"As the system undergoes rapid change, 'Supporting people' is a crucial resource that everyone in social care should read. It's both analytical and inspirational, with an alternative, person-centred and positive view of the future." Jon Glasby, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham "..this book marks a very welcome shift in attitude...the language and ideas are down-to-earth, practical and ... Read morebased on grass roots experience." Julia Lindley in Open Mind '...this is a book stakeholders at all levels should read - it has clear public policy and management lessons, but the words of service users and the case examples used on their own have a resonance for practitioners to remind them to listen better.' - Rosemary Trustman in Social Caring Magazine "This book is another of Peter Beresford and colleagues' incisive accounts of what those who need person-centred support say about how it should be developed to effectively increase their life chances. They get to the heart of what "nothing about us, without us" means and stays true to that principle. By synthesizing the experience and knowledge of those who require person-centred support, they have managed to answer the questions that many have yet to comprehend: What is person-centred support? What are the barriers to its realisation? And how can these be overcome? This book gives readers the opportunity to answer these questions from the perspective of those who are the experts in person-centred support - those who use it." Baroness Campbell of Surbiton, DBE '"Supporting People' is quite simply one of the best books I've read on 'social care'. It is without doubt an essential read for everyone involved in the delivery and receipt of services and support." Colin Barnes. Professor of Disability Studies, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds "This highly original book on social care and the prospects for person-centred support is most timely. It provides essential and stimulating reading - for all concerned - on making changes in the 21st century." Carol Thomas, Lancaster University Show Less