Policy, People, and the New Professional: De-professionalisation and Re-professionalisation in Care and Welfare (Amsterdam University Press - Care and Welfare Series)

In recent decades, social and political pressures have forced a reevaluation of the roles of health and welfare professionals throughout Europe. Policy, People, and the New Professional examines those changes and their consequences. The volume reveals how public dissatisfaction with caregivers, financial pressures from government agencies, and attempts to cope with Europe’s increasingly multicultural population have led to changes in responsibilities and oversight for a wide range of practitioners. Though more changes are certain to come as Europe’s population ages—Policy, People, and the New Professional provides an essential explanation of the road traveled so far. ** [C:\Users\Microsoft\Documents\Calibre Library] Table of Contents 6 1. Policy, People, and the New Professional: An Introduction 8 PART I POLICY 18 2. The Rise of Contractualisation in Public Services 20 3. Evidence-Based Policy: From Answer to Question 35 4. Societal Neurosis in Health Care 49 5. When Ideologies Bounce Back: The Problematic Translation of Post-Multicultural Ideologies and Policies into Professional Practices 65 PART II PEOPLE 80 6. Safe Neighbourhoods 82 7. When Diversity Matters 98 8. From Residents to Neighbours: The Making of Active Citizens in Antwerp, Belgium 110 9. Authority, Trust, Knowledge and the Public Good in Disarray 123 PART III PROFESSIONALS 136 10. Heroes of Health Care?: Replacing the Medical Profession in the Policy Process in the UK 138 11. Tensions in Medical Work between Patients’ Interests and Administrative and Organisational Constraints 153 12. Empowerment of Social Services Professionals: Strategies for Professionalisation and Knowledge Development 165 13. Professional Management of Professional: Hybrid Organisations and Professional Management in Care and Welfare 182 About the contributors 195 References 198 Index 218

in Recent Decades, Social And Political Pressures Have Forced A Reevaluation Of The Roles Of Health And Welfare Professionals Throughout Europe. policy, People, And The New Professional Examines Those Changes And Their Consequences. 

the Volume Reveals How Public Dissatisfaction With Caregivers, Financial Pressures From Government Agencies, And Attempts To Cope With Europe’s Increasingly Multicultural Population Have Led To Changes In Responsibilities And Oversight For A Wide Range Of Practitioners. Though More Changes Are Certain To Come As Europe’s Population Ages—policy, People, And The New Professional Provides An Essential Explanation Of The Road Traveled So Far. 

Abstract: Engaging with the acclaimed American sociologist Eliot Freidson's argument about professionalism's 'third logic' (a viable alternative to bureaucracy and consumerism), Dutch, British, French and German contributors to this volume bring together three political and academic debates rarely tackled jointly: professionalism, change, and policy, in the context of the increasing marketization and bureaucratization of healthcare and welfare. As attempts to cope with Europe's increasingly ageing and multicultural societies are being implemented, this first title in a uniquely positioned series provides an exhaustive analysis of the road travelled so far An essential perspective on the latest shifts in roles of the health and welfare professionals throughout Europe