Title: Interdependence
Description: Interdependence is a call for action to the human services - a prescription for a renewed sense of partnership. Recognizing the limitations of the medical/expert approaches that have dominated the care and treatment of the physically challenged, Interdependence suggests a blending of actions that are rooted in the values of self-esteem, and actualized in the community.

This powerful presentation explores the goals of human services, how and why the medical/expert paradigm has not done the job, and then introduces the interdependent paradigm as an alternative approach to human service.
Subjects: Caregivers, Deinstitutionalization, Disabled, Handicapped, Human services, People with disabilities, Community health services, Medical care, Quality control, Rehabilitation nursing, Health Care Quality Assurance, Social Support, Aidants naturels, Désinstitutionnalisation, Personnes handicapées, Soins médicaux, Qualité, Contrôle, Soins infirmiers en réadaptation, Social service, Social Work, Service social
Places: United States