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Critical Thinking in Health and Social Care

Paperback

Published: 25th October 2007
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'This book will serve well a diverse audience - in policy formulation and practice determination at all levels - who are committed to the nation's health and well-being' - Dianne Willcocks, Vice Chancellor, York St John University Critical Thinking in Health & Social Care is designed to equip practitioners with the knowledge and tools they need to critically examine practice in their own workplace. The book presents a range of different approaches, which have particular relevance in the context of health and social care. Each approach is explained and grounded in practice using case studies, problem-solving scenarios and workplace examples. The practical tools which form the core of the book are contextualised by an exploration of what constitutes knowledge and evidence and the types of assumptions which are commonly held and which have a bearing on practice. This is an essential text for advanced post-graduate health and social care students, and for those who are moving into more senior and strategic roles. Critical Thinking in Health & Social Care provides an array of tools which can be used to challenge and change existing practice and to solve problems.Stella Jones-Devitt is Principal Lecturer in the School of Professional Health Studies at York St John University. Liz Smith is Programme Leader for Health Professional Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull

A Theoretical Overview
Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking
The Authenticity of Knowledge
Assumptions
The Nature of Evidence
Key Theoretical Tools Of Critical Thinking
Political Ideologies
Moral Reasoning
Feminism and Post-Feminism
Critical Realism
Chaos and Complexity Theories
Post-modernism and Post-structuralism
Application To Health And Social Care Practice
Case Studies in Health and Social Care
The Implications for Practice
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ISBN: 9781412920704
ISBN-10: 1412920701
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 208
Published: 25th October 2007
Dimensions (cm): 23.0 x 15.2  x 1.4
Weight (kg): 0.327