169 SIX social care summary • Care is an important moral philosophical concept for social policy that emphasises the moral relations that bind human beings. This ethics of care is juxtaposed with the ethics of justice that stipulates that social welfare is best achieved through the provision of universal social rights and the just redistribution of wealth. • The ethics of care thus goes beyond social care services to a broader community-based culture of compassion and social trust also denoted by the concept of social capital
155 10 Social care Introduction It may be asserted that, with rare exceptions, we are all both receivers of care and givers of care. This assertion points us towards some of the issues involved in identifying social care policies. First, there are many situations in which care is not seen as a public issue that calls for public policies. In this respect caring occurs in many contexts as a private concern, given and received in the context of human bonds and relationships. Second, where social care is seen as a public issue it is very often in a context in
What lies behind England’s crisis in adult social care, why has real change been so hard and what can be done?
Ensuring effective, sustainable and affordable care and support for people of all ages is an urgent public policy challenge. This vital book outlines a different vision of social care as an essential part of the country’s economic and social infrastructure that enables people to live good lives.
Drawing on the history of social care, international comparisons and lived experience, it sets out a different road to reform that will secure political traction and public support for change.
This is the concise, accessible guide for students and practitioners who want a comprehensive introduction to health and social care.
Engaging practical features, such as user-focused case studies and reflective exercises, promote understanding of theoretical and conceptual knowledge. In turn, clear explanations of social policy theory help frame the policy and practice dilemmas faced by students, front-line workers and policy makers. Chapters cover partnership working and integrated care, independent living, disability and long-term conditions, discrimination, user involvement and support for carers.
This new edition has been updated to cover key developments under the Coalition and beyond, including the 2012 Health Act, the 2014 Care Act, the Francis inquiry, the Winterbourne View abuse scandal, the integrated care agenda and the impact of austerity.
13 PART I Health, social care and community wellbeing Introduction Adrian Bonner In Chapter 1, Harry Burns sets the context of this book by drawing our attention to the decline in life expectancy in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK) and other European countries since 2014. This demographic phenomenon appears to be related to underlying social and economic factors, leading to ‘deaths of despair’. Social isolation and poor labour market opportunities negatively impact on physical and mental health. There are particular concerns regarding
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master – that’s all.” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass What is it? It is surprising that, despite all the attention social care has received in the media and by policy-makers, it is hard to pin down a clear definition of what the term actually means ( Smith et
Social care detention, and its growing reach into the lives of older and disabled citizens and their caregivers, is one of the most striking socio-legal phenomena of the 21st century. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Cheshire West , the ambit of legal machinery designed to regulate institutional carceral care has broken free of its conceptual moorings and stands poised to regulate care arrangements far removed from formal ‘institutions’, producing paradoxical outcomes and practical dilemmas explored throughout this book. By naming this socio
117 SIX Social care: rhetoric and reality Geraldine Macdonald Introduction The term ‘social care’ was originally used to distinguish a range of practical services and functions of social services departments from the professional activity of social work (see Webb and Wistow, 1981). For reasons outlined below, social care has now been recast to cover the entire spectrum of welfare provision within the personal social services including social work. This breadth of activity makes it difficult to summarise, but the problems do not rest here. Particularly as it
Section 1 Ethics: Research and provision in health and social care
Section 2 Law, management and ethics in health and social care
