| A Contemporary History of Social Work: Learning from the Past Contributor(s): Bamford, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447322150 ISBN-13: 9781447322153 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 361.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.7" W x 9.5" (1.20 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on lessons from the recent history of social work to identify how and why it has lost its privilege and influence, this book challenges social work students to understand why social work has failed to maintain its position as a driver of social reform. Bamford looks forward to a new model of practice that places a commitment to put social justice back at the heart of professional practice. The book contributes to the topical debates about social work education and the identity of the profession, encouraging critical thinking about organisation models, practice content and meaning of professionalism in social work. Students are asked to consider questions such as 'why has social work found it so hard to define its role? ', 'is the neoliberal tide irreversible?', and 'do the jibes of political correctness have any substance?'. The book provides students of social work, history of social work and social policy, with a greater understanding of how social work became an unloved profession, whilst simultaneously charting a more hopeful course for the future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bamford, Terry: - Terry Bamford has been active in social work for five decades and is currently chair of the Social Work History Network at King's College London and of Healthwatch Bexley. He is the author of Managing Social Work, The Future of Social Work, and Commissioning and Purchasing. |