Palliative care, social work, and service users making life possible / Peter Beresford, Lesley Adshead, and Suzy Croft ; foreword by Dorothy Rowe.

Author/creator Beresford, Peter
Other author Adshead, Lesley, 1953-
Other author Croft, Suzy.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
Description268 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Introduction -- Palliative care : a new perspective -- Becoming involved with palliative care -- Starting the palliative care social work journey -- What does the social worker do? -- What service users value most -- Working with difference -- Exploring outcomes : evaluating specialist palliative care social work -- Accessing specialist palliative care social work : a broader image problem -- The problem of referral -- The nature, strengths, and weaknesses of practice -- Theory and practice -- Specialist palliative care social work : a service in the shadows? -- Issues for the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252-260) and indexes.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006020067
ISBN9781843104650 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1843104652 (pbk. : alk. paper)