Caring for the Carers

doi:10.1017/9781911623069.028

Chapter 28 - Caring for the Carers

from Section 4 - Scaffolding

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 June 2019

Verity Kemp and

Edited by

S. Alexander Haslam ,

Catherine Haslam ,

Kamaldeep S. Bhui and

Susan Bailey

Edited in association with

Daniel Maughan

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Richard Williams: Affiliation:
University of South Wales
Verity Kemp: Affiliation:
Healthplanning Ltd.
S. Alexander Haslam: Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Catherine Haslam: Affiliation:
University of Queensland
Kamaldeep S. Bhui: Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London
Susan Bailey: Affiliation:
Centre for Mental Health
Daniel Maughan: Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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At the core of this book is the importance to people’s wellbeing and health of their social connectedness, attachments and attachment capacities, and their social identities. It is clear that people crave society and that they gain support, meaning and a sense of control from their shared social identities that sustain them, day to day. Furthermore, their social connectedness and identities provide them with templates for how they respond, cope and are supported when they meet challenges and adversity.

But, turning the tables, what is it like to care for other people? While doing so may give much satisfaction and meaning to carers, that role is not without its own challenges. The focal matter in this chapter is that of how to encourage professional practitioners to engage fully in working compassionately for the people in their care while taking steps to reduce the potential burdens of so doing.

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Information: Social Scaffolding
Applying the Lessons of Contemporary Social Science to Health and Healthcare
, pp. 289 - 301

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781911623069.028 [Opens in a new window]

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