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Equality according to whom? Debating an age-related restriction in the upcoming disability legislation reform in Finland
2020
Within many countries, the policies of disability and old age have been developing on distinct paths. Even though the prevalence of disability is higher in older populations, older persons tend to be excluded from disability discourses. Taking Finland's disability service legislation reform as an example, this article elaborates on the justifications for excluding or including older persons from disability policies. The paper analyses the public statements given in 2017 to a proposal that introduced an age-related restriction to disability services in order to understand how the restriction is argued for and against, and what kind of conceptualisations of old age and disability the statemen…
Discursive Strategies to Negotiate Power Relations in Disability Services Client Juries
2020
Collaboration with clients is an efficient way to develop social services. To strengthen the possibilities for clients to influence services, client juries are established. However, collaboration in the juries is perceived as difficult because of the power imbalance inherent in the client–social worker relationship. The aim of this study was to examine how the participants negotiated power relations in client jury meetings. The data consisted of four observed disability services client jury meetings. Analysis was performed using action-implicative discourse analysis, which aims to define different communicative problems, interactional strategies, and situated ideals of communicative practic…
Vammaispalveluihin liittyvä harkintavalta
2017
Vammaispalveluihin liittyvä harkintavalta Maija Herajärvi Pro gradu -tutkielma, sosiaalityö Jyväskylän yliopisto Ohjaaja: Kati Närhi Kevät 2017 Sivumäärä 69 sivua + 1 liite Tämän pro gradu -tutkielman tavoitteena on selvittää millaisena harkintavalta ilmenee vammaispalvelun sosiaalityöntekijän työssä. Harkintaa ja harkintavaltaa lähestytään moniulotteisena ja kontekstuaalisena ilmiönä, johon vaikuttaa professionaalinen ja byrokraattinen ulottuvuus. Harkintavalta liittyy olennaisena osana sosiaalipalvelujen myöntämiseen ja kohdentamiseen. Tutkielman tarkoituksena on pyrkiä ymmärtämään vammaispalveluissa käytettävää harkintavaltaa ilmiönä. Tutkielma on laadullinen tutkimus, jossa aineiston ke…
Lost in translation : implementing personal assistance in an East Asian context
2023
Since 2012, Taiwanese citizens with disabilities have been entitled to personal assistance from local authorities. To explore current features of personal assistance and barriers to its implementation, and distinguish it from homecare services, 33 disabled people and 12 staff members representing 10 local authorities in Taiwan were interviewed. Findings indicate that disabled people prefer personal assistance to homecare and perceive that relationships with their families have improved since the availability of personal assistance. However, many users’ needs are unmet due to insufficient hours of service and costly co-payments. Results also show that development of personal assistance has b…