Social Policy and Social Work: An Introduction by Jo Cunningham (English) Hardco

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This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society, and how it is applied to everyday practice. 

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An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to play within social work education. It is important therefore for students to engage critically with social policy. This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society and how it is applied to everyday practice.

Author Biography

Jo Cunningham is a Principal Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire and programme leader of the BA Social Work. Jo has taught sociology and social work practice for a number of years. Before commencing her lecturing career, Jo was a social worker in the area of children and families. Research interests include childhood accidents and child death, and more recently the practice implications of asylum policy for professionals, children and their families. Steve Cunningham is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Central Lancashire. He has taught sociology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level for 27 years. His research interests are focused on welfare history, poverty and social security, the sociology of welfare and children's political activism. He is the author of numerous publications in these areas.

Table of Contents

Part I: The historical and theoretical contextChapter 1: Social policy and social workChapter 2: The development of social policy and social work in the nineteenth centuryChapter 3: Ideology, social policy and social workChapter 4: Social democracy and the development of social policy and social work after 1945Chapter 5: Neo-liberalism and the development of social policy and social work after 1979Part II: Social policy, social work and service usersChapter 6: Marxism, Social Policy and Social WorkChapter 7: Children, social policy and social workChapter 8: Youth, social policy, social work and the ′crisis of youth'Chapter 9: Adults, social policy and social work: The personalisation agendaChapter 10: Ageing, social policy and social work

Review

This text directed to social workers, introduces the essential legislation, and the necessary guidelines to understand how some laws are interpreted, for and by social work practice. That is illustrated through practical examples that explore in a realistic and specialized way the areas of law that affect this practice. -- Courtney Lawson * CBQ reviews *

Review Quote

This text directed to social workers, introduces the essential legislation, and the necessary guidelines to understand how some laws are interpreted, for and by social work practice. That is illustrated through practical examples that explore in a realistic and specialized way the areas of law that affect this practice.

Details ISBN1473916542 Author Steve Cunningham Series Transforming Social Work Practice Series Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1473916542 ISBN-13 9781473916548 Format Hardcover Subtitle An Introduction Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 361.3 Birth 1967 Short Title SOCIAL POLICY & SOCIAL WORK 2/ Language English Media Book Year 2017 Pages 336 Imprint Learning Matters Ltd Place of Publication Exeter Publication Date 2017-07-11 UK Release Date 2017-07-11 NZ Release Date 2017-07-11 Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Alternative 9781473916555 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced by 9781526493538 Publisher Sage Publications Ltd AU Release Date 2017-07-10 We've got this

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