Carolyn Wallace

Jane L. Golden, Givens Estates' second Resident Services Coordinator, began her work in 1984, when we were a young community. She emphasized resident services, community outreach and service, linkage with the local churches, and developing meaningful relationships between residents and with the wider community. In February, 1988 she received the Human Services Director of the Year National Award in San Francisco, California, from the United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries. It was stated that she had helped create a pacesetting model in the field of resident services. Jane was a motivator, an encourager, and a connector. She believed that Givens was a community where neighbor helped neighbor, and she helped initiate outreach programs to benefit the greater community. She helped form what some say is the foundation of the Givens Community Spirit. We thank Jane for sharing the stories of those early years contained in this collection. These stories are her interpretation of Givens Estates' history. After graduating from Lenoir-Rhyne College, Jane was selected for the Danforth Fellowship program at Penn State where she trained with Elton Trueblood to work with Campus Student Christian Fellowships. She retired from Givens Estates in 1991. Jane was the spouse of a United Methodist Pastor, Jake Golden. Jake was the Senior Pastor at Central United Methodist Church in Asheville, a superintendent of the Waynesville District, a superintendent of the Asheville District and he served on the Givens Board during our formative years. Jane and Jake's daughter, Anne, lives in the WNC UMAR Home on the Givens Estates campus.

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"This is an accessible and important text. It is to be commended for bringing together policy and practice on assessment and information sharing across England, Scotland and Wales." - Professor Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire "This new text is a welcome addition to the literature relating to inter-professional working. It offers students from a range of professions a comprehensive guide to current social policy and authoritative guidance on how to conduct a safe and effective assessment." - Soo Moore, City University, London Shared assessment is the standardised approach to assessment and the sharing of information and documentation within and between health and social care. This book offers students and practitioners a step-by-step guide to the process, helping them to overcome some of the anxieties of change and providing realistic guidance on the process. Key features of the book include: - Comprehensive coverage - follows a logical structure looking at context, policy, and practice - A focus on the practitioner's understanding of an individual's experience and the roles of staff within the process - Discussion of confidentiality and anti-discriminatory practice - Four chapter-long case studies that take the reader through the stages of assessment and subsequent roles and responsibilities. The book includes pedagogical features such as a glossary of terms, a Comparative Grid for Standardised Assessment Frameworks, examples of carers' assessments, reflective questions and further reading. It is essential reading for students and practitioners working across health and social care, particularly in social work, nursing and mental health.