Empowerment, policy levels and service forums

Brandon, Toby (2005) Empowerment, policy levels and service forums. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 9 (4). pp. 321-331. ISSN 1744-6295

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Abstract

This article will examine empowerment through policy at three levels: governmental, service and 'street'. It will focus in particular on 'street level' policy, drawing on qualitative interviews and an analysis of documentation within a day centre for adults with learning difficulties. The recorded behaviour of the workers and the structure of the day centre affected service users' experience of power. This is discussed through the theoretical construction of the organization's 'service forum' that contains its 'posture', a set of formal values and beliefs owned by the organization, and the 'culture', which is the unofficial day-to-day presentation of the service. Finally the use of such an approach is considered with regards to the future analysis of services for people with learning difficulties.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	advocacy, empowerment, policy levels, service forums
Subjects:	L500 Social Work
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2015 14:07
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2019 22:18
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/19888

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