Developing new understandings of independence and autonomy in the personalised relationship

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1847-1865

  Leece, Janet ^b   Peace, Sheila ^a  

^a Open University   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

autonomy; care relationships; direct payments; homecare; independence; personal assistants; Personalisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956474098     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcp105     Document Type: Article

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