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Social Work with Disabled People
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In this paper, the authors set the scene for social work and disability: old and new directions, Impairment, disability and research, Relationships and families, Independent Living and Personal Assistance, Vulnerability and Safeguarding.Abstract:
Preface.- Introduction: Setting the Scene.- Social Work and Disability: Old and New Directions.- Impairment, Disability and Research.- Relationships and Families.- Independent Living and Personal Assistance.- Independent Living: The Wider Social Policy and Legal Context.- Independent Living: Vulnerability and Safeguarding.- Conclusion - Future Directions.read more
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