In this essay, the authors consider the challenge made by two keynote speakers at recent
social work research conferences, one in the United States and the other in Europe. Both …

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 …

With over 40,000 copies sold across its lifetime, this is social work classic from a leading
international author. Synthesizing the complex ideas and concepts that characterize social …

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 …

SOCIAL WORKERS'UNDERSTANDING of professional values and ethics has matured
considerably in recent years. During the earliest years of the profession's history, social …

The Second Edition of The Handbook of Community Practice is expanded and updated with
a major global focus and serves as a comprehensive guidebook of community practice …

This article draws from a 15-month participant observation study of social work and child
protection practices in England to illustrate how social workers used Facebook to gain …

In their day-to-day practice, social work and human services practitioners frequently find
themselves in confusing ethical quandaries, trying to balance the numerous competing …

Ethical standards in social work have matured significantly since the formal inauguration of
the profession in the late 19th century. This article traces the global evolution of ethical …

This paper examines the feminist ethics of care as an emergent ethical theory that casts
ethical dispositions in a different way to the deontological focus on duties and rules and …