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What Is the Future of Social Work?

What Is the Future of Social Work?

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Social work is facing unprecedented pressure due to funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation, and welfare transformations, reshaping the relationship between individuals and the welfare state. This book provides comprehensive analysis of the evolving challenges and offers policy proposals and solutions for the future of the profession.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 214 pages
Publication date: 02 October 2019
Publisher: Bristol University Press


Social work is facing unprecedented pressure due to funding cuts, political interventions, marketisation, and welfare transformations, which 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. Contributors examine practice issues surrounding child protection, adult care and mental health, 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.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 155 x 233 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781447340829

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