1st Edition

Interprofessional Ethics Across the Life Course in Health and Social Care A Scenario-Based Approach

206 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

206 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Interprofessional teams of health and social care professionals encounter, and respond to, significant ethical challenges and complexity in their everyday work. This scenario-based book explores how to enact ethical values and virtues, while working across the four pillars of professional activity – practice, education, leadership and research. Effective responses to care needs and... Read more

1. Interprofessional Ethics Across the Life Course in Health and Social Care: A Scenario-Based Approach
2. Introducing Interprofessionalism
3. Introducing Approaches to Health and Social Care Ethics
4. Perinatal Care: Navigating Ethical Complexities in Maternity and Postnatal Practice
5. Ethics, Interprofessionalism, and Neonatal Care
6. Care of Children with Complex Needs in Low-Income Families
7. Mental Health, Adoption and Young People
8. Balancing Professional Duties with Family Caregiving: Ethical and Behavioural Perspectives on Supporting Young Carers
9. Inclusive Learning for Health and Social Care Students on Campus and in Practice
10. Battling on Two Fronts: Interprofessional and Ethical Considerations Surrounding Military Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Life and Care
11. Capacity and Choice in Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Ethical Considerations Focussing on Capacity and the Right to Choose
12. Recovery from Traumatic Injury: Adjustment, Identity and Truth-Telling
13. Working with Older People in Health and Social Care –Interprofessional Practice and Decision Making
14. Integrated Interprofessional End-of-Life and Palliative Care: Exploring the Concept of Going Home to Die
15. Interprofessional Ethics in Health and Social Care

Biography

Ann Gallagher, Professor and Head of Department of Health Sciences, Brunel University of London, and Visiting Professor, University of Genoa, Italy

Ann’s research and education expertise is in the area of ethics in health and social care. Her professional background is in nursing (adult and mental health). Ann is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Nursing Ethics.

Nigel Davies, Hon. Professor, Brunel University of London  

Nigel is a nurse with NHS clinical and executive leadership experience, followed by university teaching and research roles. He was Professor of Interprofessional Learning at Brunel before recently taking early retirement. 

Nicky Mathastein-Bowen, Senior Lecturer (Nursing), Brunel University of London 

Nicky is an adult-trained nurse whose clinical background is in Emergency and Critical Care. She has a passion for interprofessional learning and working to promote collaboration to improve health outcomes. 

Sherwyn Sicat, Lecturer (Social Work), Brunel University of London  

Sherwyn has a background as a Child Protections Social Worker. He is interested in Interprofessional Learning and in effective multiagency safeguarding.