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New Politics of Social Work, The


New Politics of Social Work, The

Paperback by Gray, Mel (Newcastle, Australia); Webb, Stephen A. (Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow)

New Politics of Social Work, The

£36.99

ISBN:
9780230296787
Publication Date:
30 Oct 2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Red Globe Press
Pages:
248 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 16 - 21 May 2024
New Politics of Social Work, The

Description

With contributions from those at the forefront of modern social work thought, this edited volume reflects the growing eminence of critical social work in the 21st Century. Taking a truly global outlook, this text advocates the promotion of equality through a range of radical perspectives and provides a blueprint for the future of practice

Contents

PART I: NEW AGENDAS FOR SOCIAL WORK Towards a 'New Politics' of Social Work M.Gray and S.A.Webb A History of Critical and Radical Social Work; B.Pease Mapping the Theoretical and Political Terrain of Social Work; P.M.Garrett Social Work and the Politics of Recognition; S. Houston PART II: POLITICALLY INFORMED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES Critically Reflexive Practice; C. Taylor Critical Management; John Lawler Critical Best Practice; H.Ferguson Critical Discourse Analysis; G.Marston PART III: TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES New Practices of Empowerment; V.Cree Rights-based International Social Work Practice; R.Hugman Femocratic Childcare Governance; T.Findlay Social orkers as Agents of Change; I.Ferguson The Speculative Left and New Politics of Social Work; M.Gray and S.A.Webb.

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