Understanding the carers' experience : examples from a Ghanaian context

Quinn, Neil and Evans, A (2010) Understanding the carers' experience : examples from a Ghanaian context. International Social Work, 53 (1). pp. 61-72. ISSN 0020-8728 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872809348953)

Abstract

Informal carers play a key role in mental health care.This article draws on the work of Goffman to analyse the experiences of carers in Ghana. The findings illustrate the complex nature of caring and the need to develop social work practice that acknowledges the social context of carers’ reality.

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Quinn, Neil ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-7552

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	34807
  Dates:	Date Event January 2010 Published
  Subjects:	Social Sciences > Social pathology. Social and public welfare
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work and Social Policy > Social Work
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	24 Oct 2011 10:18
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 09:54
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/34807