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What Is the Future of Social Work?
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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What Is the Future of Social Work?
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| Authors and Contributors |
Contributions by Peter Dowd
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Contributions by Chris Jones
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Contributions by John Harris
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Contributions by Gurnam Singh
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Contributions by Peter Beresford
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:214 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781447340829
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| Classifications | Dewey:361.32 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
2 Tables, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bristol University Press
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| Imprint |
Policy Press
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| Publication Date |
2 October 2019 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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