Befriending and community care: ‘Nobody today has any time, have they?’
Jo Dean
(Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow)
Robina Goodlad
(Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow)
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Abstract
BEFRIENDING IS A VALUED form of support for people in receipt of community care services, and offers something which is qualitatively different from the support which paid staff can give. This paper, based on recent research, explores the perspectives of users and reports on some of the problems facing befriending organisations.
Citation
Dean, J. and Goodlad, R. (1998), "Befriending and community care:
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited