Böcker av Trish Hafford-Letchfield

Addressing diversity in sexual and intimate experience later in life (50+), this collection explores how being older intersects with ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class. This original text extends knowledge concerning intimacies, practices and pleasures for those thought to represent normative forms of sexual identification and expression.

Challenging stereotypes, this volume investigates the experiential and theoretical landscapes of older people's sexual intimacies, practices and pleasures. Contributors explore the impact of desexualisation and distinguish the challenges older people face from the prejudices imposed on them.

An accessible guide to quality assurance and performance management in social care for those working towards the PQ qualification in management and leadership.

Within the UK and Europe, government legislation and policies concerned with demography have asserted a paradigmatic shift towards the increased engagement of older people with public services. This book addresses this gap by paying attention to examining what opportunities might be present within care services and more.

This book fills a gap in the market for a book that takes a very practical and applied approach to the subject of ethics and values in social work.

This handbook covers the essential skills social work and social care managers need to be excellent managers. Topics include time management, recruitment, managing meetings, involving service users, conflict management and mentoring. A self-assessment tool is included and the book features learning activities, case examples, and practical tools.

This book is a comprehensive guide to strategic social care management, covering all the knowledge and skills that managers in the 21st century must have, and showing how to make theory a practical reality. It will be essential reading for anyone involved in managing or leading practice either in the front line or at a more strategic level.

Fully-revised and updated edition of this best-selling social work title.

Offers an overview of the leadership and management of learning in social care education and practice. This book provides the knowledge necessary for candidates following post-qualifying awards for social work in leadership, management and practice education. It is also useful for social care practitioners responsible for staff development.