Quality Social Work

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

This book offers a practical approach to maximising quality in social work that is based on developing a working culture that empowers key stakeholders in the delivery of services, whether these are managers, practitioners, service users or carers. Aiming to transcend the constraints on professionalism imposed by managerialism and the contract culture, it provides a critical appraisal of the main approaches to quality assurance and analyses these in detail in relation to child care, community care, mental health and criminal justice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-06-22
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:327 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:261
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333636930

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

ROBERT ADAMS is Professor of Human Services Development, attached to the Policy Studies Research Centre, University of Lincoln, and Visiting Professor of Social Work, University of Teesside. He has worked in social work and criminal justice settings and is the author of a number of books, including Social Policy for Social Work and Quality Social Work.

Recensioner i media

'It is heartening to see (at last) sound social work texts deconstructing managerialism in the social services. Adams goes further here and offers us a possible model of quality that is grounded in a more authentic process of improving service to users, their carers, practitioners and managers.' - Social Work Review

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresIntroductionQuality Assurance in Social WorkApproaches to Quality Assurance in Social WorkChallenging Managerialism in Assuring Social Work QualityQuality Education for Social WorkersMaintaining Quality: Standardisation and Proceduralism in Criminal Justice WorkRectifying Quality: Beyond an Error-driven Approach in Mental HealthEnhancing Quality 1: Professional Audit and Progressive Practice in Child CareEnhancing Quality 2: Monitoring and Evaluating for Quality in Community CareMaximising Quality in Social WorkAppendixBibliography Index.