Disability and Society, 15(7), December 2000, pp.991-999.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Moving from a medical to a social model of individual disability is a political process of change with implications for understanding of and relationship to borders between individual, social life and political participation. This process has echoes in the conceptual experience of change through movement for women's liberation and gay liberation. Conceptualisation of a public/private divide has been identified in both these movements, and can also be used productively to further the use of a social model of disability. In this way, public change in status and participation can be linked to private defeat of barriers to public and political participation. This article identifies some uses of conceptualising public and private as a way of locating service provision within a social model of disability.
Moving from a medical to a social model of individual disability is a political process of change with implications for understanding of and relationship to borders between individual, social life and political participation. This process has echoes in the conceptual experience of change through movement for women's liberation and gay liberation. Conceptualisation of a public/private divide has been identified in both these movements, and can also be used productively to further the use of a social model of disability. In this way, public change in status and participation can be linked to private defeat of barriers to public and political participation. This article identifies some uses of conceptualising public and private as a way of locating service provision within a social model of disability.
Subject terms:
physical disabilities, privacy, rights, social model, social policy, social work methods, social work theories, attitudes, ethics;
Examines the consequences of the transfer of Western special education technology to India. Looking specifically at the policies of community integration and integrated education, it presents evidence that community-based services are unsuited to the local culture and analyses the implications of a inappropriate programs for families of children with disabilities. Culturally responsive alternatives are discussed.
Examines the consequences of the transfer of Western special education technology to India. Looking specifically at the policies of community integration and integrated education, it presents evidence that community-based services are unsuited to the local culture and analyses the implications of a inappropriate programs for families of children with disabilities. Culturally responsive alternatives are discussed.
Subject terms:
multicultural approach, needs, physical disabilities, social policy, social work methods, special education, children, cultural identity, education;
Focuses on the inter relationship between social work and social policy. Includes papers on: placing social work within social theory and political practice; community as a basis for social policy and social action; the role of the supra state in organisation shaping - the case of the European Union; social stratification and differentiation of incomes in Russia; redistributing wealth and power between the state and individual entrepreneurs in Armenia; introducing new professions - social work in Russia; the emergence and development of the non profit sector in Hungary; advocacy as a policy and practice issue; changing cultures of care in the two Germanies; approaches to deinstitutionalisation in Western and Eastern Europe; the rediscovery of child neglect and abuse; comprehending and responding to elder abuse; and social integration of children with disabilities in India.
Focuses on the inter relationship between social work and social policy. Includes papers on: placing social work within social theory and political practice; community as a basis for social policy and social action; the role of the supra state in organisation shaping - the case of the European Union; social stratification and differentiation of incomes in Russia; redistributing wealth and power between the state and individual entrepreneurs in Armenia; introducing new professions - social work in Russia; the emergence and development of the non profit sector in Hungary; advocacy as a policy and practice issue; changing cultures of care in the two Germanies; approaches to deinstitutionalisation in Western and Eastern Europe; the rediscovery of child neglect and abuse; comprehending and responding to elder abuse; and social integration of children with disabilities in India.
Subject terms:
income, physical disabilities, social policy, social work methods, social work theories, sociology, voluntary sector, advocacy, child abuse, child neglect, children, deinstitutionalisation, elder abuse;
Location(s):
Armenia, Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary, Europe, India, Germany, Russia
Syllabi focusing on social work in health care. Contains course outlines on: case management with vulnerable populations; special fields of social work health settings; social work issues in health care; social work practice in health care settings; poverty, health and health policy; social work in health; health care issues, policies and programmes; health, illness and disability; clinical social work issues in health care; introduction to health services research; issues in maternal health; urban health care; social and preventive issues around AIDS; gender and chronic health conditions; and health care for the poor.
Syllabi focusing on social work in health care. Contains course outlines on: case management with vulnerable populations; special fields of social work health settings; social work issues in health care; social work practice in health care settings; poverty, health and health policy; social work in health; health care issues, policies and programmes; health, illness and disability; clinical social work issues in health care; introduction to health services research; issues in maternal health; urban health care; social and preventive issues around AIDS; gender and chronic health conditions; and health care for the poor.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, medical social work, medical social workers, long term conditions, mothers, physical disabilities, physical illness, poverty, prevention, social policy, social work education, social work methods, social work theories, urban areas, case management, children, gender, health, health care;
Collection of papers exploring current challenges facing practitioners across a broad spectrum of the caring professions. Includes chapters on: reshaping welfare; the public administration model of welfare delivery; community care in the 1990s; changes in maternity policy; human behaviour and social policy; theory and practice in health and social care; applying reflective practice; reflection and reflective practice; requirements of a caregiver; social work values; anti oppressive theory and practice in social work; working with diversity; keys to collaboration; collaboration and conflict within the treatment team; using psychotherapeutic concepts to understand team conflict; the missing link in quality assurance for disabled people; developing the role of user involvement in the UK; the role of women support staff in relation to men with learning difficulties who have difficult sexual behaviour; care costs; confidentiality, accountability and the boundaries of client worker relationships; obstacles to medical audit; the accreditation experience; the resettlement of people with severe learning difficulties; the creative work of care package purchasing; voluntary sector boards in a changing public policy environment; professional practice in social work and health care; a new social basis for welfare; and user voice, interprofessionalism and postmodernity.
Collection of papers exploring current challenges facing practitioners across a broad spectrum of the caring professions. Includes chapters on: reshaping welfare; the public administration model of welfare delivery; community care in the 1990s; changes in maternity policy; human behaviour and social policy; theory and practice in health and social care; applying reflective practice; reflection and reflective practice; requirements of a caregiver; social work values; anti oppressive theory and practice in social work; working with diversity; keys to collaboration; collaboration and conflict within the treatment team; using psychotherapeutic concepts to understand team conflict; the missing link in quality assurance for disabled people; developing the role of user involvement in the UK; the role of women support staff in relation to men with learning difficulties who have difficult sexual behaviour; care costs; confidentiality, accountability and the boundaries of client worker relationships; obstacles to medical audit; the accreditation experience; the resettlement of people with severe learning difficulties; the creative work of care package purchasing; voluntary sector boards in a changing public policy environment; professional practice in social work and health care; a new social basis for welfare; and user voice, interprofessionalism and postmodernity.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, joint working, interprofessional relations, learning disabilities, mixed economy of care, NHS, nurses, multidisciplinary services, physical disabilities, prevention, quality assurance, reflective practice, severe learning disabilities, social policy, social services, social welfare, social care, social care provision, social work methods, social work theories, staff-user relationships, teamwork, voluntary sector, accountability, anti-discriminatory practice, anti-oppressive practice, black and minority ethnic people, community care, ethics, health care;