{"product_id":"9781861347183","title":"Independent Futures: Creating User-Led Disability Services in a Disabling Society","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe number of disability related support services controlled and run by disabled people themselves has increased significantly in the UK and internationally over the past forty years. As a result, greater user involvement in service provision and delivery is a key priority for many western Governments. This book provides the first comprehensive review and analysis of these developments in the UK.Drawing on evidence from a range of sources, including material from the first national study of user-controlled services, this book provides a critical evaluation of the development and organisation of user-controlled services in the UK and identifies the principal forces - economic, political and cultural - that influence and inhibit their further development. It summarises and discusses the policy implications for the future development of services and includes an up-to-date and comprehensive literature and research review.\"Independent futures\" is essential reading for academics and students on a range of courses including: health and social care; social work; allied health professions, such as nursing, occupational therapy and speech therapy; social policy; sociology; and psychology. It will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers who need a reliable overview of current policy and critical analysis of key issues affecting future policy and practice.","brand":"Policy Press at the Univ of Bristol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043375857904,"sku":"9781861347183","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861347183_p0.jpg?v=1769895660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861347183","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}