Reconceptualising Work with 'Carers'

Introduction, Kirsten Stalker, University of Stirling. 1. Carers: An Overview of Concepts, Developments and Debates, Kirsten Stalker, University of Stirling. 2. Caring Relationships: Looking Beyond Welfare Categories of Carers and Service Users, Liz Lloyd, University of Bristol. 3. Diversity Among Carers, Susan Eley, University of Stirling. 4. Carers and Assessment, Hazel Qureshi, Hilary Arksey and Elinor Nicholas, University of York. 5. Caring Families: Their Support or Empowerment? Gordon Grant, University of Sheffield. 6. Caring Voices: Carers' Participation in Policy and Practice, Helen Rogers and Marion Barnes, University of Birmingham. 7. Carers and Employment, Paul Ramcharan and Bridget Whittell, University of Sheffield. 8. Getting to Grips with Poor Care, Ann Brechin, Rose Barton and June Stein, Open University. 9. The Legal Framework of Caring, Margaret Ross, University of Aberdeen. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

A timely reminder of the complexity and range of the challenges faced by policy makers, practitioners and carers. This is a readily accessible and essential read for practitioners and policy makers alike. In my current job role in performance and planning I was immediately drawn to those articles that explicitly addressed policy and good practice guides. However the case studies presented thought the book helped to widen my understanding of the complex contextual background in which policy is implemented.