Do self-assessment and self-directed support undermine traditional social work with disabled people?

Disability and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-286

  Renshaw, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled People's Movement; Personalisation; Self assessment; Self directed support; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649118497     PISSN: 09687599     EISSN: 13600508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687590801954075     Document Type: Article

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