By Jo Cunningham
Sociological views and their software to social paintings are an inherent a part of the QAA benchmark statements within the social paintings measure. furthermore, graduates needs to know how sociological views can be utilized to dissect societal and structural affects on human behaviour at person, workforce and neighborhood degrees. This name solutions the necessity for a transparent, center textual content which integrates the components of sociology and social paintings. rigorously built to be available to novices within the self-discipline, it hyperlinks sociological thoughts, debates and theories to topic benchmarks, social paintings occupational criteria and codes of perform.
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The key characteristics associated with caregiver burden among persons caring for adults with developmental disabilities are poor physical health of the care recipient, maladaptive behaviors, severe retardation, and low adaptive behavior (Black, Cohn, Smull & Crites, 1985; Heller & Factor, 1988; Seltzer & Krauss, 1989). MENTAL ILLNESS Caregivers of mentally ill adults face many of the same dilemmas as caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities: non-normative care, the realization that their child will not experience a normal life, concerns about what will happen when they are no longer able to provide care (Greenberg, Seltzer & Greenley, 1993).
1989). That working mothers have been found to experience greater psychological well-being than nonworking mothers may be due to a variety of advantages that working provides. In addition to income and health insurance, parents benefit from the additional social support that may come from coworkers or other people encountered through work. Just as family can be an emotional buffer against work stressors, so can work be an emotional buffer against family difficulties. By providing some time away from the demands of children, spouse, and household, work can provide a much needed respite.
4 percent of community-dwelling elderly persons (age 70 and older) are functionally disabled, requiring assistance with one or more activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, eating, walking, and dressing (Katz, Ford, Moskowitz, Jackson & Jaffee, 1963). 8 percent need assistance with instrumental activities of daily living (lADLs), such as using the telephone, shopping, cooking, doing laundry, driving, taking medicines, and budgeting (Lawton & Brody, 1969; Doty, 1986). While the likelihood of disability increases with age, it should be noted that, at any particular time, more than 75 percent of people aged 65 or over do not need assistance with any activities of daily living.
