UID:
almafu_9959241273902883
Format:
1 online resource (223 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-26540-9
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1-134-26541-7
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1-280-17531-1
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0-203-01784-6
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9786610175314
Content:
This book traces the development of services for people with disabilities and discusses how much things have really changed for today's 'service users' since the days of asylums. It also assesses whether the policy of involvement, such as that outlined in Valuing People, is achievable in practice or simply places unrealistic burdens on professionals and service users.Based on findings from original research and interviews, the author argues that involving people with learning disabilities in service planning is difficult to achieve successfully and is currently, to a large ext
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; NOTES; 1 The historical and social context of care to people with learning disabilities; 2 The case for citizenship; 3 Barriers to communication; 4 Strategies for implementing normalisation and citizenship; 5 The local authority's interpretation of government strategies; 6 Group observations; 7 Conclusion; APPENDIX A: THE RESEARCH DESIGN AND QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX B: THE SEMI-STRUCTURED DISCUSSION SCHEDULE; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-35157-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-35156-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203017845
