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Social Work and Social Care (School Concerns Series) 2nd Edition
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Social Work and Social Care has been revised and updated to take into account the profound changes that have occurred in social work over the past two years, in particular the extensive legislative changes to childrens and community care services. A new chapter examines the relevance of social exclusion for social work and continues to affirm the importance of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice within social work.
Social Work and Social Care:
* outlines the importance of social policy for social work
* describes the powerful ideological forces that underpin current practice
* considers the future of social work and social care within * altered social and political contexts
* covers all main areas of social work
* includes a glossary and useful website addresses.
This book is essential reading for students approaching the study of social work, social care and social policy and includes the most current research available.
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Social Work and Social Care
has been revised and updated to takeinto account the profound changes that have occurred in socialwork over the past two years,in particular the extensive legislativechanges to children’s and community care services.A new chapterexamines the relevance ofsocial exclusion for social work and con-tinues to affirm the importance ofequal opportunities andanti-discriminatory practice within social work.
Social Work and Social Care
outlines the importance ofsocial policy for social work
describes the powerful ideological forces that underpin currentpractice
considers the future ofsocial work and social care withinaltered social and political contexts
covers all main areas ofsocial work
includes a glossary and useful website addresses.This book is essential reading for students approaching the study of social work,social care and social policy and includes the mostcurrent research available.
Lester Parrott
is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at North EastWales Institute
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Social Work and Social Care
Social Work and Social Care
has been revised and updated to takeinto account the profound changes that have occurred in socialwork over the past two years,in particular the extensive legislativechanges to children’s and community care services.A new chapterexamines the relevance ofsocial exclusion for social work and con-tinues to affirm the importance ofequal opportunities andanti-discriminatory practice within social work.
Social Work and Social Care
outlines the importance ofsocial policy for social work
describes the powerful ideological forces that underpin currentpractice
considers the future ofsocial work and social care withinaltered social and political contexts
covers all main areas ofsocial work
includes a glossary and useful website addresses.This book is essential reading for students approaching the study of social work,social care and social policy and includes the mostcurrent research available.
Lester Parrott
is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at North EastWales Institute.
Contents
List ofillustrationsixForewordxiForeword to the new editionxiiiAcknowledgementsxv
1Social policy,social work and social care
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Outline1From social administration to social policy1What is social policy?2Issues for social policy3Social work and social policy5Case study6 Social policy and social work education7 Social work and the state9A mixed economy ofwelfare11Case study12Social work as an occupation13Value dilemmas and the purpose ofsocial work15Case study15Conclusion20Key points20Guide to further reading21
2Ideology and the rise ofsocial work
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Outline22What is ideology?22The development ofsocial work25The post-war period32Conclusion40Key points40Guide to further reading40
3Anti-discriminatory practice and social exclusion
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Outline41Social work in a divided society41From radical social work to anti-discriminatory practice45Social work and equal opportunities47 Equal opportunities,social work and exclusion49Conclusion63Key points63Guide to further reading64
4Residential care:the last resort?
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Outline65What is residential care?65The origins ofresidential care67 Residential care and older people69Residential care for children and young people76 Conclusion84Key points84Guide to further reading85
5Community care
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Outline86 What is community?86 History ofcommunity care88Community care and the Griffiths Report91The mixed economy and its consequences94Evaluating community care policy96 Conclusion110Key points111Guide to further reading111
6Policy dilemmas in child and family support
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Outline112The family and the Welfare State112Different families114Competing perspectives and childcare policy116
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The family,child protection and the PSS118Protection or prevention121From family support to children in need124Evaluating outcomes128Family support and disability130Conclusion132Key points132Guide to further reading133
7Citizenship and empowerment
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Outline134Citizenship and social work134What is empowerment?140Consumers and citizens142Community care and empowerment147 Enabling and empowerment151Assessment and empowerment152Evaluating empowerment154Conclusion155Key points155Guide to further reading156
8Social work in altered circumstances
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Outline157 Social work and the Welfare State157 New Labour and the Welfare State165New Labour and devolution170New Labour’s moral agenda171New Labour and the PSS174Conclusion176 Key points178Guide to further reading179
Glossary180Some useful websites and journals185References188Index20
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'Were all my personal social service students to have read this book before we started, it would make my teaching much easier, and probably far more effective.' -John Baldock, University of Kent, Social Policy Association News
Were all my personal social service students to have read this book before we started, it would make my teaching much easier, and probably far more effective.' - John Baldock, University of Kent, Social Policy Association News
About the Author
Lester Parrott is Senior Lecturer in Social work at North East Wales Institute teaching social policy on professional and undergraduate courses. He worked for many years as a social worker for Derbyshire Social Services Department. He has written a number of books on social policy and social work, his most recent being Social Policy: Social Work Foundations, Prospects Publications.
Product details
Publisher : Routledge; 2nd edition (November 22, 2001)
Language : English
