Why has the language of the child and of child protection become so hegemonic? What is
lost and gained by such language? Who is being protected, and from what, in a risk society …

Assessment is a core component of social work. Since first publication, Assessment in Social
Work has provided students and practitioners with a clear overview of the complex issues …

Sexual exploitation in sport is a problem that has beset both male and female athletes
privately for decades but which has only recently emerged as a public issue. Spoilsports is …

It has been widely noted in the social work literature that the practice of child protection is
highly gendered. When it comes to child abuse, women come under more scrutiny and men …

We have been struck for well over thirty years now, in both the USA and the UK, and via
research evidence from still other nations, by the continuing failures on the part of …

Values play an important role in the construction of social workers' professional identities.
However current accounts of social work ethics can have difficulty in providing an account of …

How has engineering ethics addressed gender concerns to date? How have the ideas of
feminist philosophers and feminist ethicists made their way into engineering ethics? What …

The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development (The Agenda) is designed by
IFSW, IASSW and ICSW to strengthen the profile of social work and to enable social workers …

At a time when accountability and the avoidance of risk are increasingly demanded of social
work practitioners, the ability to make clear and reasoned professional decisions is …

Transforming Social Work Practice shows that postmodern theory offers new strategies for
social workers concerned with political action and social justice. It explores ways of …