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Social Work
The Rise and Fall of a Profession?
Steve Rogowski
- 224 pages
- English
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Social Work
The Rise and Fall of a Profession?
Steve Rogowski
About This Book
Rogowski's second edition of this bestselling textbook responds to the major changes to social work practice since the first edition was published. It is fully revised and updated to include new material that is essential for students and practising social workers today. Taking a critical perspective, Rogowski evaluates social work's development, nature and rationale over approximately 150 years. He explores how neoliberalism is at the core of the profession's crisis and calls for progressive, critical and radical changes to social work policy and practices based on social justice and social change. This new edition is substantially updated to explore: â˘the impact of austerity policies since 2010; â˘failures to realise the progressive possibilities which followed the death of 'Baby P'; â˘contemporary examples of critical and radical practice. It also includes a range of student-friendly features including chapter summaries, key learning and discussion points, and further reading.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- One: Introduction: The rise and fall of social work?
- Two: The beginnings of social work to its 1970s zenith
- Three: Thatcherism and the rise of neoliberalism: opportunities and challenges
- Four: New Labour, more neoliberalism: new challenges and (fewer) opportunities
- Five: The professionalisation of social work?
- Six: Managerialism and the social work business
- Seven: Neoliberalism, austerity and social work
- Eight: Conclusion: Critical/radical possibilities in ongoing neoliberal times
- Authorâs note
- References