Clarke, Karen
Social Policy for Social Work: Placing Social Work in its Wider Context
This insightful book examines how shifts in the dominant political ideology have affected the nature of welfare provision, the kinds of social problems addressed by policy, and the balance of responsibilities for well-being between individuals, the family, voluntary organizations, the market and the state. It explains the impact of these developments on the organization of social work and on relationships between social workers and service users. The book discusses contested concepts central to social work – such as justice, liberty, equality, difference, need and risk – and illustrates these through a range of examples.
The critical analysis provided in this book offers students of social work a crucial foundation for negotiating difficult and sensitive practice situations and defending their profession, providing them with the tools and knowledge to uphold key professional values.
Avainsanat: welfare state, politics, sociology, health and social care, ideology, welfare, public policy, practitioner, social care, social worker, care, welfare state, politics, sociology, health and social care, ideology, welfare, public policy, practitioner, social care, social worker, care, Social Work
- Tekijä(t)
- Clarke, Karen
- Green, Lorraine
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2016
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 240 sivua
- Kategoria
- Yhteiskunta
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781509506620
- Painetun ISBN
- 9780745660837