Mitchell, Wendy Ann orcid.org/0000-0002-1608-2368, Brooks, Jenni orcid.org/0000-0001-7735-3718 and Glendinning, Caroline (2015) Carers' roles in personal budgets:tensions and dilemmas in front line practice. British Journal of Social Work. pp. 1433-1450. ISSN 1468-263X
Abstract
Adult social care in England emphasises the service and support preferences of disabled and older people. Personal budgets play a central role in this development. Carers in England have also secured rights to assessment and support in their care-giving roles. However, these policies have developed largely separately, with little consideration of the interdependencies between disabled and older people and their carers. There is limited evidence detailing current practice. This paper explores current practice, particularly how far social care practitioners recognise and balance the needs and interests of service users and carers, especially those with cognitive and/or communication impairments. The paper reports findings from nine qualitative focus groups (forty-seven participants) conducted in 2012 with practitioners involved in service user personalisation and carer assessments from older people and learning disability teams across three English authorities. Findings indicate inconsistencies in practice. Although practitioners felt they sought to involve carers, practices varied between authorities, teams and colleagues in the same team. Clear and timely links between processes for service users and carers were absent. Practice was discussed most frequently around service user assessments, other stages of personalisation appeared ad hoc. Areas of confusion and tension are identified. Future policy and practice developments and challenges are also considered.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014, The Author. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details |
Keywords: | adult social care,personalisation,personal budgets,assessment,older people,disabled people,carers,service users,social care practitioners |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Research Groups (York) > Social Policy Research Unit (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number NIHR-CCF T976/EM/York3 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2016 11:50 |
Last Modified: | 26 Nov 2024 00:28 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcu018 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/bjsw/bcu018 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93476 |