Social work, politics and society; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Understandings of and developments within social work; 2. Politicising social work; 3. 'Depoliticising' social work; 4. Agency, pathology and abuse; 5. The politics of risk and mental health; 6. The subject of stress; 7. From at risk to a risk: regulating social work; 8. Politics and social work; References; Index
Summary
Kenneth G. McLaughlin highlights the need for a new approach to social work that has a more optimistic view of both individuals and society, and of their capacity to overcome problems
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 149-168) and index
