Janet Leece
Biographic Data
| ID | 6740217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Leece |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet |
| FAMILY NAME | Leece |
| SIGNATURE | LEECE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oldham Council |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Personalisation
There are growing numbers of people using personalised support and it has been argued that this system of social welfare requires a very different workforce, with a re-evaluation of the role of social work. This paper reports empirical research that explores the perceptions of sixty-six disabled people, carers and elders of the role social workers should perform in a personalised world. The study used a grounded theory approach, obtaining data fr…
Developing New Understandings of Independence and Autonomy in the Personalised Relationship
The personalisation of adult social care has the potential to create support that is individualised, and it is the reality of this support relationship that forms the basis of this article. To date, there have been few studies that focus on the association between care users and their workers. Here, we consider research from a Ph.D. study that allows for comparison between two sets of relationships: between disabled adults and homecare workers em…
Direct payments and user-controlled support
Direct payments are high on the agenda for social care with the government keen to radically increase the number of people accessing user-controlled support. Making this a reality presents local authority commissioners with a number of challenges: balancing the required financial flexibility whilst ensuring market stability; planning for the whole community; greater partnership working; developing a new workforce of personal assistants and workin…
Direct Payments
In 2003, the UK government placed a mandatory responsibility on local authorities to offer direct payments to eligible people. Given the extent to which the government is committed to extending the number of people using cash payments and research that shows the enormous benefits to users, then some areas of research into the take up are sadly neglected. For example, is it the case, as some literature suggests, that direct payments are by being d…
Money Talks, but What Does it Say? Direct Payments and the Commodification of Care
The development of direct payments has been greatly influenced by the combined pressure of governments' determination to create a mixed economy in social care and action from the Disability Movement in its quest for independent living and social justice. The extent to which the ideals of these perspectives have been realised by the reality of direct payments is unclear. One of the outcomes of the shift to a market economy is that social care prov…
The development of domiciliary care
Domiciliary care provides the vital support to over two million people in Britain enabling them to remain living independently in the community. It is of enormous importance to disabled and older people. This paper details the evolving development of domiciliary care from its early beginnings in district nursing and the home help service right up to the present day. It discusses important issues likely to affect future provision and considers whe…
Extending direct payments to informal carers
The Carers and Disabled Children Act (2000) has the potential to fundamentally change carers services and the way they are currently delivered. As yet, there is little published work that considers the implications of this Act either for local authorities or informal carers themselves. This paper examines the practical issues involved in the implementation of the Act in terms of: providing equitable services, defining terms, young carers and care…
Personalisation
There are growing numbers of people using personalised support and it has been argued that this system of social welfare requires a very different workforce, with a re-evaluation of the role of social work. This paper reports empirical research that explores the perceptions of sixty-six disabled people, carers and elders of the role social workers should perform in a personalised world. The study used a grounded theory approach, obtaining data fr…
Developing New Understandings of Independence and Autonomy in the Personalised Relationship
The personalisation of adult social care has the potential to create support that is individualised, and it is the reality of this support relationship that forms the basis of this article. To date, there have been few studies that focus on the association between care users and their workers. Here, we consider research from a Ph.D. study that allows for comparison between two sets of relationships: between disabled adults and homecare workers em…
Direct Payments
In 2003, the UK government placed a mandatory responsibility on local authorities to offer direct payments to eligible people. Given the extent to which the government is committed to extending the number of people using cash payments and research that shows the enormous benefits to users, then some areas of research into the take up are sadly neglected. For example, is it the case, as some literature suggests, that direct payments are by being d…
Money Talks, but What Does it Say? Direct Payments and the Commodification of Care
The development of direct payments has been greatly influenced by the combined pressure of governments' determination to create a mixed economy in social care and action from the Disability Movement in its quest for independent living and social justice. The extent to which the ideals of these perspectives have been realised by the reality of direct payments is unclear. One of the outcomes of the shift to a market economy is that social care prov…
Direct payments and user-controlled support
Direct payments are high on the agenda for social care with the government keen to radically increase the number of people accessing user-controlled support. Making this a reality presents local authority commissioners with a number of challenges: balancing the required financial flexibility whilst ensuring market stability; planning for the whole community; greater partnership working; developing a new workforce of personal assistants and workin…
The development of domiciliary care
Domiciliary care provides the vital support to over two million people in Britain enabling them to remain living independently in the community. It is of enormous importance to disabled and older people. This paper details the evolving development of domiciliary care from its early beginnings in district nursing and the home help service right up to the present day. It discusses important issues likely to affect future provision and considers whe…
Extending direct payments to informal carers
The Carers and Disabled Children Act (2000) has the potential to fundamentally change carers services and the way they are currently delivered. As yet, there is little published work that considers the implications of this Act either for local authorities or informal carers themselves. This paper examines the practical issues involved in the implementation of the Act in terms of: providing equitable services, defining terms, young carers and care…
The development of domiciliary care
Domiciliary care provides the vital support to over two million people in Britain enabling them to remain living independently in the community. It is of enormous importance to disabled and older people. This paper details the evolving development of domiciliary care from its early beginnings in district nursing and the home help service right up to the present day. It discusses important issues likely to affect future provision and considers whe…
Money Talks, but What Does it Say? Direct Payments and the Commodification of Care
The development of direct payments has been greatly influenced by the combined pressure of governments' determination to create a mixed economy in social care and action from the Disability Movement in its quest for independent living and social justice. The extent to which the ideals of these perspectives have been realised by the reality of direct payments is unclear. One of the outcomes of the shift to a market economy is that social care prov…
Direct Payments
In 2003, the UK government placed a mandatory responsibility on local authorities to offer direct payments to eligible people. Given the extent to which the government is committed to extending the number of people using cash payments and research that shows the enormous benefits to users, then some areas of research into the take up are sadly neglected. For example, is it the case, as some literature suggests, that direct payments are by being d…
Direct payments and user-controlled support
Direct payments are high on the agenda for social care with the government keen to radically increase the number of people accessing user-controlled support. Making this a reality presents local authority commissioners with a number of challenges: balancing the required financial flexibility whilst ensuring market stability; planning for the whole community; greater partnership working; developing a new workforce of personal assistants and workin…
Developing New Understandings of Independence and Autonomy in the Personalised Relationship
The personalisation of adult social care has the potential to create support that is individualised, and it is the reality of this support relationship that forms the basis of this article. To date, there have been few studies that focus on the association between care users and their workers. Here, we consider research from a Ph.D. study that allows for comparison between two sets of relationships: between disabled adults and homecare workers em…
Personalisation
There are growing numbers of people using personalised support and it has been argued that this system of social welfare requires a very different workforce, with a re-evaluation of the role of social work. This paper reports empirical research that explores the perceptions of sixty-six disabled people, carers and elders of the role social workers should perform in a personalised world. The study used a grounded theory approach, obtaining data fr…
Business (7 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (7 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Direct Payments (4 works) · Payment (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)