Applied Social Care: An Introduction for Students in Ireland by Perry Share
A comprehensive introduction to all key study areas within Applied Social Care:
The Field of Social Care; Theoretical Approaches; Practice Issues; Social Care
and Specific Population Groups.
This second edition of Applied Social Care continues to establish Social Care in Ireland as a distinct professional field.
- It is endorsed by the IASCE (Irish Association of Social Care Educators) and by the Resident Managers' Association.
- This new edition incorporates o Legislative developments since the first edition, including the Health & Social Care Professionals Act 2005
- Additional chapters added to expand on a wide range of topics and themes, including: mental health issues; drugs, alcohol and substance abuse; multidisciplinary teamwork; and responding to challenging behaviour
- Analysis of the most up-to-date research, practice developments, statistics and findings
- Expanded field of expert contributors, both national and international
- Suitable for students of Social Care/Applied Social Studies at FETAC and Degree level.
- Accompanied by a lecturers' website containing teaching slides for every chapter.