Normalisation A Reader [Paperback]

Normalisation, the theoretical framework that underpins the movement of services for people with disabilities from long stay hospitals, has recently become the focus of much academic and professional attention. As the community care debate has moved into the public arena, it has attracted a certain amount of criticism, acknowledging the political and philosophical conflicts that surround it.

Normalisation: A Reader for the Ninetiesprovides a much needed, informed appraisal of this controversial practice and combines various perspectives on the subject, including applied behavioural analysis, social policy and psychodynamic approaches. Thus it explores the discrepancies between the ideal and the reality and extends the debate by drawing comparisons, with other political and social ideologies.

Preface  Foreword  Introduction  1. What is Normalisation? Eric Emerson  2. Normalisation Training: Conversion or Commitment? Peter Lindleyand Tony Wainwright  3. Normalisation - From Theory to Practice Alan Tyne  4. The Social Origins of Normalisations Simon Whitehead  5. Normalisation and Applied Behaviour Analysis: Values and Technology in Human Services Peter McGillandEric Emerson  6. Inside-out: A Psychodynamic Approach to Normalisation Helen SmithandHilary Brown  7. Social Welfare Ideologies and Normalisation: Links and Conflicts Gillian Dalley  8. The Limits to Integration? Sue Szivos  9. Promoting Race Equality through Normalisation Peter Ferns  10. Assertion, Not Assimilation: A Feminist Perspective on the Normalisation Principle Hilary BrownandHelen Smith  Postscrilc7