| Personalisation Contributor(s): Beresford, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447316142 ISBN-13: 9781447316145 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $19.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 361.3 |
| Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.25 lbs) 76 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Personalisation has become the policy buzz-word of the twenty-first century. Supporters claim it offers service users choice and services attuned to meet their specific needs, moving away from 'one size fits all' state services. In this short form book, part of the Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work series, Peter Beresford, one of Britain's foremost social work academics, challenges the personalisation agenda and its consequences on service users. Although critical of 'one size fits all' services that deny service user voice, Beresford argues that personalisation turns service users into 'consumers' of services within a care market and hence reinforces the commodification of care which sees vast profits made by a small number of providers at the expense of good quality services for those who use them. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beresford, Peter: - Peter Beresford, OBE, is professor of social policy and director of the Centre for Citizen Participation at Brunel University London. |