The personal social services : clients, consumers or citizens?
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The personal social services : clients, consumers or citizens?
(Longman social policy in Britain series)
Longman, 1996
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-282) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book sets out the major features of the personal social services in Britain tracing their past, present and discussing possible futures. It includes a study of the social, political and legal basis for policy and practice and considers the shortcomings, strengths and impact of social services provision on users and workers giving emphasis to the changing relationships between public provision by the state, voluntary and private provision, and self-help in the wake of internal markets in health and social care.
Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Tables Introduction Part 1: Reshaping the Personal Social Services 1. Overview of the Personal Social Services 2. Seebohm: Family-based Treatment in the Welfare Services 3. Consumerism versus Empowerment
- the Quasi-markets of Social Care Part 2: Services for Children and Families 4. Families 5.Children and Young People Part 3: Adults' Services 6. Community Care 7. Mental Health and Disability 8. Group Care 9. Criminal Justice 10. Youth Justice Part 4: Future Prospects 11. Future of the Personal Social Services Part 5: Documents 12. Acts and Inquiry Reports 13. Select Bibliography 14. Figures and Tables
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