Direct payments are designed to allow disabled people to purchase their own services, so that they themselves can tailor their care to their needs. But recent research suggests that the payments have had mixed results in helping them to escape the cycle of social exclusion.
Direct payments are designed to allow disabled people to purchase their own services, so that they themselves can tailor their care to their needs. But recent research suggests that the payments have had mixed results in helping them to escape the cycle of social exclusion.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, social exclusion, social care provision, user participation, direct payments;
User involvement is a much-used term in the disability field. Presents research that shows that the aims of service managers and service users are often still in conflict.
User involvement is a much-used term in the disability field. Presents research that shows that the aims of service managers and service users are often still in conflict.
Subject terms:
literature reviews, management, physical disabilities, social care provision, user participation, user views, empowerment;
Education and social services are often not working well together in transition planing. There is also poor coordination between children and adult social services. Young people who are disabled and in placements out of their local area are particularly likely to experience inadequate transition planning.
Education and social services are often not working well together in transition planing. There is also poor coordination between children and adult social services. Young people who are disabled and in placements out of their local area are particularly likely to experience inadequate transition planning.
Subject terms:
income support, physical disabilities, planning, self-concept, social services, social care provision, vulnerable adults, young people, benefits;