{"product_id":"the-new-politics-of-social-work-9780230296787","title":"The New Politics of Social Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen A. Webb is Professor of Social Work, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. Recent books include Evidence-based Social Work (with Gray \u0026amp; Plath, Routledge 2009), Social Work Theories and Methods (with Gray, Sage 2013), and the Sage Handbook of Social Work (with Gray \u0026amp; Midgley, 2012). Webb's critical analysis 'Considerations on the validity of evidence-based practice in social work' (2001) is the world's most cited article in the field and the most influential publication in social work over the last ten years (Hodges et al., 2011). Mel Gray is Professor of Social Work and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Advanced Study for Humanity at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She is Joint Editor of Australian Social Work and is on the editorial boards for several international journals. Her interests range from creativity, morality, spirituality and theory and philosophy in social work to experiential social work education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book aims to ‘devise a ‘new politics’ for social work in the belief that [the field] bears a public responsibility to confront injustice while seeking justice for all … A key contribution of the book is its potential to stimulate debate … Readers will find instructive examples of practice and policy aimed at developing and delivering values-based practice in today’s austere human services environment. * James Kennerly Nash, Kevin Cherry, Ben Anderson-Nathe, Miranda Cunningham and Ericka Kimball, Social Work, Vol. 61 (4) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: NEW AGENDAS FOR SOCIAL WORK  Towards a 'New Politics' of Social Work M.Gray and S.A.Webb  A History of Critical and Radical Social Work; B.Pease  Mapping the Theoretical and Political Terrain of Social Work; P.M.Garrett  Social Work and the Politics of Recognition; S. Houston  PART II: POLITICALLY INFORMED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES  Critically Reflexive Practice; C. Taylor  Critical Management; John Lawler  Critical Best Practice; H.Ferguson  Critical Discourse Analysis; G.Marston  PART III: TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES  New Practices of Empowerment; V.Cree  Rights-based International Social Work Practice; R.Hugman  Femocratic Childcare Governance; T.Findlay  Social orkers as Agents of Change; I.Ferguson  The Speculative Left and New Politics of Social Work; M.Gray and S.A.Webb.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767136026967,"sku":"9780230296787","price":41.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780230296787.jpg?v=1758712423","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-politics-of-social-work-9780230296787","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}