Ethics and Social Welfare, 5(2), June 2011, pp.138-152.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Abingdon
Modern developments in care and support delivery for disabled and older people have led to the expansion of personalisation schemes, where money is paid in substitute for care and support. Although the schemes have been evaluated within their own national contexts, little work has been done so far to explore the theoretical implications of their development and extension, particularly from an ethics of care perspective. This paper fills that gap by drawing on comparative evidence from several schemes across different nations to develop an analysis which draws on feminist theory and an ethics of care approach to examine: the gendered policy outcomes and impact of such schemes; a feminist analysis of the governance implications of personalisation; the implications for the gendered division of work, particularly between paid and unpaid care work and between different groups of paid and unpaid carers; an ethics of care analysis of the impact of personalisation over the lifecourse of disabled and older people, and carers; and a discussion of the relationship between commodification, empowerment, citizenship and choice drawing on the work of care ethicists.
Modern developments in care and support delivery for disabled and older people have led to the expansion of personalisation schemes, where money is paid in substitute for care and support. Although the schemes have been evaluated within their own national contexts, little work has been done so far to explore the theoretical implications of their development and extension, particularly from an ethics of care perspective. This paper fills that gap by drawing on comparative evidence from several schemes across different nations to develop an analysis which draws on feminist theory and an ethics of care approach to examine: the gendered policy outcomes and impact of such schemes; a feminist analysis of the governance implications of personalisation; the implications for the gendered division of work, particularly between paid and unpaid care work and between different groups of paid and unpaid carers; an ethics of care analysis of the impact of personalisation over the lifecourse of disabled and older people, and carers; and a discussion of the relationship between commodification, empowerment, citizenship and choice drawing on the work of care ethicists.
Subject terms:
older people, personalisation, self-directed support, social welfare, disabilities, ethics;
Content type:
research review
Location(s):
Austria, France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
... this publication focuses on the role of the personal adviser in providing personalised employment support and advice, noting that personalised support is essential to improving the chances of people finding work. It is a collection of essays about aspects of personalisation, employment, and welfare-to-work approaches around the world.
Now It's Personal is a project in which the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is exploring the role of personal advisers in the welfare-to-work sector, how welfare can provide personal support, and what steps need to be taken to achieve sustainable jobs and integrated skills and training. In the context of the new coalition government's proposals for changes to the welfare system, this publication focuses on the role of the personal adviser in providing personalised employment support and advice, noting that personalised support is essential to improving the chances of people finding work. It is a collection of essays about aspects of personalisation, employment, and welfare-to-work approaches around the world.
Subject terms:
personalisation, social welfare, unemployment, benefits, employment, government policy;
Location(s):
Canada, Australia, England, France, Germany, Norway, Scotland, United States, Wales
This paper introduces the development of the concept personalisation in the UK. It then briefly outline systems of social care provision in France, Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, all of which operate on the basis of personal budgets. Although the systems differ in the details, but are linked by the common principles of user choice and control to which the UK currently aspires.
This paper introduces the development of the concept personalisation in the UK. It then briefly outline systems of social care provision in France, Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, all of which operate on the basis of personal budgets. Although the systems differ in the details, but are linked by the common principles of user choice and control to which the UK currently aspires. It then looks at the lessons that can be learnt from the experiences in other countries.
Subject terms:
personal budgets, personalisation, self-directed support, social care, social care provision, direct payments;
Location(s):
Czech Republic, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom