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Social Policy for Social Work provides a comprehensive, critical and engaging introduction to social policy for students and practitioners of social work. The text is clearly structured into three parts that cover contexts, policies and issues. The first part explores changing perspectives on social policy and social work and provides an introduction to the broad range of specific policy aspects discussed in part two which include: social security health and community care family and child care criminal justice. Part three focuses on key issues such as tackling divisions and inequalities, the control of services including empowering people receiving services, and future policy trends. Additionally, appendices provide a key to common abbreviations, dates of the main legislation and internet addresses of main information sources on policy and research. Illustrations from practice are included throughout to highlight implications for social work practice. The text focuses on contemporary Britain but also draws examples from European, global and historical contexts wherever appropriate. This exceptional text demonstrates clearly the relevance and implications of social policy for social work practice. It is an essential and practical resource for all students and practitioners in the welfare field.
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Social Policy for Social Work Robert Adams Social Policy for Social Work Other titles by Robert Adams: A Measure of Diversion? Case Studies in IT (with S. Allard, J. Baldwin and J. Thomas) Prison Riots in Britain and the USA Problem-solving with Self-help Groups (with G. Lindenfield) Protests by Pupils: Empowerment, Schooling and the State Quality Social Work* Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates* (edited with L. Dominelli and M. Payne) Self-help, Social Work and Empowerment Skilled Work with People Social Work and Empowerment* The Abuses of Punishment The Personal Social Services: Clients, Consumers or Citizens? Critical Practice in Social Work* (edited with L. Dominelli and M. Payne) *Also published by Palgrave Social Policy for Social Work ROBERT ADAMS Consultant Editor: Jo Campling © Robert Adams 2002 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2002 by PALGRAVE Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE is the new global academic imprint of St. Martin’s Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd). ISBN 0–333–77473–6 paperback This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10 09 08 11 10 09 7 06 05 4 03 02 01 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 Printed in Malaysia For Yasmeen This page intentionally left blank Contents Introduction x PART I: CONTEXTS 1 Changing Perspectives on Social Policy and Social Work Social work consists of more than merely implementing the law How do social workers use social policy in their p