Social work is currently undergoing major change in its policies, organization and day-to-day practice and much has been written about the feminist presence in social work. In particular, feminist social work has focused on the role of women social workers in developing distinctive forms of practice, rooted in a commitment to egalitarian relationships with women service users. The State of Feminist Social Work challenges the limitations of this perspective.
Tracing key ideas in feminist social work from the 1970s through to the present day, and using data from interviews...
Social work is currently undergoing major change in its policies, organization and day-to-day practice and much has been written about the feminist...
Social Work is currently in the throes of major change in its policies, organization and day-to-day practice, often referred to as modernization. Historically, feminist literature has had a powerful impact in terms of analysis of the significance of gender on social work, but this analysis has stopped short of engagement with the contemporary modernization agenda. Much has been written about the characteristic features of a feminist presence in social work and women social workers' role in developing emancipatory forms of practice, rooted in a commitment to egalitarian relationships with...
Social Work is currently in the throes of major change in its policies, organization and day-to-day practice, often referred to as modernization. Hist...
This book is concerned with how social workers and managers can engage reflectively and proactively with changes in children's services. Vicky White and John Harris have drawn together the contributors' experiences of working with children in a broad range of settings, emphasising ways in which the current context of change can be used as an opportunity to enhance the quality of service provision and achieve better outcomes for children and their families. The authors examine approaches to the assessment of children in need and the analysis of risk, and consider the impact of poverty and...
This book is concerned with how social workers and managers can engage reflectively and proactively with changes in children's services. Vicky White a...
Drawing together theory and practice, this comprehensive resource presents guidelines for good practice in community care work. The contributors describe the planning and implementation of pioneering initiatives in the community, analyse their effectiveness and outline their practical implications in the light of the current legislative framework. The collaborative action-research projects with community care teams can be used as case studies for students and post-qualifying social workers and as a practice resource for more experienced professionals. They include a local rehabilitation...
Drawing together theory and practice, this comprehensive resource presents guidelines for good practice in community care work. The contributors descr...
New Labour's modernization agenda has produced an avalanche of change in the UK that has posed formidable challenges for everyone involved in social work, whether as service users, practitioners, or managers. This textbook's three sections cover the main
New Labour's modernization agenda has produced an avalanche of change in the UK that has posed formidable challenges for everyone involved in social w...
