Professional accountability in social care and health : challenging unacceptable practice and its management

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Title:

Professional accountability in social care and health : challenging unacceptable practice and its management

Author:

Kline, Roger, 1948-

ISBN:

9780857256898

Personal Author:

Kline, Roger, 1948-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xvi, 208 pages ; 25 cm.

Series:

Creating integrated services

Creating integrated services.

Contents:

1. Cause for concern? -- 2. Accountable professionalism -- 3. Law for professional practice -- 4. Practising accountable professionalism -- 5. Workloads and skill mix -- 6. Advocacy -- 7. Equality, human rights and the duty of care -- 8. Confidentiality and record keeping -- 9. Health and safety duties of health and social care employers -- 10. What to do if ...

Abstract:

This practical, research-driven book provides professionals and students with the knowledge and skills to maintain their duty of care in respect of those with whom they work.

Subject Term:

Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.

Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain.

Educators -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain.

Added Author:

Preston-Shoot, Michael.

Copies:

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Summary

Many social workers, health care staff and teachers maintain high standards of professionalism, often in stressful and challenging circumstances. However, research also reveals instances where individual practitioners and managers, or whole organisations, fail to act lawfully, ethically and/or carefully. This book addresses just those instances by providing guidance on how to maintain accountable professionalism in tricky "what if?" situations. Dilemmas are explored using case studies and the mosaic of legal rules and regulatory body requirements for accountable professionalism are also laid out.

The book will appeal to students and newly qualified practitioners in teaching, health and social work and their managers.