ABSTRACT
In this final chapter, I will now discuss the policy and practice options indicated by the findings discussed in the previous chapters within the context of community care policy as part of the current British welfare state. Although the evidence presented in this book is only relevant to English community care policy and practice, the issues and concerns highlighted by the practitioners, disabled people and their families who participated in this study raise questions about community care policy as a whole. These issues fall into four main areas: the protection of the civil right to an assessment; the nature of the assessment process; the training implications for assessors; and the role of services in enabling disabled people and their families to engage in minimally curtailed social participation.
