Vulnerable Groups in Health and Social Care
- Mary Larkin - De Montfort University, UK, Open University, UK
Lesley Groom, University of Bolton
Carefully-researched and highly readable this textbook looks at the experiences and health and social needs of key 'vulnerable groups'. It presents an engaging social science perspective relevant to everyone exploring how we, and society, care for the vulnerable.
Each chapter defines and explores a vulnerable social group, bringing together theoretical, policy and practice perspectives. The chapters explore contemporary debates and offer a number of differing and thought provoking viewpoints. The lively and engaging style enables the reader to engage with the client group and to reflect upon their own learning and practice in a more meaningful way.
Groups covered include:
- Disabled People
- Children
- Older People
- Those Living with Mental Illness
- Ethnic Minorities
- The Homeless.
Suggestions about further study, chapter activities and a glossary of key concepts support students' learning and develop understanding across the social sciences. The book will be invaluable for all those taking courses across health and social care. It will also be a great reference book for practitioners.
this was well written and excellent for some of the weeks teaching but my students need more general books as their key text
A highly readable book, the way in which the book breaks down the concept of vulnerable groups into key areas makes it easy to circumnavigate. The activities are user friendly and there is a good balance of critical discussion, visual supporting diagram’s and activities.
Useful for the first year 'Health & Illness' module, where the students look at the demographics of a county and assess why there may be vulnerable groups in a particular area and how this may affect their practice.
They have to give presentations and this gives them the opportunity to back up their theories.
a very insight into vulnerable groups
This book may be suitable as a complement to the course's main literature.
It is well written and provides an introduction to the subject, but the book is not enough depth for a deeper understanding of why certain groups in society are more vulnerable than others, and what preventive measures needed to help these groups.
This book is super for the students in the Common Foundation Programme spedifically in the Alternative branch part of the module when all four branches are required to study the branches they are not undertaking. The terminolgy is excellent and the text is appropriate to all branches.
This book has very useful information on best practice when working with vulnerable groups with clear examples and points to consider for best practice.
I have found this book to be a good introduction to some of the main areas and issues to core aspects of teaching on a social work course. It provides a good overview of key debates in areas of social work from disability to issues of ageing. I find I use this text regulalry for research and to encourage debate within the class room. This text provides versatiity of use to many areas of a generic course, a good solid text for students that sets out many of the main themes.
This is a book that students will find really useful. Each chapter has discussion points, further study suggestions, key readings and activities(complete with activity feedback).
This will provide a solid introduction to any Health & Social Care course.
This book has proved very useful as an introductory text, highlighting the challenges faced by vulnerable groups, the range of needs they may have and some of the policy and practice responses to meeting those needs.
