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Personalisation: Perceptions of the Role of Social Work in a World of Brokers and Budgets.
- Source :
- British Journal of Social Work; Mar2011, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p204-223, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- There are growing numbers of people using personalised support and it has been argued that this system of social welfare requires a very different workforce, with a re-evaluation of the role of social work. This paper reports empirical research that explores the perceptions of sixty-six disabled people, carers and elders of the role social workers should perform in a personalised world. The study used a grounded theory approach, obtaining data from a thread posted on eighteen internet forums. This novel methodology allowed access to ‘hard to reach’ groups and encouraged participation by individuals whose contributions may be inhibited by more traditional research methods. The analysis revealed that notions of power and autonomy were fundamental in understanding respondents' views of social work with concerns raised about the power of social workers and statutory organisations. These findings have implications for the recommendations made by the Social Work Task Force in 2009 for the reform of social work that argues for social work to have a greater professional status and potentially more power in the support relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- PUBLIC welfare
ANALYSIS of variance
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
AUTOMATIC data collection systems
AUTONOMY (Psychology)
BUDGET
CAREGIVERS
DECISION making
FAMILIES
GROUNDED theory
HEALTH care reform
HEALTH services accessibility
INTERNET
MEDICAL needs assessment
NATIONAL health services
PATIENTS
PEOPLE with disabilities
POWER (Social sciences)
STATISTICAL sampling
SELF-evaluation
SOCIAL networks
SOCIAL services
SOCIAL workers
HEALTH insurance reimbursement
PROFESSIONAL practice
OCCUPATIONAL roles
AT-risk people
HUMAN research subjects
PATIENT selection
PATIENT-centered care
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00453102
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Social Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 59369775
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq087