Caring for People in the Community

Mike Titterton is a social work trainer and consultant based in Edinburgh, and has worked with the topic of risk as a developmental consultant in health promotion in the UK and internationally. Formerly a lecturer in social work at the University of Glasgow, he has published widely on health and social care.

• Notes on Contributors. Introduction. 1. Managing Innovation and Change in Community Care. 2. The Impact of NHS Reforms on Community Care. 3. Community Care Futures: Inter-Agency Relationships - Stability or Continuing Change? 4. Changing Services for People with Learning Disabilities. 5. Moving Out of Hospital into the Community. 6. 'The Best Move I've Made.': The Role of Housing for People with Mental Health Problems. 7. Case Management: A Review of UK Developments and Issues. 8. EPIC - A Scottish Case Management Experiment. 9. The Role of the Voluntary Sector in the New Community Care Arrangements. 10. Evaluation and Consumers. Conclusion. Index.

This volume, edited by Michael Titterton, makes interesting reading for those seeking to understand the practice realities of policy developments in community care over recent years... In a crucial but exceedingly complex area, their arguments make for valuable but difficult reading.