This path-breaking text constructs a new way of thinking about social work based on
contemporary social theory. Working in a counter-tradition that is suspicious of a number of …

This paper examines the changing form of knowledge in social work over the past thirty
years and its implications for theory and practice. In particular, it considers the impact of new …

Social work has become a business. The traditional distinction drawn between social work
as a non-commercial activity in the public and voluntary sectors of the welfare state and …

The third edition of this textbook has been thoroughly revised to meet the needs of today's
social work students, professionals and service managers. It illustrates current legislation …

Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are electronic tools used to
convey, manipulate and store information. The exponential growth of Internet access and …

Municipal youth protection work has become infused with digital technology, and yet there is
still limited research on how to assess the impact of digital technology on municipal youth …

Paul Michael Garrett's Social work and social theory is a wonderfully rich reflection on the
uses of social theory to critically contextualize social work practice. Drawing on a wide range …

Those of us who've been around a while and know how we used to work, we keep getting
into conflicts with the social workers of this new dawn.[…] Today, if I allow myself to …

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming central to the remaking of
social work with children and families in England and Wales. Factors helping to steer this …

A key feature of new public management is the tendency to equate quality and
accountability with documentation. Human service organizations increasingly rely on …