Challenging Social Work

The Institutional Context of Practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Taking account of the political, economic and cultural changes that have impacted on social work over recent years, this book explores the challenges and presents the realities of practice. Using an international range of examples, McDonald makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate about the character and purpose of social work.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-06-23
Mått:134 x 214 x 18 mm
Vikt:320 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781403935458

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

CATHERINE MCDONALD is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work and Applied Human Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia. She has published widely on social work and social policy and has a particular interest in the impact of welfare reform on social work.

Recensioner i media

'[S]trongly recommend[ed]...to professors who want to maintain global literacy for themselves and their students. Every academic program should take steps to ensure that their library adopts McDonald's fine work.' - Ethics and Social Welfare '...an interesting, thought-provoking read that is clearly of relevance in the current changing environment for social work practice.' Janet Gadsby, Professinal Social Work

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsPART ONEPreface to Part OneThe Professional Project in the Context of ChangeModernity, Social Work and the Welfare StateChallenging Social Work: The Economics of ChangeChallenging Social Work: The Politics of ChangeChallenging Social Work: The Ideas of ChangeReconstructing PractitionersReconstructing Service UsersPART TWOPreface to Part TwoEntrepreneurial Social WorkEvidence-Based PracticeCritical PracticeGlobal Social WorkThinking Our Way ForwardBibliography.