This new text provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to Local Authority Social Services, the main context in which UK social work is practised .List of Figures.
List of Tables.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I: Establishing the Main Concerns of the Book.
1. What are Local Authority Social Services? (Michael Hill).
Introduction.
Social Services Work.
Social Services and Other Areas of Social Policy.
Social Services and Health.
Social Services as Last Resort Services.
Conclusions.
2. Origins of the Local Authority Social Services (Michael Hill).
Introduction.
Personal Social Services before 1948.
Developments in the 1940s.
1948 to 1971.
1971 to 1990.
Conclusions.
3. The Contemporary Social Framework (Michael Hill).
Introduction.
The Basic Demographic Picture.
More Complex Demographic Issues.
Economic Stresses and Strains.
Ill health and Disability.
Conclusions: Social Pathology and Social Services.
Part II: The Local Authority Social Services Task.
4. Child Care (Jane Tunstill).
Introduction.
A Brief Historical Perspective on Social Services Provision for Children.
The Legal and Administrative Framework.
Services and Settings.
Key Service Issues.
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