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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Do disabled people need social workers?
AU - Sapey, Bob J.
AU - Pearson, Jayn
N1 - 50% contribution RAE_import_type : Journal article RAE_uoa_type : Social Work and Social Policy & Administration
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - This paper reflects on the role of social services departments and social workers in the system of direct payments. By means of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act, 1996, care services can be commissioned directly by the user. Social services departments have a role in setting up the local direct payments system and individual social workers may promote and facilitate its use by disabled people. There are indications from regional evaluations, however, that for a variety of reasons, organizations and their individual employees are sceptical and reluctant to implement this legislation. Given this, together with the government's commitment to the system as a means of promoting the full citizenship of disabled people, the authors question whether social workers and social services departments have any future in this area of social care
AB - This paper reflects on the role of social services departments and social workers in the system of direct payments. By means of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act, 1996, care services can be commissioned directly by the user. Social services departments have a role in setting up the local direct payments system and individual social workers may promote and facilitate its use by disabled people. There are indications from regional evaluations, however, that for a variety of reasons, organizations and their individual employees are sceptical and reluctant to implement this legislation. Given this, together with the government's commitment to the system as a means of promoting the full citizenship of disabled people, the authors question whether social workers and social services departments have any future in this area of social care
KW - DISABLED PEOPLE
KW - DIRECT PAYMENTS
KW - SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS
KW - SOCIAL WORKERS
KW - SOCIAL CARE
KW - CITIZENSHIP
KW - CHOICE
KW - EMPOWERMENT
M3 - Journal article
VL - 11
SP - 52
EP - 70
JO - Social Work and Social Sciences Review
JF - Social Work and Social Sciences Review
SN - 0953-5225
IS - 3
ER -