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Social Work: Disabled People and Disabling Environments

Michael Oliver editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published:1st Jan '94

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This book redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than individual problem and considers the implications for social work practice.

This book redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. It looks at the experience of people with disabilities in society, and the influence that their organisations have had on service provision.

This book redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. It looks at the experience of people with disabilities in society, and the influence that their organisations have had on service provision. The authors discuss the implications of this in a variety of different settings and across the life cycle.

The contributors to this book include disabled people, practitioners, professionals and academics.

Eeminently readable. This book should be read by anyone involved in strategic planning in health or the personal social services, as well as fieldwork staff. -- Therapy
Redefines the issue of disability as a social rather than an individual problem and considers the implications of this view for the provision of services and for social work practice. -- Disability News
An excellent introduction to the culture of social services departments, and how this shapes the provision they make for disabled people. -- British Journal of Learning Disabilities
Oliver's book is an important one for social work practitioners, academics and activists in the disability movement. -- Australian Social Work
Raises a number of pertinent issues and questions for social workers and other professionals working with people with disabilities. -- Special Education Perspectives

ISBN: 9781853021787

Dimensions: 234mm x 158mm x 7mm

Weight: 318g

208 pages