Independent futures : creating user-led disability services in a disabling society / Colin Barnes and Geof Mercer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Colin, 1946-

Contributor:

Mercer, G. (Geoffrey)

British Association of Social Workers.

Series:

BASW/Policy Press titles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Services for--Great Britain--Management.

People with disabilities.

Self-help groups--Great Britain.

Self-help groups.

People with disabilities--Services for--Government policy--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 223 p) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The number of disability related support services controlled and run by disabled people themselves has increased significantly in the UK and internationally over the past forty years. As a result, greater user involvement in service provision and delivery is a key priority for many western Governments. This book provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of these developments in the UK. Drawing on evidence from a range of sources, including material from the first national study of user-controlled services, this book provides a critical evaluation of the development and organisation of user-controlled services in the UK and identifies the principal forces - economic, political and cultural - that influence and inhibit their further development. It summarises and discusses the policy implications for the future development of services and includes an up-to-date and comprehensive literature and research review. Independent futures is essential reading for academics and students on a range of courses including: health and social care; social work; allied health professions, such as nursing, occupational therapy and speech therapy; social policy; sociology; and psychology. It will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers who need a reliable overview of current policy and critical analysis of key issues affecting future policy and practice.

Contents:

Cover; INDEPENDENT FUTURES - Creating user-led disability services in a disabling society; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on the authors; ONE - Examining user-led services; TWO - Traditional approaches: disability policy and the welfare state; THREE - Disability activism and the struggle for independent living; FOUR - Researching user-led organisations; FIVE - User-led organisations: building an alternative approach; SIX - Service design and delivery: opportunities and constraints; SEVEN - Service users' views and experiences; EIGHT - Politics and campaigning

NINE - Policy change or retrenchment?TEN - Future directions; References; Index; Also available from The Policy Press

Notes:

Published in association with the British Association of Social Workers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-216) and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-0259-1

1-281-15981-6

9786611159818

1-84742-157-1

OCLC:

476249835

Publisher Number:

9781861347190