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Shaping futures - rights, welfare and personal social services
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL WORK
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Outlines how a two day conference with a group of service providers, policy advisers, users/carers, disabled people, academics and other commentators on the future of the Personal Social Services found agreement on the progress that had been made on involvement, as well as profound disagreement about the future.Discusses how significant work now needs to be addressed on agreeing a way forward.
Charging for non-residential social care
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL WORK
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Charging for social care for adults in their homes or in day services is on the increase, and many issues are arising about practicalities, equity and likely effects. A survey by Sue Balloch for the local authority associations has shown a very varied picture and considerable confusion.
Building bridges between people who use and people who provide services
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL WORK
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part 1 reports on a series of 4 workshops held during 1991 which brought together on an equal basis users of services and those who provide them in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, with the focus on community care across the board. Part 2 is a collection of accounts, mostly by people who took part in the workshops, of involvement in trying to change and develop social services.