Foundations of Health and Social Care / 
edited by Robert Adams. 
 - Basingstoke :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2007. 
 - 1 online resource (xxii, 546 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Contents; List of Resource Files; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Abbreviations; Key Terms; I: Preparing to Learn; 1 Managing Yourself and Your Learning; 2 Skills for Studying; II: Contexts for Practice; 3 The Development of Health and Social Care; 4 Sociological Contexts for Practice; 5 The Context of Values for Health and Social Care; 6 Physical Basis for Health and Wellbeing; 7 Psychological Basis for Health and Wellbeing; 8 Human Growth and Development; III: Knowledge for Practice; 9 Safeguarding Adults; 10 Protecting Children. 11 Risk Management and Safe Practice12 Managing Care in the Community; 13 Working with Older People; 14 Physical Disability and Sensory Loss; 15 Learning Disability; 16 Mental Health and Mental Illness; 17 Children's Services; 18 Drug Usage: Legislation and Administration; 19 Problems of Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco and Food; 20 Working with Young Offenders; 21 Nutrition; 22 Hand Hygiene in Infection Prevention and Control; 23 General Infection Prevention and Control; 24 Promoting a Healthy Bladder and Bowel; 25 Illnesses and Conditions: Signs and Symptoms; 26 Pain Management; 27 Wound Management. 28 Multidisciplinary Palliative Care for Dying and Bereaved PeopleIV: Working with People; 29 Processes of Work with People; 30 Assessment; 31 Planning; 32 Implementation and Intervention; 33 Review and Evaluation; V: Becoming a Reflective and Research-capable Practitioner; 34 Reflective and Critical Practice; 35 Research Perspectives in Health and Social Care; 36 Quality Assurance of Practice; VI: Approaches, Methods and Skills; 37 Integrating Theory and Practice; 38 Promoting Health and Wellbeing; 39 Involving Patients, Carers and Service Users; 40 Empowerment and Advocacy. 41 Communicating Effectively42 Cognitive-behavioural Work; 43 Therapeutic Work; 44 Systemic Work; 45 Counselling and Advice-giving; 46 Emergency, Crisis and Task-centred Work; VII: Roles and Tasks in Practice; 47 Working in Teams and Partnerships; 48 Multiprofessional Work with Adults; 49 Multiprofessional Work with Children and Families; 50 Occupational Therapy in Multiprofessional Practice; 51 Making Good Decisions; VIII: Illustrating Practice in Different Settings; 52 Health and Social Care Work with Children; 53 Health and Social Care Work with Adults; 54 Residential and Daycare Practice. IX: Futures for Practice55 Continuing Professional Development; Appendices; 1 Legislation; 2 Useful Contacts; 3 Complementary Health Information; Bibliography; Name Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y. 
<br/><br/> Specifically written for the Foundation Degree course, this book offers an appropriate balance of theory, practice skills and learning support. Coverage is comprehensive of both health and social care working practices. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230229334 0230229336 9781137209641 113720964X 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>622013  Ingram Content Group 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBC1F1742  bnb GBA735326  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>017760888  Uk 013741264  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical care.<br/>Social service.<br/>Allied health personnel.<br/>Delivery of Health Care<br/>Social Work<br/>Allied Health Personnel<br/>Nursing.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA393 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W21.5  / ADA W200  / ADA