| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 216 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : The rise and fall of social work? -- The beginnings of social work to its 1970s zenith -- Thatcherism : challenges and opportunities -- New Labour : new challenges and (fewer) opportunities -- The professionalisation of social work? -- Managerialism and the social work business -- Conclusion : The changing face, or the fall of social work? |
| Summary |
"Social work, once the rising star of the human-service-delivery professions, has increasingly come under attack from politicians and the media, often following child-abuse tragedies and particularly after the election of Margaret Thatcher in 1979. Subsequently, private-sector managerialism was introduced both to control what social workers do and how they do it, as well as to reduce public expenditure. They had to cope with increased bureaucracy and were given stringent targets aimed at rationing resources, leading to deprofessionalisation, with organisations', rather than users', needs now dominating. This book charts social work's development over the last 150 years from a critical perspective, pinpointing the present neo-liberal consensus as being at the root of the profession's current crisis. Notwithstanding the difficulties involved, it calls for a progressive, radical/critical practice based on social justice and social change."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-208) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social service -- Vocational guidance.
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Social service -- Philosophy
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Social service -- Great Britain
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work.
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Social service
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Social service -- Philosophy
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Social service -- Vocational guidance
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Socialt arbete.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011410107 |
| ISBN |
9781847420794 |
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1847420796 |
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9781447303527 |
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1447303520 |
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9781447300717 |
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1447300718 |
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