Social Work: Past, Present and Future

doi:10.46692/9781447356554

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Past, Present and Future

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Edited by Terry Bamford, Keith Bilton

Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Online publication date:: March 2021
Print publication year:: 2020
Online ISBN:: 9781447356554
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781447356554

Subjects:: Sociology: General Interest, Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Sociology

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This collection charts the key developments in the social work field from 1970 to the present day and shows how by fully understanding social work's past, we can make better progress for practitioners and service users in the future. It brings together a broad collection of experts from across social work who trace how thinking and approaches to practice have changed over time, examine key legislative developments in the field, look at the impacts of major inquiries and consider the re-emergence of certain specialisms. Providing students and practitioners of social work and social policy with a full picture of the evolution of social work, it also shares important insights for its future directions.

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Past, Present and Future

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Dedication
pp iii-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Terry Bamford
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-ix

Notes on Contributors
pp x-xiii

List of Abbreviations
pp xiv-xvi

Introduction
pp 1-4

1 - Social Work in 1970
pp 5-20

2 - Social Services Departments: Success or Failure?
pp 21-36

3 - Regulation and Inspection of Social Work: Costly Distraction or Stimulus to Improve?
pp 37-58

4 - Continuity and Change in the Knowledge Base For Social Work
pp 59-76

5 - Social Work Education: Learning From the Past?
pp 77-96

6 - Practising Social Work
pp 97-114

7 - Looking Back, Looking Forward: Two Personal Views
pp 115-140

8 - From Clients As Fellow Citizens to Service Users As Co-Producers of Social Work
pp 141-156

9 - The 1989 England and Wales Children Act: the High-Water Mark of Progressive Reform?
pp 157-172

10 - Social Work With Offenders
pp 173-190

11 - The Impact of Scandal and Inquiries on Social Work and the Personal Social Services
pp 191-212

12 - British Social Work: International Context and Perspectives
pp 213-228

Afterword
pp 229-232

Index
pp 233-250

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