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SCIE position papers

What is a SCIE position paper?

Position papers present a summary of a particular policy question, for example whether service user involvement has made a difference to social care services. They identify issues and key messages and are available both in hard copy and online.

Title Year
Position paper 09: Developing measures for effective service user and carer participation 2007
Position paper 08: A common purpose: Recovery in future mental health services 2007
Position paper 07: Common aims: a strategy to support service user involvement in social work education 2007
Position paper 06: Supporting self-advocacy 2007
Position paper 05: Working together: Carer participation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 2006
Position paper 04: Developing social care: the past, the present and the future 2005
Position paper 03: Has service user participation made a difference to social care services? 2004
Position paper 02: A framework for supporting and assessing practice learning 2003
Position paper 01: Effectiveness of childminding registration and its implications for private fostering 2003
Number of publications/resources: 9
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