1st Edition
When Social Services are Local The Normanton Experience
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the early 1980s in Britain the organisation of the personal social services had come under increasingly critical scrutiny. The establishment of large social services departments following re-organisation in the early 1970s had led, some argued, to the emergence of services which all too often were over-centralised, fragmented and crisis-oriented in their approach.
In attempts to break out... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgements. Part 1: Context 1. Introduction 2. The Setting and the Experiment 3. The Patch Teams in Action Part 2: The Team at Work 4. Referrals 5. Long-Term Work 6. Contacts and Liaison 7. The Outer Team: Home Helps and Wardens 8. Management and Development Part 3: Perceptions of the Team 9. The Worker’s View 10. The User’s View 11. The Outside View 12. Conclusions. References. Appendix: Tables. Index.
Biography
Roger Hadley, Morag McGrath
