2 Tables, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Publishing Details
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Imprint
Policy Press
Publication Date
2 October 2019
Publication Country
United Kingdom
Description
This book gives a unique analysis of the challenges facing contemporary social work that considers both the existential and ideological threats to the profession. Providing a wide range of in-depth reflections on the future of social care practice in the UK, it offers concrete policy proposals for the future of the profession alongside solutions which students and practitioners can action on the ground.
Author Biography
Michael Lavalette is Professor in Social Work and Head of the School of Social Sciences at Liverpool Hope University. He has published widely on radical social work and contemporary social movements. He is co-editor of Critical and Radical Social Work journal.