Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Seebohm Report 1968
- changed welfare services into social services
centralising the previously fragmented services offered (Beveridge)
- resulted in LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL SERVICES ACT 1970
- Established a single Social Services Dept in each local authority
- aimed to increase social services spending by 10% per yr
- didn't happen because of soaring inflation and g'ment debt.
- by mid 70's funding had been revised in many local authorities
- promoted generic social worker training
- homehelp services expanding
and community health work
intitataives allowed care workers
to be more familiar with local
people and their communities
- offered a WELFARE UMBRELLA
- social work
- aimed to make social services the 5th dervice of the welfare state
- this would stop them being seen as a the 'cinderella services'