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Social services

1. A Better Home Life
2. Age Concern England
3. CHST: Centre for Human Service Technology
4. Citizens Advice
5. Introduction to Social Policy
6. Intute: social sciences - social services
7. National Institute for Social Work
8. National Nightline
9. Service First

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A Better Home Life

A code of practice for residential and nursing home care. Includes principles of good practice, assessment prior to care, life in the home, management, administration and legal issues.
     Author: Centre for Policy on Ageing
     Subjects: ageing, social services
     DeweyClass: 305.26
     Resource type: documents

Age Concern England

Also known as The National Council on Ageing, Age Concern aims to improve the quality of life for the UK's growing population of elderly people. Indexes to statistics, projects, news, fundraising and grant information are provided.
     Author: Age Concern England
     Subjects: ageing, social services
     DeweyClass: 362.6
     Resource type: index, institution

CHST: Centre for Human Service Technology

Aims to maintain and enhance the quality of learning, and increase the effectiveness of teaching, through the application of appropriate learning technologies. Provides a directory of social work resources in addiction, homelessness, ethnicity, disability, children, and mental health among other topics.
     Author: Southampton University Department of Social Work
     Subjects: addiction, child welfare, disability, homelessness, mental health links, social services, social welfare, social work
     DeweyClass: 360
     Resource type: documents

Citizens Advice

National organisation offering articles covering social policy issues including social security, housing, employment, immigration, discrimination and health. Details are given on how to become a volunteer or get advice and a bureaux directory is provided.
     Author: Citizens Advice
     Subjects: employment, housing, social policy, social services, social welfare
     DeweyClass: 362.8
     Resource type: articles

Introduction to Social Policy

Resource relating to the study of social policy, with information about welfare, political issues, social need, and associated services. A bibliography of reading material for students is provided for each area.
     Author: Spicker, Paul
     Subjects: social services, social welfare
     DeweyClass: 361
     Resource type: documents

Intute: social sciences - social services

Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to social services.
     Author: Intute
     Subjects: social services
     DeweyClass: 361
     Resource type: index

National Institute for Social Work

An independent national organisation specialising in the personal social services. Features links to national and international care resources.
     Author: National Institute for Social Work
     Subjects: social services, social work
     DeweyClass: 361.3
     Resource type: documents

National Nightline

Information about a student telephone helpline operating within the majority of UK universities and colleges. Explains that sympathetic listeners are available to offer advice on a range of student problems, to provide details of referral agencies dealing with issues such as abortion, cross-dressing, debt, and exam stress, and to give local addresses of doctors and dentists, transport timetables, course details, and exam timetables.
     Author: National Nightline
     Subjects: social services, social welfare
     DeweyClass: 362.8
     Resource type: documents

Service First

Overview and explanation of Service First, a UK government programme which aims to improve public services, and the use of Charter Marks. Topics include quality networks, services to elderly people, national charters, schools, and Whitehall standards.
     Author: UK government
     Subjects: public administration, quality assessment, social services
     DeweyClass: 351.41
     Resource type: documents