Pearson, C. (2000) 'Money talks? Competing discourses in the role of direct payments', Critical Social Policy, vol 20, no 4, pp 459–77. Pearson, C. (2004) 'Keeping the cash under control: what's the problem with direct payments in ...
... with service users and central government each wanting different things from the reforms. This contradiction has been identified most forcefully by Pearson (2000), who emphasises the tensions between the social justice discourse of ...
This is the concise, accessible guide for students and practitioners who want a comprehensive introduction to health and social care.
The book summarises and builds on current knowledge and research about direct payments in the UK and considers developments in other European countries.
Mental health The initial neglect of mental health issues was apparent from the early stages of the implementation of direct payments – indeed, as the Direct Payments Bill was being debated in Parliament, there were specific ...
As a result, this book focuses on health and adult social care, with a separate Short Guide by Conradie and Golding (2013) covering work with children and young people. There is also a useful Short Guide to Social Work (Adams, 2010), ...
Updated to take account of policy and practice changes, this is an introductory text on direct payments and individual budgets, summarising the current evidence and implications for policy and practice.
Samuel, M. (2013b) 'Red tape and lack of funding limit choice for people on council-managed personal budgets', Community Care, 8 October. Sapey, B. and Pearson, C. (2004) 'Do disabled people need social workers?', Social Work and Social ...
Research findings/service issues In 1992, a rehabilitation project was established in Hereford General and County ... entry into residential or nursing care predicted for them when they were referred to the project (Table 5.1).
to find the money to stimulate and support micro-enterprise in order to ensure that people with personal budgets (managed or not) have real choice. And in these local authority areas community enterprise is thriving – creating not just ...
Updated to take account of policy and practice changes, this is an introductory text on direct payments and individual budgets, summarising the current evidence and implications for policy and practice.
This edited book provides a hard-hitting and deliberately provocative overview of the relationship between evidence, policy and practice, how policy is implemented and how research can and should influence the policy process.