{"product_id":"planning-for-life-liam-concannon-9780415351560","title":"Planning for Life: Involving Adults with Learning Disabilities in Service Planning","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the development of services for people with disabilities and discusses how much things have really changed for today's 'service users' since the days of asylums. It also assesses whether the policy of involvement, such as that outlined in \u003cem\u003eValuing People\u003c\/em\u003e, is achievable in practice or simply places unrealistic burdens on professionals and service users. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on findings from original research and interviews, the author argues that involving people with learning disabilities in service planning is difficult to achieve successfully and is currently, to a large extent, tokenistic. This area of challenging practice and emotive debate is brought to life by the voices of service providers, carers and the service users themselves, and illustrates the realities of working with people with learning disabilities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanning for Life\u003c\/em\u003e is valuable and informative for students of social work, social care and social policy, and will be enlightening reading for those working with adults with learning disabilities, in policy and in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Liam Concannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415351561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415351560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.32w x 0.62d","brand":"Liam Concannon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064901415167,"sku":"9780415351560","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0178ecf-fa8e-477e-a053-c84ff49ff0cd.jpg?v=1768671799","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/planning-for-life-liam-concannon-9780415351560","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}