This truly contemporary textbook bridges the gap between political and ideological perspectives on social welfare and the social problems, experiences and contexts that social workers deal with at grassroots level. Case studies enable students to understand how practice is influenced, and themes of social construction, identity and political ideology run throughout the book, alongside considerations about the future of practice
Author Biography
Sarah Pollock is a qualified and registered social work practitioner and academic. She has recently completed a PhD research project at Manchester Metropolitan University in which she explored South Asian older women's experiences of preventative health and social care services. Kate Parkinson is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford. She qualified as a social worker in 1998 and worked within the field of children and families social work for 15 years before taking up her current post. Kate has worked within the areas of child protection, early intervention and looked after children. Ian Cummins is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford. He qualified as a probation officer and subsequently worked as a mental health social worker. His research interests including the history of community care and mental health issues in the CJS. His most recent work has focused on poverty, inequality and advanced marginality.
