Reports on the findings from a literature review which looked at the variety of job roles that
social workers perform in England, how the regulation of the profession is working and key …

This groundbreaking book both explains and expands the growing debate on ecological
(environmental) social work at the global level. In order to achieve this, the book strengthens …

The goal of this article is to deepen understanding of the concept of professional resistance.
Studies show that social workers in various parts of the world are increasingly confronted …

Social workers are often depicted as street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) or professionals
interchangeably. However, to find out how social workers relate to new policy measures, a …

Translating the social justice ideals of social work into practice can pose significant
challenges for new social work graduates in contemporary contexts that are characterised …

Critical multicultural practice, rather than being a specialism, is integral to Australian social
work. Drawing on critical race theory, critical multiculturalism, intersectionality and critical …

In a rapidly changing and unpredictable global environment, there is new impetus to draw
on community development approaches in the face of complex practice challenges that …

In this chapter we explore the main macro influences on social work and the social
professions in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and consider some of the …

In recent years, there has been an increase in scholarly writing on the theory and practice of
critical social work with people living in poverty. Yet there is a lack of research on the …

This title was first published in 2000: The second edition of Social Work as Community
Development is thoroughly revised and updated taking into account lessons from community …