What Is the Future of Social Work?

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  • ISBN 9781447340829
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Oct 2019
  • Publisher: Bristol University Press
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Social work is under unprecedented pressure as a result of funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation and welfare transformations which, combined, are dramatically reshaping the relationship between individuals and the welfare state.

A wide range of distinguished academics provide a comprehensive analysis of the evolving challenges facing contemporary social work, reflecting on both the existential and ideological threats to the profession. As well as the chief practice areas of child protection, adult care and mental health, contributors also examine practice issues surrounding older people, neoliberalism, neo-eugenics and the refugee crisis.

This book offers concrete policy proposals for the future of the profession alongside valuable solutions which students and practitioners can action on the ground.

Michael Lavalette is Professor in Social Work and Head of the School of Social Sciences at Liverpool Hope University. He has published widely on radical social work and contemporary social movements. He is co-editor of Critical and Radical Social Work journal.