CareISBN: 978-0-7456-2976-6
Hardcover
224 pages
September 2007, Polity
Other Available Formats: Paperback
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This lucid book provides an introduction to the concept of care,
mapping out and unravelling the complex debates that surround its
theory and practice. Key aspects of care, such as boundaries,
cultural and geographical spheres of care, the ethics of care and
citizenship, are explored in full. For social workers, nurses and
those engaged in social care the book also aims to deepen
understanding of professional experiences, assumptions and values
by examining practice and decision-making.
Appropriate practice scenarios and issues appear throughout to encourage the reader to reflect on professional issues including the risks associated with care, care management, partnership working, ecological and empowerment approaches. The book concludes with a framework for a reconceptualisation of care, located within the challenges of technological advances and globalisation.
Care will appeal to students in the social and health sciences and social care professions and anyone reflecting on the importance of care in their work.