive welfare system and gender equality which provides both parents with opportunities to earn and care for their children. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, as well as UK and the US, demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in the Nordic setting through ... Read more

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The five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are well-known for their extensive welfare system and gender equality which provides both parents with opportunities to earn and care for their children. In this topical book, expert scholars from the Nordic countries, as well as UK and the US, demonstrate how modern fatherhood is supported in the Nordic setting through
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Care Poverty and Unmet Needs

Inequalities in Theory and Practice

by Christine Kelly, Natasha Cortis, Myra Hamilton, Carmelle Peisah, Trish Hill, Márton Medgyesi, Eszter Zolyomi, Athina Vlachantoni, Min Qin, Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham, Jiby Mathew Puthenparambil, Lina Van Aerschot, Tjaša Potočnik, Maša Filipovič Hrast, Valentina Hlebec, Miriam Hurtado Monarres, Simone Leiber, Daniela Brüker, Mari Aaltonen, Päivi Eskola, Petra Ulmanen, Tine Rostgaard ...

Series series Transforming Care
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.As populations age around the world, there is an urgent need to address the inadequate and unequal provision of care and support to older and disabled people.This book represents the first collective effort to use the concept of care poverty to analyse unmet needs and inequalities in care at an international level and from a social policy ... Read more

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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.As populations age around the world, there is an urgent need to address the inadequate and unequal provision of care and support to older and disabled people.This book represents the first collective effort to use the concept of care poverty to analyse unmet needs and inequalities in care at an international level and from a social policy
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Occupational Therapy in Australia

Professional and Practice Issues

Edited by Ted Brown, Stephen Isbel, Louise Gustafsson, Helen Bourke-Taylor ...

This ground-breaking text provides a comprehensive guide to the occupational therapy profession in Australia, from the profession’s role in the health care system to the broad scope and nature of its practice.The book is organised into three sections: the Australian context; professional issues and practice issues. Contributions from 80 Australian occupational therapists working in education, ... Read more

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This ground-breaking text provides a comprehensive guide to the occupational therapy profession in Australia, from the profession’s role in the health care system to the broad scope and nature of its practice.The book is organised into three sections: the Australian context; professional issues and practice issues. Contributions from 80 Australian occupational therapists working in education,
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Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice

by Elizabeth McKay, Christine Craik, Kee Hean Lim, Gabrielle Richards ...

Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice looks at the contribution that occupational therapists make to the lives of clients living with mental illness. It examines current practice developments and the innovative research that is shaping occupational therapy within the mental health arena, nationally and internationally.The book employs a distinctive and engaging narrative ... Read more

$71.00 USD

Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice looks at the contribution that occupational therapists make to the lives of clients living with mental illness. It examines current practice developments and the innovative research that is shaping occupational therapy within the mental health arena, nationally and internationally.The book employs a distinctive and engaging narrative
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Working with Domestic Violence and Abuse Across the Lifecourse

Understanding Good Practice

Edited by Lorraine Radford, Dr Ravi Thiara ...

Spanning children's and adult's services, this book explores the nature and impact of domestic abuse and violence (DVA) throughout the lifecourse. It highlights evidence-informed practice and serves as an accessible and invaluable resource for all working with and supporting those dealing with DVA.Structured around three core themes of coercive control, developmental experiences of violence and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Spanning children's and adult's services, this book explores the nature and impact of domestic abuse and violence (DVA) throughout the lifecourse. It highlights evidence-informed practice and serves as an accessible and invaluable resource for all working with and supporting those dealing with DVA.Structured around three core themes of coercive control, developmental experiences of violence and
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Men in the Lives of Young Children

An international perspective

Edited by Deborah Jones, Roy Evans ...

This book presents an international perspective on the involvement of men in the lives of young children across a range of differing contexts and from a number of disciplinary perspectives. It takes as a starting point the importance of positive male engagement with young children so as to ensure their optimal development. Past research has revealed however the complexity of studying these ... Read more

$47.99 USD

This book presents an international perspective on the involvement of men in the lives of young children across a range of differing contexts and from a number of disciplinary perspectives. It takes as a starting point the importance of positive male engagement with young children so as to ensure their optimal development. Past research has revealed however the complexity of studying these
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An Introduction to Community and Primary Health Care

Edited by Diana Guzys, Rhonda Brown, Elizabeth Halcomb, Dean Whitehead ...

Community and primary health care nursing is a rapidly growing field. Founded on the social model of health, the primary health care approach explores how social, environmental, economic and political factors affect the health of the individual and communities, and the role of nurses and other health care practitioners in facilitating an equitable and collaborative health care process. An ... Read more

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Community and primary health care nursing is a rapidly growing field. Founded on the social model of health, the primary health care approach explores how social, environmental, economic and political factors affect the health of the individual and communities, and the role of nurses and other health care practitioners in facilitating an equitable and collaborative health care process. An
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A Good Childhood

Searching for Values in a Competitive Age

by Judy Dunn, Richard Layard ...

Every day the newspapers lament the problems facing our children - broken homes, pressures to eat and drink, the stress of exams. The same issues are discussed in every pub and at every dinner party. But is life really more difficult for children than it was, and if so why? And how can we make it better?This book, which is a result of a two year investigation by the Children's Society and draws ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Every day the newspapers lament the problems facing our children - broken homes, pressures to eat and drink, the stress of exams. The same issues are discussed in every pub and at every dinner party. But is life really more difficult for children than it was, and if so why? And how can we make it better?This book, which is a result of a two year investigation by the Children's Society and draws
... Read more
Mental Health

A Person-centred Approach

Edited by Nicholas Procter, Rhonda L. Wilson, Helen P. Hamer, Denise McGarry, Mark Loughhead ...

Mental Health: A Person-centred Approach equips students with the tools they need to provide exceptional person-focused care when supporting improved mental health of diverse communities.The third edition has been updated and restructured to provide a more logical and comprehensive guide to mental health practice. It includes new chapters on trauma-informed care, different mental health conditions ... Read more

$86.09 USD

Mental Health: A Person-centred Approach equips students with the tools they need to provide exceptional person-focused care when supporting improved mental health of diverse communities.The third edition has been updated and restructured to provide a more logical and comprehensive guide to mental health practice. It includes new chapters on trauma-informed care, different mental health conditions
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