This book, from one of international social work's leading radical educators, provides a richly
compelling argument for the profession to become more critical and dissenting. Addressing …

This article considers the relationship between the identity of social work and the neoliberal
political project. Reference is made to a small but carefully structured quantitative research …

Contemporary global challenges require practitioners to confidently analyse the dominant
discourses and develop frameworks and strategies for future change. Engaging with Social …

This article is a response to Chris Maylea's lively call to 'end of social work'. Whilst
welcoming the publication of his polemic, I maintain that there are substantial problems with …

In the nursing literature, work-related suffering due to restricted moral agency is commonly
considered under the concept of moral distress. This concept has resonated strongly …

To contextualise the current reform process, this article broadly explores the development of
child protection social work in New Zealand over the last thirty years. Reference is made to …

Be proud to be a lazy radical! This textbook makes the case for a radical approach to social
work that can be embraced by everyone. It's an approach based on real empathy and an …

The aim of this article is to present empirical evidence on the factors that facilitate the
emergence of moral suffering and the consequences of the phenomenon in social workers …

Social workers working within the Australian asylum seeker processing system, particularly
offshore on Nauru and Manus Island, risk being collaborators in the systemic abuse of men …

Despite the relevance of emotional and psychological distress related to COVID-19
isolation, quarantine, and physical distancing, only limited research has been conducted on …