Working interprofessionally is an essential part of
successful health and social care provision in the
twenty-first century. This engaging and easy-to-follow
new text highlights the need for collaboration between
practitioners from all branches of health and social
care. It offers an indispensable guide to learning and
working better together, and shows what being
interprofessional really means. The book encourages
students to sharpen their understanding of concepts and
theories surrounding collaborative practice, with a
clear emphasis on theory, policy and practice.
Chapter-by-chapter, the book takes readers through the
most important and relevant issues in contemporary
health and social care, including working in teams,
learning from others, policy issues, working with
children and adults, and specialist practice. Through
student-friendly case studies and thoughtful learning
exercises, it also considers ways of applying these
ideas to the real world. It covers work across the
statutory, voluntary and community sectors, drawing on
the insights and experiences of a wide range of service
users, carers and a variety of practitioners.Being
Interprofessional will be essential reading for students
and practitioners in all branches of health and social
care, such as nursing, social work, midwifery and youth
work. Whatever their background, it will inspire readers
to find new ways of working together to meet the needs
of patients and clients. |
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