Connecting Policy to Practice in the Human Services

Connecting Policy to Practice in the Human Services PDF Author: Brian Wharf
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195418590
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Traditionally, human services policy has been made by people whose own lives are unaffected by their decisions. As a consequence, that policy often fails to meet the needs of service users. In this second edition of Connecting Policy to Practice, as in the first, Wharf and McKenzie suggest that a more inclusive process will produce better results. Following a careful examination of current practices, they look at a number of alternative strategies, including shared decision-making, policy communities, community governance, and family group conference.