IDEAS IN ACTION Grassroots Networks: A Model for Promoting the Influence of Service Users and Carers in Social Work Education

被引：15

作者：

Ager, Wendy

Dow, John

Gee, Maggie

机构：

[1] University of Dundee, Department of Social Work, Dundee, DD5 1NY, Gardyne Road Campus

来源：

SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION | 2005年 / 24卷 / 04期

关键词：

Service Users; Grassroots Network; Carers; Social Work Education;

D O I：

10.1080/02615470500097033

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

We examine a process for involving service users and carers in a social work programme in Scotland and include the perspective of a service user involved in the development. We note the extent of service user and carer involvement within Scottish social work education. The Dundee system involves a regulated process of academics liaising with service user and carer groups in the locality, so that the expertise of service users and carers informs and influences social work qualifying training. The model is built on current ideas surrounding communication networks that work in non-hierarchical ways. The paper emphasises the importance of basing a system on shared values and overcoming tokenistic approaches to involvement.

引用

页码：467 / 476

页数：10