1st Edition

The Values of Change in Social Work

By Steven Shardlow Copyright 1989
    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    by Routledge

    First published in 1989. Current changes in social work practice pose moral and political dilemmas for practitioners,students, social work educators and policy makers alike. The contributors to The Values of Change in Social Work, all experienced and eminent social work practitioners and social work theoreticians, analyse social work values in relation to these changes in practice. They examine major developments in social work from moral, philosophical and political perspectives and place them in context. Some describe theoretical and practical difficulties faced by social workers in changing forms of practice, while others deal with a particular change and examine it in detail. This uniquely practical approach presents the complex arguments surrounding social work 'values' accessible to both students and practitioners.  Examining the major developments in social work from moral, philosophical and political perspectives, the highly respected and experienced contributors to this text analyse social work values and place them firmly in a modern, practical context.

    1 CHANGING SOCIAL WORK VALUES: AN INTRODUCTION PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE 2 SOCIAL WORK VALUES: CONTEXT AND CONTRIBUTION 3 VALUES IN ACTION PART TWO: CHANGING VALUES 4 VALUES IN LOCALLY BASED WORK 5 HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE AND PROFESSION AL VALUES 6 RESIDENTIAL SOCIAL WORK WITHOUT RESIDENCE 7 PARTICIPATION AND PATERNALISM 8 OPEN RECORDS AND SHARED DECISIONS WITH CLIENTS 9 DISCRETION AND MANAGERIALISM 10 TAKEN FROM HOME 11 THE MORALITY OF PRIVATE SOCIAL CARE: PRIVATIZATION IN SOCIAL WORK

    Biography

    Steven Shardlow read PPE and Applied Social Studies at Oxford University.