In the 1970s residential care was usually seen by social workers as a regrettable necessity, to be used only as a last resort. So the important contribution it made to social wellbeing was not explored, and it remained the Cinderella of social work for resources, status and training. Originally published in 1979, Howard Jones counters this negative attitude by asking what role residential care in its various forms should play. He sees the regime as the key to the understanding of that role, and group work as the social work method on which it should be based. Among the topics dealt with in...
In the 1970s residential care was usually seen by social workers as a regrettable necessity, to be used only as a last resort. So the important contri...
In the 1970s, social work in Britain was in crisis. The contributors to this book, originally published in 1975, were all actively involved in the teaching and practice of social work at the time, and they came together to initiate a debate on the leading issues of the day.
In the 1970s, social work in Britain was in crisis. The contributors to this book, originally published in 1975, were all actively involved in the te...
