The Social Worker's Guide to the Care Act 2014 - Critical Skills for Social Work

New edition of our best-selling book which helps social workers gain a comprehensive understanding of how to achieve best practice in applying the Care Act 2014. It covers the key stages of the 'care and support journey' - first contact, assessment of needs, prevention, consideration of eligibility, charging and financial assessment, care and support planning, and review. In addition, other chapters look at significant issues such as safeguarding and working with NHS colleagues.  The core aims are to provide the following: a solid foundation for social work students in developing a critical understanding of the Care Act and its application, the material to help experienced social workers with developing the critical reflection necessary to enhance their ability to make professional judgements a source of reference which social workers can use to evaluate their local systems, policies and procedures. The second edition also provides practice examples of mistakes that have been made in applying the Care Act and the statutory guidance. It sets out more considered description of how social workers might apply the statutory guidance on personal budgets.  

ISBN:	9781913453053
Publisher:	Critical Publishing
Imprint:	Critical Publishing
Published date:	14 Nov 2022
DEWEY:	344.42041
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	328
Weight:	572g
Height:	246mm
Width:	174mm
Spine width:	18mm

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