| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Liverpool Science Fiction Texts |
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Liverpool Science Fiction Texts
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| Contents |
Title Page; Contents; Acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; 1: Pacifist Service; 2: Problem Families, Eugenics and FSU; 3: The Growth of a Social Work Agency; 4: Changes and Adjustments; 5: Training and Professional Development; 6: Changing Relationships with the State; 7: Almost Not An Organisation; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Families and Social Workers examines the origins, development and impact of Family Service Units (FSU), a voluntary social work agency that, during the post-war period, exercised an influence on the development of social work practice and training out of all proportion to its size and resources. Originating in the activities of conscientious objectors in Liverpool, Manchester and Stepney during the Second World War, FSU?s innovative methods of working with poor families led to the establishment of units in towns and cities throughout Britain. This study shows how FSU met the challenges and opp |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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| Subject |
Family Service Units (Great Britain) -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Family Service Units (Great Britain) fast |
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Family social work -- Great Britain -- History
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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Family social work
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781846313127 |
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1846313120 |
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9781781386521 |
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1781386528 |
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