Dr Elizabeth Peretz
Associate Member
Dr Elizabeth Peretz
01865 280337
elizabeth.peretz@spi.ox.ac.uk
Elizabeth Peretz is currently working on aspects of the history of Barnett House, especially in the period 1913 - 1964.
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She holds a PhD in History from Middlesex University and is retired from a joint local government and primary care post as head of a small unit working to combine budgets and services for people with mental health problems, learning difficulties and older people at a local level. She is currently a board member of 'WeOwnIt', an online organisation which campaigns to bring public services into public ownership.
Previous research:
Maternal and child welfare services in the interwar period, oral history, and early learning.
Current interests:
Social work
- A new programme for individualised budgets (self directed support) in local social services.
- Pooled budgets and joint 'case management' for people with chronic illnesses in the community.
History
- The role social surveys played in developing citizenship
- The perceived role of the volunteer in democratic processes
- The developing relationship between voluntary organisations and state (national and local) services especially in health and in social care
- The growing relations between the Universities and government committees during 1913-1964.
In parallel she is currently examining the history of social work and the Settlement movement. She also contacted ex-Barnett House students and members of the Barnett House club for their memories as part of the Barnett House Centenary in 2014, alongside Teresa and George Smith.