Partnership Working in Health and Social Care by
Health and social care organizations in the United Kingdom are increasingly being asked to work together across long-standing agency boundaries, and many practitioners are finding these new collaborations very difficult to achieve. Fully evidence- and research-based, while still being applicable to everyday practice, this book provides an introduction to partnership and integration in health and social care, one critically attentive to the various challenges that arise. Fully updated since the Health and Social Care Act of 2012, it summarizes current policy and research in health and social care organizations and sets out useful frameworks and approaches using reflective exercises and boxed examples to help people working in these important fields collaborate more effectively.
Improving Inter-Professional Collaborations by 
Ethics in Nursing Practice by
Every day nurses are required to make ethical decisions in thecourse of caring for their patients. Ethics in NursingPractice provides the background necessary to understandethical decision making and its implications for patient care. Theauthors focus on the individual nurse?s responsibilities, aswell as considering the wider issues affecting patients, colleaguesand society as a whole. This third edition is fully updated, and takes into accountrecent changes in ICN position statements, WHO documents, as wellas addressing current issues in healthcare, such as providing forthe health and care needs of refugees and asylum seekers, bioethicsand the enforcement of nursing codes. This publication from theInternational Council of Nurses is the essential resource fornurses seeking to understand ethical decision making, written byworld experts in nursing ethics.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health by 
The Child's World by
This new and updated edition of the best-selling book on assessing children in need and their families integrates practice, policy and theory to produce a comprehensive and multidisciplinary guide to all aspects of assessment. The Child's World not only provides an explanation of the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families, but also offers a wealth of information on how to use it sensitively and effectively. The Child's World explores the implications of recent legislation, including the Children Act 2004, and national guidance for assessment practice. The contributors have drawn on the latest research, best practice and lessons learnt over the past decade of Framework implementation to equip practitioners, from different disciplines, to identify the developmental needs of children, assess parental capacity and evaluate the impact of family, economic and environmental factors on the carer's ability to meet the needs of the child. This book is essential reading for all practitioners, managers, trainers and educators in children's and adult services who use the Framework, and will also be a valued source of knowledge and guidance for those assessing children's needs in legislative contexts outside of England.
Motivational Interviewing by 