Service User and Carer Involvement in Health and Social Care

Barbara Fawcett is Professor of Social Work (Adults and Communities) at the Institute for Applied Social Studies in the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, UKJoy Fillingham is Service User and Carer Co-ordinator at the Institute for Applied Social Studies in the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, UKDawn River is Lecturer in Social Work at the Institute for Applied Social Studies in the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, UKMaureen Smojkis is Lecturer and Associate Director of the Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health at the University of Birmingham, UKNicki Ward is Lecturer in Applied Social Studies at the Institute of Applied Social Studies in the School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, UK.

• 1. Introduction Setting the Scene2. Service User and Carer Involvement: Forwards, Backwards and Places in Between3. Bleeding Boundaries – homogeneity and heterogeneity in user involvement4. Building Voices Challenging Stereotypes and Constructing Identity5. Visibility and Invisibility in Service User and Carer Involvement6. Exploring Resilience and wellbeing: crossing the boundaries between' Service User' and Practitioner in mental health7. Creativity in professional education and practice learning from survivors8. International Agendas: Mirrors and Mirages9. Future Dilemmas and Directions.