An uncertain practice: social work support for disabled people and carers moving across local authority boundaries in England

White, Caroline; Marsland, Dave; Manthorpe, Jill

Abstract

© Policy Press 2019. This article reports on a study of social work practice with care recipients choosing to relocate between English local administrative units. Data were collected from interviews with 20 social work practitioners from three areas, seeking their views through the use of vignettes. Participants reported that supporting relocation: requires time and planning; is conceptualised as a key transition for those moving; and exposes practitioners (and care recipients) to local variations and the potential for risk, and therefore uncertainty. New legal rights for care recipients may decrease the problems, but local variations will remain.

Citation

White, C., Marsland, D., & Manthorpe, J. (2019). An uncertain practice: social work support for disabled people and carers moving across local authority boundaries in England. International Journal of Care and Caring, 3(3), 375-391. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788219X15538567227956

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 23, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jul 25, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 23, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 26, 2020
• Journal: International Journal of Care and Caring
• Print ISSN: 2397-8821
• Electronic ISSN: 2397-883X
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 375-391
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/239788219X15538567227956
• Keywords: Geographic relocation; Social work practice; Adult social care
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1226633
• Publisher URL: https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tpp/ijcc/2019/00000003/00000003/art00005