"This book offers a significant contribution to our critical understanding of community engagement and the challenge of developing new democratic ways of working with people and communities." - Terry Barber, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Social Work and Community Education, University of Dundee, UK "This is a user-friendly and engaging text which brings together the key policy strands ... Read moreand theoretical discussions relating to user involvement in an accessible manner." Lisa Goodson, Lecturer in the School of Social Policy, Institute of Applied Social Studies, University of Birmingham and author of Community Research for Participation: from Theory to Method, Policy Press "This is an accessible and well-crafted book that is relevant as an applied text for under-graduate and post-graduate students in the health, welfare and social care fields." - Debby Lynch, Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Australia "The book works well as a 'how to' guide to engaging in participatory practice for undergraduate students and professionals across social work and health care." - Catherine Forde, Lecturer in Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Ireland Show Less