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The first of these is the focus on individual casework, which originated in the work of the Charity Organisation Society (COS) (Woodroofe, 1962; Lewis, 1995). The second is the role of social work in social administration, particularly (although not exclusively) involving various forms of relief from poverty. Although much of this originated from the Poor Law (Jordan, 1984), it was also promoted in some of the work of the COS. The third is the focus on social action, which has been particularly identified with the growth of the Settlement Movement, both in Britain and the United States (Rose, 2001).
Qxd 28 9/21/2005 6:15 PM Page 28 SOCIAL WORK WITH OLDER PEOPLE care (ONS, 2001) is some evidence that there have been genuine moves in that direction. Problems that would previously have caused the automatic admission of an older person into long-stay care – hip fractures, strokes, heart disease, etc. – are now increasingly managed within the person’s own home. Social workers are an integral part in the process by which assessments are made concerning an older person’s ability to manage at home, the nature and extent of care support that is required, as well as the contributions from family and other care-givers (see Chapter 7).
Qxd 9/21/2005 6:15 PM Page 17 OLDER PEOPLE AND SOCIETY 17 will necessarily involve the intervention of health and social care services. Indeed: ‘Decline in physiological function may be of little consequence to an older person until they cross some threshold so that they are no longer able to carry out necessary activities’ (Briggs, 1993: 56). However, some aspects of biological ageing – for example, recovery from a stroke, the onset of dementia – will almost certainly require this form of assistance.