Download or read book Democratic Professionalism in Public Services written by Jane Lethbridge and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Democratic professionalism is an approach that enables public service professionals to work more democratically with clients, patients, students and other public service users. This book explores what it means to act in a democratic way and provides practical guidance which will help public service professionals ensure users are at the centre of public services delivery, drawing from examples of different public services around the world. It considers the conflicts and tensions of being an activist and a professional and provides a vision for a future democratic professionalism.