Social Work - Past, Present and Future

This collection brings together a collection of experts from across social work who explore key developments in the field over the last fifty years.
Examining evolution in approaches to practice, key legislative developments, the re-emergence of certain specialisms, impacts of major enquiries and future directions, they show that by understanding social work's past, we can make better progress for service users and practitioners in the future.

About the author

Terry Bamford (1948-2020) was a former Chair of the British Association of Social Workers and was active in the field of social work for five decades.

Keith Bilton is a former Chair of the Social Work History Network.

Summary

This collection brings together a collection of experts from across social work who explore key developments in the field over the last fifty years. They examine evolution in thinking and approaches to practice, key legislative developments, the impacts of major inquiries and look at future directions for progress in the field.

Product details

• Assisted by: Terry Bamford (Editor), Terry (Healthwatch Formerly chair of British Association of Social Workers Terry Bamford (1948-2020) was a former Chair of the British Association of Social Workers and active in the field of social work for five decades.) Bamford (Editor), Keith Bilton (Editor), Keith (Keith Bilton is a former Chair of the Social Work History Network.) Bilton (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781447356530
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-5653-0
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 570 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system