Description
Book SynopsisThis collection brings together a collection of experts from across social work who explore key developments in the field over the last fifty years. They examine evolution in thinking and approaches to practice, key legislative developments, the impacts of major inquiries and look at future directions for progress in the field.
Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ 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 Jones Continuity 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 Croft The England and Wales Children Act 1989: The Highwater Mark of Progressive Reform? ~ Jane Tunstill and June Thoburn Social 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
