Encouraging a paradigm shift in services for people with disabilities

Author:
COCKS Errol
Publisher:
Edith Cowan University. Faculty of Health and Human Sciences. Centre for the Dev
Publication year:
1994
Pagination:
67p.,bibliog.
Place of publication:
Perth

Paper discussing the belief that human services, particularly services for people with disabilities, are currently dominated by a "modern formal human services paradigm". Because of some of the assumptions inherent in this paradigm and because of broad societal dislocation, it is argued that modern formal human services operate dysfuntionally and contain elements which are inimical to the interests of both vulnerable people and of society. Provides a critique and analysis of the dominant paradigm and presents an alternative model of service provision.

Subject terms:
models, physical disabilities, social care provision;
ISBN print:
0 7298 0161 6

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