What Is the Future of Social Work?

AvMichael Lavalette,Michael Lavalette

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the relationship between individuals and the welfare state. A wide range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work, reflecting on both the existential and ideological threats to the profession. As well as the chief practice areas of child protection, adult care and mental health, contributors also examine practice issues surrounding older people, neoliberalism, neo-eugenics and the refugee crisis. This book offers concrete policy proposals for the future of the profession alongside valuable solutions which students and practitioners can action on the ground.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-02
Mått:156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:330 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:214
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781447340829

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Michael Lavalette is Professor in Social Work and Head of the School of Social Sciences at Liverpool Hope University. He has published widely on radical social work and contemporary social movements. He is co-editor of Critical and Radical Social Work journal.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword ~ Peter DowdIntroduction: what is the future of social work? ~ Michael LavaletteAusterity and the context of social work today ~ Michael LavaletteContemporary developments in child protection in England: reform or reaction? ~ Brid FeatherstoneThe slow death of social work with older people? ~ Mark LymberyMental health social work: the dog that hasn’t barked ~ Iain FergusonLearning disabilities and social work ~ Jan WalmsleySocial work by and for all ~ Peter BeresfordAnti-oppressive social work, neoliberalism and neo-eugenics ~ Gurnam SinghFrom Seebohm factories to neoliberal production lines? The social work labour process ~ John HarrisSocial work and the refugee crisis: reflections from Samos in Greece ~ Chris Jones Conclusion: the road to an alternative future? ~ Michael Lavalette