{"product_id":"unequal-partners-user-groups-and-community-care-1861340567","title":"Unequal partners: User groups and community care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1861340567\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barnes, Marian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct Description Self-organised user groups of social and health care services are playing an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance. Based on detailed empirical work looking at the user and 'official' perspective, this report includes studies of user groups and officials in two policy areas - mental health and disability. The authors examine both the strategies user groups adopt to seek their objectives, and explore conceptual issues relating to notions of consumerism and citizenship. \"Unequal Partners\" thus contributes to our understanding of the role of user self-organisation in empowering people as consumers, and in enabling excluded people to become 'active' citizens. The authors discuss the way in which self-organisation may be supported without being controlled by officials in statutory agencies, highlighting the need to understand and distinguish between user self-organisation and user involvement. The report concludes that if policy makers are genuinely committed to g Review \"... could provoke some very uncomfortable reflection in the education and training field.\" Social Work Education About the Author Marian Barnes is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, University of Brighton. She is author of many publications on care, participation, ageing and mental health.Stephen Harrison is based in the Nuffield Institute of Health at the University of LeedsMaggie Mort is a Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Lancaster University. She is also the Coordinator of the EC Horizon 2020 project, CUIDAR: Cultures of Disaster Resilience among children and young people.Polly Shardlow is a forensic social worker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67945516269856,"sku":"NEW1861340567","price":39.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/616v0k7CXSL.jpg?v=1792803469","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/unequal-partners-user-groups-and-community-care-1861340567","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}