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Choices and voices: a case study of a self-advocacy group
- Author:
- STALKER Kirsten
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 5(4), July 1997, pp.246-254.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on one part of a study which examined the exercise of choice by adults with learning difficulties: a case study of a Members' Council within a 'flagship' resource centre. The Council was a self-advocacy group set up to represent members' interests and offer advice to centre management about aspects of service delivery. The members' ability to exercise choice was closely related to issues of power and control on several levels, with potential points of tension being identified. In conclusion, a significant tension is identified between structure and process for 'in-house' groups, indicating that while people can make important 'developmental' gains from self-advocacy, 'instrumental' achievements are likely to be constrained for service-based groups.