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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Yes, you can access Social Work by Bamford, Terry,Bilton, Keith,Terry Bamford,Keith Bilton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Social History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Social Sciences

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Social History

Index

Social Sciences

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Terry Bamford
Acknowledgements
Notes on contributors
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Social work in 1970
2. Social services departments: success or failure?
3. Regulation and inspection of social work: costly distraction or stimulus to improve?
4. Continuity and change in the knowledge base for social work
5. Social work education: learning from the past?
6. Practising social work
7. Looking back, looking forward: two personal views
8. From clients as fellow citizens to service users as co-producers of social work
9. The 1989 England and Wales Children Act: the high-water mark of progressive reform?
10. Social work with offenders
11. The impact of scandal and inquiries on social work and the personal social services
12. British social work: international context and perspectives
Afterword

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