Social Work in Ireland: Changes and Continuities

ISBN-13: 9781137383204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 256 str.

Alastair Christie

Opis

During a period of great economic and political change and uncertainty this book offers a timely evaluation of social work in Ireland.

Spis treści

Foreword; John Pinkerton 1. Revisiting our History post-Celtic Tiger: So What's New?; Caroline McGregor and Suzanne Quin 2. Social Work In A 'Globalised' Ireland; Alastair Christie and Trish Walsh 3. Putting Ethics at the Heart of Social Work in Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland ; Brid Featherstone and Fred Powell 4. Child Welfare and Protection in Ireland: Déjà Vu All Over Again; Helen Buckley and Kenneth Burns 5. Adoption in Ireland: Exploring the Changing Context; Simone McCaughren and Muireann Ní Raghallaigh 6. Fostering the future: A Change Agenda in the Provision of Alternative Care; Valerie O'Brien and Marie Cregan 7. Responding to Family Violence: New Challenges and Perspectives; Declan Coogan and Stephanie Holt 8. Intellectual Disability: Responding to the Life Course Goals and Challenges for Individuals and their Families; Bairbre Redmond and Anna Jennings 9. Responding to Psychosocial Aspects of Illness and Health: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Work; Erma O'Connor and Elaine Wilson 10. Opportunities for Social Workers' Critical Engagement in Mental Health Care; Liz Brosnan and Lydia Sapouna 11. Reforming, Reframing or Renaming Irish Probation Practice in the 21st Century?; Anthony Cotter and Carmel Halton 12. Substance Misuse and Social Work in Ireland: Must Do Better?; Shane Butler and Hilda Loughran 13. Growing Old with Dignity: Challenges for Practice in an Ageing Society; Sarah Donnelly and Anne O'Loughlin.

O autorze

Alastair Christie is Professor of Social Work in the Department of Applied Social Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland.

Brid Featherstone is Professor of Social Work at the Faculty of Health and Social Care, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Suzanne Quin is Dean of Social Science at University College Dublin, Ireland.
 
Trish Walsh is Lecturer in Social Work at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Blurb

During a period of great economic and political change and uncertainty this book offers a timely evaluation of social work in Ireland.

Social Work in Ireland: Changes and Continuities has brought together a range of academics and professionals to provide a comprehensive analysis of social work in the Republic of Ireland. It addresses key questions such as 'How is social work in Ireland responding to rapidly changing social, cultural and economic circumstances?'; 'How will the new relationships between the state/NGO/private sectors impact on the provision of social services?' and 'How does, and will, social work respond to the needs of specific service user groups?'

In addressing these questions the book explores key areas of practice, including child welfare, domestic violence, mental health, working with migrants and minority ethnic groups, substance misuse, probation services, and work with older people and people with a disability.

This book is an essential read for students of social work and social care in Ireland and will also be of great interest to qualified practitioners in both the social work field and other social care professions.