This ground-breaking text book introduces the theoretical underpinnings and practical considerations of the growing area reablement. With contributions from a number of professions including occupational therapy, nursing and social work this book encourages and supports collaborative working. It also offers service user, carer and support worker perspectives, in order to offer a rounded introduction to effective reablement practices.

Reablement Services in Health and Social Care develops the knowledge and understanding of students in this field on a wide range of courses - from nursing and occupational therapy to social work, physiotherapy and beyond. It may also appeal to support staff and associated professionals already working in reablement services and associated fields of enquiry.

Valerie Ebrahimi is Programme Leader for an MEd in Professional Education.

Acknowledgements
Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Summary of Chapters and Guidance
Chapter 1- Reablement: Shifting minds
Chapter 2- The centrality of service users in reablement
Chapter 3- Models of reablement service provision
Chapter 4- 'Undoing dependence, promoting autonomy'
Chapter 5- Reablement and support workers [skills]
Chapter 6- Long term conditions: Taking control
Chapter 7- Psychosocial perspectives of reablement
Chapter 8- Technological advances in reablement
Close- Concluding remarks.