A Contemporary History of Social Work: Learning from the Past

ISBN-13: 9781447322160 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 214 str.

Terry Bamford

Opis

In this book, Terry Bamford challenges social work students and professionals to understand why social work has failed to maintain its position as a driver of social reform. Drawing lessons from the recent history of social work to identify how and why it has lost influence, Bamford looks forward to a new model of practice that places a commitment to social justice at the heart of the profession. The book also contributes to topical debates about social work education and the identity of the profession, encouraging critical thinking about organization models, practice content, and the meaning of professionalism in social work.

Spis treści

Foreword; Introduction; A brave new world: social work at its zenith; Social work’s ambivalent relation with professionalism; Child care and the loss of trust; Neoliberalism and social work practice; Education or training for social work; The evolution of radical social work; From mainstream to the margins: two case studies The impossible dream: integration of health and social care; Social work and devolution; Social work in a changing world; Afterword: Rotherham and beyond.