During recent decades a strong interest has grown in actively involving
service users in social work education, research and policy development.
Drawing on a major European Social Fund project, this book presents an
overview of inspiring collaborative models that have proven their
efficacy and sustainability. Contributions from service users, lecturers
and researchers from across Europe provide detailed case studies of good
practice, exploring the value framework behind the model and considering
their added value from a user, teacher and student perspective. The book
concludes with a series of reflective chapters, considering key issues
and ethical dilemmas.