Power and participation: enhancing service user agency in social care Pollock, Sarah 2016, Power and participation: enhancing service user agency in social care, PhD thesis, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads pollock-powerand-2016A.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 2.76MB 136 Title Power and participation: enhancing service user agency in social care Author Pollock, Sarah Institution Deakin University School School of Health and Social Development Faculty Faculty of Health Degree type Research doctorate Degree name PhD Thesis advisor Taket, Ann orcid.org/0000-0002-0971-5884 Wilson, Erin orcid.org/0000-0001-6417-7276 Date submitted 2016-03 Keyword(s) community services organisations user agency service improvement Summary The research explored how community services organisations could enhance service user agency through a participatory approach to service development. It demonstrates, theoretically and empirically, how participation can offer individual empowerment and wellbeing benefits to service users, and deliver insights for organisations and government into how they could improve their services. Language eng Field of Research 111708 Health and Community Services Socio Economic Objective 920299 Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified Description of original xiv, 382 pages : tables, some coloured Copyright notice ©The author Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30085494 Document type: Thesis Collections: Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 15:33:30 EST Thu, 18 Aug 2016, 08:45:16 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 11:10:49 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 11:14:12 EST Wed, 18 Jan 2017, 08:17:47 EST Mon, 23 Jul 2018, 15:16:54 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 18:41:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 165 Abstract Views, 143 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 15:33:16 EST by Prue Plummer

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