Private and Confidential?: Handling Personal Information in the Social and Healt

Description: Private and Confidential?: Handling Personal Information in the Social and Health Services by Chris Clark This book examines key philosophical, ethical, legal and professional practice issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Handling personal and often sensitive information is central to daily practice in social and health services. However, the increasing emphasis on multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working required for effective, joined-up services presents new challenges and dilemmas in preserving citizens rights to privacy. This book examines key philosophical, ethical and legal issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. ,Offering a range of analytical frameworks the book focuses on different practice areas, including health and social care, childrens services and criminal justice. The contributors from disciplines including law, philosophy, anthropology and the personal service professions bring their direct personal experience of working to create new systems and practices in a turbulent policy environment. The book provides a synoptic multi-disciplinary view of this increasingly challenging area where technological development, civil liberties, surveillance, health and welfare become inexorably intertwined.The book will be of key interest to professionals, managers, policy makers and academics in the health and personal social services. Students of social work, probation, medicine, nursing and professions allied to medicine will find a common multidisciplinary framework for their respective professional concerns to protect the interests and promote the wellbeing of clients, their families and the wider community. Author Biography Chris Clark is Professor of Social Work Ethics and Dean of Postgraduate Studies in the College of Humanities and Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.Janice McGhee is Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the School of Social and Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Her research interests primarily lie in child welfare policy and law. Table of Contents Part one: Professional confidentiality revisited: Personal information and the professional relationship ~ Cynthia Bisman; Confidentiality, trust and truthfulness ~ Chris Clark; Confidentiality in practice: non-western perspectives on privacy ~ Ian Harper; Ethical practice in joined-up working ~ Ian Thompson; Part two: Balancing individual privacy with the right to information: The right to privacy and confidentiality for children ~ Lilian Edwards and Rowena Rodrigues; Public protection in practice: Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) ~ Hazel Kemshall and Jason Wood; The right to information in practice: adoption records, confidentiality and secrecy ~ Gary Clapton; Part three: Working together: Confidentiality and information sharing in child protection ~ Janice McGhee; Working with children and young people: privacy and identity ~ Peter Ashe; Working with adults with incapacity ~ Susan Hunter and Lisa Curtice; Working together? Sharing personal information in health and social services ~ Val Baker; Conclusion ~ Chris Clark and Janice McGhee. Review "This multi-disciplinary collection explores the establishment of trust where people and organisations are bounded by honesty. An essential read!" Steven Shardlow, Director of The Institute for Health and Social Care Research, University of Salford Long Description Handling personal and often sensitive information is central to daily practice in social and health services. However, the increasing emphasis on multi-disciplinary and inter-agency working required for effective, joined-up services presents new challenges and dilemmas in preserving citizens rights to privacy. This book examines key philosophical, ethical and legal issues in the area of privacy and confidentiality and explores their implications for policy and practice. ,Offering a range of analytical frameworks the book focuses on different practice areas, including health and social care, childrens services and criminal justice. The contributors from disciplines including law, philosophy, anthropology and the personal service professions bring their direct personal experience of working to create new systems and practices in a turbulent policy environment. The book provides a synoptic multi-disciplinary view of this increasingly challenging area where technological development, civil liberties, surveillance, health and welfare become inexorably intertwined. The book will be of key interest to professionals, managers, policy makers and academics in the health and personal social services. Students of social work, probation, medicine, nursing and professions allied to medicine will find a common multidisciplinary framework for their respective professional concerns to protect the interests and promote the wellbeing of clients, their families and the wider community. Review Quote This multi-disciplinary collection explores the establishment of trust where people and organisations are bounded by honesty. An essential read. Steven Shardlow, Director of The Institute for Health and Social Care Research, University of Salford Details ISBN1861349068 Short Title PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL Publisher Policy Press Language English ISBN-10 1861349068 ISBN-13 9781861349064 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-07-31 Imprint Policy Press Place of Publication Bristol Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Chris Clark DEWEY 362.941 Pages 256 Author Chris Clark Subtitle Handling personal information in the social and health services Illustrations No DOI 10.1604/9781861349064 UK Release Date 2008-07-02 AU Release Date 2008-07-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161817675;

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