State Social Work and the Working Class
Author: Chris Jones
Publisher: Humanities Press International
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
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The Politics of Social Work
Author: Fred W Powell
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2001-05-25
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780761964124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Politics of Social Work provides a major contribution to debates on the politics of social work, at the beginning of the 21st Century. It locates social work within wider political and theoretical debates and deals with important issues currently facing social workers and the organisations in which they work. By setting the current crisis of identity social workers are experiencing in international context, Fred Powell analyses the choices facing social work in postmodern society. Fred Powell explores in this text contemporary and historical paradigms of social work from its Victorian origins to the development of reformist practice in the welfare state to radical social work, responses to social exclusion, the rennaissance of civil society, multiculturalism, feminism and anti-oppressive practice. In conclusion the he examines the options facing social work in the 21st century and argues for a civic model of social work based on the pursuit of social justice in an inclusive society.
The Welfare State and Social Work
Author: Josefina Figueira-McDonough
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9780761930242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents an assessment of the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that have influenced social work policy and practice in the United States.
State Social Work and the Working Class
Author: Chris Jones
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamilies and Social Workers
Author: Pat Starkey
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2000-05-01
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 1781386528
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamilies 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 opportunities presented by the introduction of state-run social services; evaluates its successes and failures in terms of the aims that units set themselves; and examines the conflicts that arose between FSU’s commitment to independence and innovation and its dependence on local authority funding.
Social Work Practice Under Capitalism
Author: Philip Corrigan
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1978-04-19
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1349158798
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSocial Work & Received Ideas
Author: Chris Rojek
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-10-12
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1135078874
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first book to examine the language of both traditional and radical social work as forms of power. The will to help and care for people unintentionally results in new types of dependency, control and domination.
The Social Work Business
Author: John Harris
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780415224871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book gives a comprehensive picture of social work in its new guise as a quasi-public enterprise, and is an invaluable resource for social work and social policy students, practice teachers, trainers and managers.
Social Work with Children and Families
Author: Steve Rogowski
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-20
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1317053281
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfessional social work has changed considerably over the last forty years coinciding with the demise of the social democratic consensus of the post-war years and the emergence and now domination of neoliberalism. Rather than the state through the government of the day ensuring citizens' basic needs were met via the welfare state, the belief in free market economics entails people having to be self-reliant and self-responsible. This has involved social work with children and families moving from a helping and supportive role to one that is more authoritarian, this often involving telling parents to change their behaviour and lifestyle or face the consequences. This book outlines the development of social work with children and families over the period in question, drawing on the author's unique practice experience and his extensive writings. It charts the highs and lows of social work, the latter including the dominance of managerialism which emphasises speedy completion of bureaucracy so as to ration resources and assess/manage risk. Despite this, the argument is for a critical practice which addresses service users immediate needs while simultaneously aiming towards a more socially just and equal society. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in social work including academics, students, practitioners and managers both in the UK and overseas. Social care and allied professionals more generally will also find it insightful, as will academics, students and educators of social policy and related disciplines.
Social Policy for Social Work
Author: Lorraine Green
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-03-31
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1509506624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional, professional and even national boundaries in new ways profoundly affected by the changing global context. This insightful book examines how shifts in the dominant political ideology have affected the nature of welfare provision, the kinds of social problems addressed by policy, and the balance of responsibilities for well-being between individuals, the family, voluntary organizations, the market and the state. It explains the impact of these developments on the organization of social work and on relationships between social workers and service users. The book discusses contested concepts central to social work – such as justice, liberty, equality, difference, need and risk – and illustrates these through a range of examples. The critical analysis provided in this book offers students of social work a crucial foundation for negotiating difficult and sensitive practice situations and defending their profession, providing them with the tools and knowledge to uphold key professional values.
