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This book offers a unique analysis of the challenges facing contemporary social work that considers the multi-faceted threats to the profession. It provides in-depth reflections on the future of social care practice and solutions for students and practitioners.

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Foreword ~ Peter Dowd Introduction: what is the future of social work? ~ Michael Lavalette Austerity and the context of social work today ~ Michael Lavalette Contemporary developments in child protection in England: reform or reaction? ~ Brid Featherstone The slow death of social work with older people? ~ Mark Lymbery Mental health social work: the dog that hasn’t barked ~ Iain Ferguson Learning disabilities and social work ~ Jan Walmsley Social work by and for all ~ Peter Beresford Anti-oppressive social work, neoliberalism and neo-eugenics ~ Gurnam Singh From Seebohm factories to neoliberal production lines? The social work labour process ~ John Harris Social work and the refugee crisis: reflections from Samos in Greece ~ Chris Jones Conclusion: the road to an alternative future? ~ Michael Lavalette

What Is the Future of Social Work

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      Publisher: Bristol University Press
      Publication Date: 02/10/2019
      ISBN13: 9781447340829, 978-1447340829
      ISBN10: 1447340825
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book offers a unique analysis of the challenges facing contemporary social work that considers the multi-faceted threats to the profession. It provides in-depth reflections on the future of social care practice and solutions for students and practitioners.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword ~ Peter Dowd Introduction: what is the future of social work? ~ Michael Lavalette Austerity and the context of social work today ~ Michael Lavalette Contemporary developments in child protection in England: reform or reaction? ~ Brid Featherstone The slow death of social work with older people? ~ Mark Lymbery Mental health social work: the dog that hasn’t barked ~ Iain Ferguson Learning disabilities and social work ~ Jan Walmsley Social work by and for all ~ Peter Beresford Anti-oppressive social work, neoliberalism and neo-eugenics ~ Gurnam Singh From Seebohm factories to neoliberal production lines? The social work labour process ~ John Harris Social work and the refugee crisis: reflections from Samos in Greece ~ Chris Jones Conclusion: the road to an alternative future? ~ Michael Lavalette

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