Developing service user involvement in the South Korean disability services: lessons from the experience of community care policy and practice in UK
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Abstract
This paper considers the scope for the integration of service user involvement within services for people with disabilities in South Korea at a time of rapid development in social policy and practice. Using the UK experience of introducing community care and a mixed economy of service provision over the last 14 years, this paper considers the barriers to service user involvement inherent in the South Korean context and concludes that in a society where there is a shortage of services and a provider-orientated delivery system where most services are delivered by voluntary organisations, more public services are needed and a 'democratic' rather than a consumerist approach to user involvement is required. Some elements of the UK system could inform the development of a systematic approach to user involvement in South Korea, notably the right to assessment within a care management structure, the setting of quality care standards and inspection processes and a complaints procedure.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 188-196 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Health and Social Care in the Community |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |