This book outlines the development of social work with children and families over the last 40 years, drawing on the author's unique practice experience and his extensive writings. It charts the highs and lows of social work, the latter including the dominance of managerialism which emphasises speedy completion of bureaucracy so as to ration resources and assess/manage risk. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in social work including academics, students, practitioners and managers both in the UK and overseas.
This book outlines the development of social work with children and families over the last 40 years, drawing on the author's unique practice experience and his extensive writings. It charts the highs and lows of social work, the latter including the dominance of managerialism which emphasises speedy completion of bureaucracy so as to ration resources and assess/manage risk. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in social work including academics, students, practitioners and managers both in the UK and overseas.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Steve Rogowski has almost forty years' practice experience of social work. On qualifying he worked as a generic social worker for Derbyshire Council. Since then he has been a social worker with children and families for Oldham Council where he remains. He has published widely about his experiences in a variety of social work/policy journals and magazines, recently including the odd blog. His books 'Social Work: The Rise and Fall of a Profession?' and 'Critical Social Work with Children and Families: Theory, Context and Practice' were published in 2010 and 2013 respectively.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword, David Smith. Part One Setting the Scene: Introduction: critical reflections on social work with children and families; Politics, economics and ideology: from social democracy to neoliberalism. Part Two The High Points of Social Work: Youth crime and youth justice; Community social work; On theory: critical, radical and allied perspectives. Part Three The Low Points of Social Work: From child welfare to child protection/safeguarding; The rise of managerialism and the social work business. Part Four Ways Forward: Critical and radical possibilities in neoliberal times; Conclusion: the future(s) of social work with children and families; Afterword. References; Index
Foreword, David Smith. Part One Setting the Scene: Introduction: critical reflections on social work with children and families; Politics, economics and ideology: from social democracy to neoliberalism. Part Two The High Points of Social Work: Youth crime and youth justice; Community social work; On theory: critical, radical and allied perspectives. Part Three The Low Points of Social Work: From child welfare to child protection/safeguarding; The rise of managerialism and the social work business. Part Four Ways Forward: Critical and radical possibilities in neoliberal times; Conclusion: the future(s) of social work with children and families; Afterword. References; Index
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