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Faith-based organisations and UK welfare services
— exploring some ongoing dilemmas | | Author(s) | Sheila Furness, Philip Gilligan |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Society, vol 11, no 4, October 2012 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, October 2012 |
| Pages | pp 601-612 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJourna... |
| Keywords | Social welfare ; Social work ; Faith ; Religion ; Agencies ; Social ethics ; Cost benefit analysis. |
| Annotation | In the United Kingdom faith-based organisations (FBOs) have delivered services to vulnerable people for many years. They are frequently characterised by values also to be found within social work, notably a commitment to social justice. FBOs are increasingly called-upon to tender for and volunteer to provide public services, including `social work'. In the UK, religious beliefs are central to how many people conduct themselves, especially in response to personal crises and challenges. However, the authors argue that evaluations need to consider the effectiveness, appropriateness, `costs' and `benefits' of individual faith-based services in their particular contexts, and that their contribution needs to be analysed in relation to the varied nature and variable impact of such services. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121221254 A |
| Classmark | TY: IG: EX5: TR: PB:PK: TQ: WEA |
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