Social Policy for Nurses and the Helping Professions

by Elizabeth Meerabeau and Stephen Peckham

What is social policy and why is it relevant to nursing and other caring professions? How has the welfare state changed in response to new social problems? What roles do professionals and lay people play in providing welfare services? This fully revised text is one of a series of books providing coherent and multi-disciplinary support for all client groups involved in the provision of health and social care. The book examines the relationship between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335219624
• ISBN13: 9780335219629
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.3"