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What Is the Future of Social Work?

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title What Is the Future of Social Work?
Authors and Contributors      Contributions by Peter Dowd
Contributions by Chris Jones
Contributions by John Harris
Contributions by Gurnam Singh
Contributions by Peter Beresford
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:214
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781447340829
ClassificationsDewey:361.32
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 2 Tables, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Bristol University Press
Imprint Policy Press
Publication Date 2 October 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book gives a unique analysis of the challenges facing contemporary social work that considers both the existential and ideological threats to the profession. Providing a wide range of in-depth reflections on the future of social care practice in the UK, it offers concrete policy proposals for the future of the profession alongside solutions which students and practitioners can action on the ground.

Author Biography

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.