An interview with Peter Beresford to mark 20 years of Shaping Our Lives

May 2022

In this interview, our current Co Chair Peter Beresford talks about the history of Shaping Our Lives, our achievements, our challenges, and what we hope for in the future.

Webinar: Why participatory social policy now?

April 2022

Policy Press in association with Peter Beresford of Shaping Our Lives is launching a new series of free webinars on participatory social policy. This first event examines this approach to social policy, questioning traditional ones and looking at what possibilities this offers for the future.

Dr Peter Unwin, Becki Meakin and Alexandra Jones

Mutual Benefits – The Potential of Disabled People as Foster Carers

July 2020

This video supports a pilot project exploring the opportunities and barriers surrounding inclusivity of and accessibility for Disabled people wishing to become foster carers.

Peter Beresford

The future of social care: video by Peter Beresford

November 2018

This video is an interview with Shaping Our Lives Chair Peter Beresford, exploring user involvement and how people can have more equal access to having a say over their lives.

Consultation: Can it Damage My Health?

2017

In this video, Peter Beresford considers the role of user involvement through consultation.

Peter Beresford

User involvement in professional education and learning (Part Two)

July 2017

This video is the second part of a two-part video about user involvement in professional occupational training and education.

Peter Beresford

Why user involvement in research and evaluation is a bad idea

March 2017

This video satirically presents the case for why user involvement in research and evaluation is a bad thing.

Peter Beresford

User involvement in professional education and learning (Part One)

March 2017

This video is the first part of a two-part video about user involvement in professional occupational training and education.

Peter Beresford

How Not To Involve People in Your Organisation

February 2017

This video satirically illustrates bad examples of user-led processes in order to guide organisations in the implementation of good processes.

Peter Beresford

Regulation and Service User Involvement

January 2017

This video looks at how regulation has backfired as a framework for delivering strong support and services, and how user involvement could undo the damage done by 'regulation'.

Peter Beresford

How Not To Do Service User Involvement

January 2017

This video satirically illustrates bad examples of user involvement in order to guide policy-makers and organisations in the implementation of good processes.