Terry Bamford (1948–2020) was a former Chair of the British Association of Social Workers and was active in the field of social work for five decades.Keith Bilton is a former Chair of the Social Work History Network.

• Introduction ~ Terry Bamford Social Work in 1970 ~ Keith Bilton Social Services Departments: Success or Failure? ~ Terry Bamford Regulation and Inspection of Social Work: Costly Distraction or Stimulus to Improve? ~ David N JonesContinuity and Change in the Knowledge Base for Social Work ~ June Thoburn Social Work Education: Learning From the Past? Hilary Tompsett Practising Social Work ~ Guy Shennan Looking Back, Looking Forward: Two Personal Views ~ Malcolm Jordan From Clients as Fellow Citizens to Service Users as Co-producers of Social Work ~ Peter Beresford and Suzy CroftThe England and Wales Children Act 1989: The Highwater Mark of Progressive Reform? ~ Jane Tunstill and June ThoburnSocial Work with Offenders ~ Terry Bamford The Impact of Scandal and Inquiries on Social Work and the Personal Social Services ~ Ray Jones British Social Work: International Context and Perspectives ~ Karen Lyons Afterword ~ Terry Bamford and Keith Bilton

Terry Bamford (1948–2020) was a former Chair of the British Association of Social Workers and was active in the field of social work for five decades.Keith Bilton is a former Chair of the Social Work History Network.

• Introduction ~ Terry Bamford Social Work in 1970 ~ Keith Bilton Social Services Departments: Success or Failure? ~ Terry Bamford Regulation and Inspection of Social Work: Costly Distraction or Stimulus to Improve? ~ David N JonesContinuity and Change in the Knowledge Base for Social Work ~ June Thoburn Social Work Education: Learning From the Past? Hilary Tompsett Practising Social Work ~ Guy Shennan Looking Back, Looking Forward: Two Personal Views ~ Malcolm Jordan From Clients as Fellow Citizens to Service Users as Co-producers of Social Work ~ Peter Beresford and Suzy CroftThe England and Wales Children Act 1989: The Highwater Mark of Progressive Reform? ~ Jane Tunstill and June ThoburnSocial Work with Offenders ~ Terry Bamford The Impact of Scandal and Inquiries on Social Work and the Personal Social Services ~ Ray Jones British Social Work: International Context and Perspectives ~ Karen Lyons Afterword ~ Terry Bamford and Keith Bilton

Terry Bamford (1948–2020) was a former Chair of the British Association of Social Workers and was active in the field of social work for five decades.Keith Bilton is a former Chair of the Social Work History Network.

• Introduction ~ Terry Bamford Social Work in 1970 ~ Keith Bilton Social Services Departments: Success or Failure? ~ Terry Bamford Regulation and Inspection of Social Work: Costly Distraction or Stimulus to Improve? ~ David N JonesContinuity and Change in the Knowledge Base for Social Work ~ June Thoburn Social Work Education: Learning From the Past? Hilary Tompsett Practising Social Work ~ Guy Shennan Looking Back, Looking Forward: Two Personal Views ~ Malcolm Jordan From Clients as Fellow Citizens to Service Users as Co-producers of Social Work ~ Peter Beresford and Suzy CroftThe England and Wales Children Act 1989: The Highwater Mark of Progressive Reform? ~ Jane Tunstill and June ThoburnSocial Work with Offenders ~ Terry Bamford The Impact of Scandal and Inquiries on Social Work and the Personal Social Services ~ Ray Jones British Social Work: International Context and Perspectives ~ Karen Lyons Afterword ~ Terry Bamford and Keith Bilton