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Informationen zum Autor Tony Evans is a registered social worker and has practiced as a mental health social worker. He is Professor of Social Work in the University of London and Head of the Department of social work at Royal Holloway University of London. His research explores the intersection of policy, professional practice and ethics. His published work has focused on the analysis of professional discretion in the context of managerialised public services, moral economies of practice, professional expertise and judgement. He has recently edited [with Fabian Kessl] a special issue of the European Journal of Social Work on travelling knowledge in Social Work. Dr Frank Keating is a Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care in the Department of Social Work at Royal Holloway University of London where he is Director of Research and Graduate studies. His main research interests are ethnicity, gender and mental health, particularly focusing on African and Caribbean communities. He is a strong advocate for racial equality in mental health services through his writing, teaching and public speaking. Klappentext This textbook will help students, practitioners and academics think critically about the relationship between policy and practice. Reflective questions help critical thinking and links to websites of substantive information across the UK and internationally help keep readers up-to-date with policy developments. Zusammenfassung This textbook will help students, practitioners and academics think critically about the relationship between policy and practice. Reflective questions help critical thinking and links to websites of substantive information across the UK and internationally help keep readers up-to-date with policy developments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Social Work and Policy Introduction Discretion in the history and development of social work Social Work Education and Training as a policy issue Prevention and protection: the development of safeguarding in children¿s services Children like ours? Policy and practice responses to children looked after Personalisation Mental capacity and social policy Social welfare policy in racialised contexts International social work: understanding social work within social policy systems Domestic Violence: UK and Australian developments Local policy in a global context: regimes of risk in mental health policy and practice - the community treatment orders Concluding thoughts: the interface between social policy and social work ...
