A Matter of Power: Relationships between professionals and disabled service users

Cameron, Colin, Molloy-Graham, Joanne and Cameron, Maggie (2020) A Matter of Power: Relationships between professionals and disabled service users. In: The Routledge Handbook of Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education. Routledge International Handbooks . Taylor & Francis, London. ISBN 9781138360143, 9780429433306

Preview

Text Cameron Molloy-Graham and Cameron 2020 A Matter of Power 13.12.19.pdf - Accepted Version Download (232kB) | Preview

Abstract

This chapter examines ways in which power distorts relationships between professionals and service users. It specifically discusses relationships between professionals and disabled service users. It draws on observations made by disabled service user representatives interviewed by Shaping Our Lives and by Joanne Molloy-Graham and Maggie Cameron. The focus is mainly on relations between professionals and disabled people in contexts of service user involvement in the evaluation, planning and co-production of health, education and social care services, though more incidental interactions will also be considered. The author comes from a social model perspective but also uses symbolic interactionist (SI) and structural symbolic interactionist (SSI) perspectives too. Core concepts within symbolic interactionism include, for example, symbols (words, looks, gestures), interactions, attitudes, socialisation, role-taking, reference groups, roles and definitions of situations. Structural symbolic interactionism places emphasis on the impact of social structures on social interactions.

Actions (login required)

View Item

Downloads