Byrne / Padfield Social Services

Made Simple Books
4. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8306-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
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E-Book, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Web PDF

Social Services provides an introduction to the social services in Great Britain. This fourth edition aims to take account of a number of important changes in British social services since 1984 and to generally up-date the whole text. This volume was substantially completed towards the end of 1988, and updated until the summer/autumn 1989. This book is organized into 18 chapters. These chapters cover the history of British social services, relevant laws and legislation and the types of services for the aged, children, women and handicapped. It also describes social work as a profession and evaluate whether the welfare state was a success or failure. This book also provides information of the social measurement of poverty in Britain, funding for public spending and economic and social needs of population groups. This book will be of interest students preparing for examinations such as those approved by the Business and Technician Education Council (BTEC), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), the Institute of Health Service Management, the Institute of Housing and similar professional and examining bodies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Byrne, Tony

Padfield, Colin F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover
;1
2;Social Services;4
3;Copyright Page
;5
4;Table of Contents
;6
5;Preface to the second edition;12
6;Preface to the fourth edition;14
7;The Welfare State: Twentieth century milestones
;15
8;Chapter 1. Background to the modern social services
;18
8.1;General and introductory;18
8.2;The domain of the social services;19
8.3;Administration of the social services;20
8.4;Main features in the development of the social services;21
8.5;The Poor Law;22
8.6;Other developments in the nineteenth century;27
8.7;Developments in the twentieth century;29
8.8;Questions;30
9;Chapter 2. An outline of government
;31
9.1;The British Constitution;31
9.2;The main organs of government;31
9.3;The separation of powers;32
9.4;The rule of law;32
9.5;Parliament;33
9.6;Political parties;33
9.7;The House of Lords;34
9.8;The House of Commons;34
9.9;The judiciary;37
9.10;The executive;37
9.11;Central government;37
9.12;Government departments;38
9.13;The Treasury;41
9.14;Constitution and elections;45
9.15;Control of local authorities by law;49
9.16;Questions;50
10;Chapter 3. Social security
;52
10.1;Definitions of poverty;52
10.2;Arrangements for dealing with poverty;53
10.3;The Poor Law;53
10.4;The National Insurance Act, 1911;57
10.5;The Beveridge Report, 1942;59
10.6;Importance of the Beveridge Report;61
10.7;Comments;63
10.8;Changes up to 1979;67
10.9;Changes in the 1980s;70
10.10;An outline of current cash benefits;74
10.11;Some comments on the social security system;81
10.12;Poverty in modern Britain;84
10.13;Reducing poverty;87
10.14;Conclusion;89
10.15;Questions;89
11;Chapter 4. The health service
;91
11.1;The development of the health service: 1840-1940;91
11.2;The National Health Service: development of an idea;100
11.3;Criticisms of the NHS;104
11.4;An integrated service;106
11.5;The NHS structure since 1974;107
11.6;Hospital-based services;113
11.7;Family practitioner services;116
11.8;Other community health services;122
11.9;The private sector;124
11.10;Inequalities in the NHS;126
11.11;Financing the NHS;129
11.12;The Royal Commission on the NHS (1975-79);134
11.13;Controls and complaints;135
11.14;Professional bodies;137
11.15;Know your rights: practical points;138
11.16;NHS reform plans 1989;140
11.17;Questions;141
12;Chapter 5. The aged
;142
12.1;History;142
12.2;Numbers;143
12.3;Health;145
12.4;Personal social services;148
12.5;Housing;150
12.6;Employment;152
12.7;Problems, defects and criticisms;154
12.8;Questions;158
13;Chapter 6. The handicapped
;159
13.1;The physically handicapped and disabled;159
13.2;Numbers of disabled;162
13.3;Nature and causes of handicap;163
13.4;Services for the handicapped;164
13.5;Problems and criticisms;169
13.6;The mentally disordered;171
13.7;Problems and criticisms;178
13.8;Questions;182
14;Chapter 7. Mothers and young children
;183
14.1;History;183
14.2;Services today for mothers and young children;185
14.3;The unmarried mother and child;187
14.4;Day care for pre-school children;189
14.5;Working mothers;190
14.6;The family planning service;192
14.7;Comment;192
14.8;Questions;192
15;Chapter 8. Children and young persons
;194
15.1;History;194
15.2;Who administers the services?;196
15.3;Legal and family status;197
15.4;Protection and control of children;204
15.5;Care of children deprived of normal home life;209
15.6;Treatment of offenders;212
15.7;General protection of children;220
15.8;General services for children and young persons;223
15.9;Questions;227
16;Chapter 9. Education
;229
16.1;Introduction;229
16.2;Main features of education in 1800;231
16.3;State intervention and the growth of education provision;232
16.4;Secondary education in the nineteenth century;237
16.5;Development of the national system: 1902-44;239
16.6;Expansion of education since 1944;243
16.7;The educational system of Great Britain;245
16.8;Issues and controversies in education today;260
16.9;Standards, content and goals;269
16.10;Questions;271
17;Chapter 10. Housing
;273
17.1;Introduction;273
17.2;History;274
17.3;Outline of housing policy;275
17.4;The present housing situation;281
17.5;Aspects of current housing policy;283
17.6;Housing Act, 1980;298
17.7;Housing Act, 1988;299
17.8;Conclusion;300
17.9;Questions;302
18;Chapter 11. Environmental planning
;303
18.1;History;303
18.2;Planning today;307
18.3;New towns;314
18.4;Urban renewal, urban aid and the inner city;319
18.5;Historic buildings and monuments;323
18.6;The coast;325
18.7;The Countryside Commission;325
18.8;National parks;326
18.9;Local footpaths and open country;327
18.10;Nature conservation;327
18.11;Land reclamation;327
18.12;Other environmental policies;328
18.13;Amenity societies;330
18.14;The National Trust;330
18.15;Questions;331
19;Chapter 12. Employment
;332
19.1;Introduction;332
19.2;The importance of employment;333
19.3;How the state intervenes;335
19.4;Industrial relations;340
19.5;Trade disputes and conciliation;342
19.6;Current legislation;343
19.7;Influencing the demand and supply of employment;347
19.8;Occupational placement;350
19.9;Special categories;352
19.10;Training;363
19.11;Employment services: problems and criticisms;371
19.12;Questions;376
20;Chapter 13. The treatment of offenders
;377
20.1;Criminal courts today;377
20.2;The nature of a crime;385
20.3;Punishment and other orders of a Criminal Court;390
20.4;Prisons;397
20.5;The probation and after-care service;400
20.6;Criminology;404
20.7;Questions;410
21;Chapter 14. The social work profession
;411
21.1;Definitions;411
21.2;Origins of social work;412
21.3;Social work today;420
21.4;Problems and criticisms;422
21.5;Social work tomorrow?;424
21.6;Volunteers and voluntary organisations;426
21.7;A day in the life of a social worker;426
21.8;The future;431
21.9;Government response to Griffiths Report on community care (1988);433
21.10;Questions;434
22;Chapter 15. Finance and the social services
;435
22.1;Meeting the cost of the social services;435
22.2;Can we afford the social services?;437
22.3;The growing demand;438
22.4;Alternative sources of finance;440
22.5;Questions;443
23;Chapter 16. Complaints: how to make them
;444
23.1;General;444
23.2;Minor complaints;445
23.3;Complaints of maladministration;445
23.4;Forming a pressure group;455
23.5;Legal complaints;455
23.6;Conclusion;457
23.7;Questions;458
24;Chapter 17. Information, advice and legal aid
;459
24.1;Citizens Advice Bureaux;459
24.2;Legal aid and advice;462
24.3;Law centres;467
24.4;Other organisations;468
24.5;Questions;468
25;Chapter 18. The Welfare State: success or failure?
;469
25.1;The aims of the social services;469
25.2;Perspectives on the Welfare State;470
25.3;Social services and equality;472
25.4;Inequality in the Welfare State;474
25.5;Whose Welfare State?;477
25.6;What should be done?;480
26;Appendix 1. Poverty in Britain: a social measurement
;485
26.1;The extent of poverty;486
26.2;Attitudes to the poor;486
27;Appendix 2. How public spending is paid for
;488
28;Appendix 3. Population projections, Great Britain 1985-2025 (000s)

;489
29;Appendix 4. Selected social and economic needs of population groups: by age
;490
30;Appendix 5. Local authority personal social services: current expenditure, England 1987
;491
31;Appendix 6. What is QALY?
;493
32;Table of statutes;494
33;Index;499