Peer advocacy in a personalized landscape : The role of peer support in a context of individualized support and austerity
By: Power, Andrew.
Contributor(s): Bartlett, Ruth | Hall, Edward.
Series: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities 20 (2) June 2016: 183-193. 2016Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
| SUPPORT SERVICES | PERSONALISATION | SELF ADVOCACY | GREAT BRITAINOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: Whilst personalization offers the promise of more choice and control and wider participation in the community, the reality in the United Kingdom has been hampered by local council cuts and a decline in formal services. This has left many people with intellectual disabilities feeling dislocated from collective forms of support. What fills this gap and does peer advocacy have a role to play? Drawing on a co-researched study undertaken with and by persons with intellectual disabilities, we examined what role peer advocacy can play in a context of reduced day services, austerity and individualized support.
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Whilst personalization offers the promise of more choice and control and wider participation in the community, the reality in the United Kingdom has been hampered by local council cuts and a decline in formal services. This has left many people with intellectual disabilities feeling dislocated from collective forms of support. What fills this gap and does peer advocacy have a role to play? Drawing on a co-researched study undertaken with and by persons with intellectual disabilities, we examined what role peer advocacy can play in a context of reduced day services, austerity and individualized support.
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