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Advising in Austerity: Reflections on Challenging Times for Advice Agencies
Samuel Kirwan
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Description for Advising in Austerity: Reflections on Challenging Times for Advice Agencies
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Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Advising in austerity provides a lively and thought-provoking account of the conditions, consequences and challenges of advice work in the UK, presenting a rare and rich view of the world of advice giving. It examines how advisors negotiate the private troubles of those who come to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) and construct ways forward. Exploring how advisors are trained, the strong contributor team reflect on the challenges facing Citizens Advice Bureaux in the future.
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Advising in austerity provides a lively and thought-provoking account of the conditions, consequences and challenges of advice work in the UK, presenting a rare and rich view of the world of advice giving. It examines how advisors negotiate the private troubles of those who come to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) and construct ways forward. Exploring how advisors are trained, the strong contributor team reflect on the challenges facing Citizens Advice Bureaux in the future.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447334149
SKU
V9781447334149
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99-50
About Samuel Kirwan
Dr. Samuel Kirwan is a Research Associate working on the New Sites of Legal Consciousness Project at the University of Bristol. Dr Kirwan has strong links with Citizens Advice Bureaux across the United Kingdom, with other advice services in the Bristol area, and with Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland. He is a founding member of the Authority Research Network ... Read more
Reviews for Advising in Austerity: Reflections on Challenging Times for Advice Agencies
Citizens Advice Bureaux operate at the meeting point between private troubles and public issues. By considering the challenges faced by advisors and their clients, this unique book offers a chastening insight into the realities of austerity and recent social policy. David Skinner, Anglia Ruskin University An excellent, empirically-rich account of the key role played by advice agencies ... Read more