How Effective Is Service User Participation in Social Work in England, and with Particular Regard to Marginalized and Excluded Groups?

empowerment of service users in coproduction decision-making within social work policies
and procedures. It will examine some of the barriers to such developments in our work, with
a particular focus on work with people with mental health challenges. THEORETICAL BASE:
Social workers advocate for some of the most excluded and oppressed groups in our societies,
and the article examines how we can best uphold our values of equality and inclusion within our
services. METHODS: The basis for this article is a literature review of relevant policy, theoretical
approaches and research which sets out to identify key issues for work in this field. OUTCOMES:
The article examines how we can move towards a greater understanding about how we might
include such groups more fully in processes of coproduction. SOCIAL WORK IMPLICATIONS:
This article provides a particular focus on the evidence we have that helps us understand possible
mistrust of social work services in areas of intersectionality between experiences of mental health
service users and experiences of black and ethnic minority groups in order to work towards greater
inclusion of such groups.