Reclaiming Social Work: Challenging Neo-liberalism and Promoting Social Justice [Paperback]

Reclaiming Social Work is a thought-provoking and innovative book which examines how social work's commitment to social justice has been deepened and enriched by its contact with wider social movements. It explores the tensions between social work values and a market-driven agenda, and locates new resources of hope for the social work profession in the developing resistance to managerialism.Reclaiming Social Work is a thought-provoking and innovative book which examines how social work's commitment to social justice has been deepened and enriched by its contact with wider social movements. It explores the tensions between social work values and a market-driven agenda, and locates new resources of hope for the social work profession in the developing resistance to managerialism.This is an important text, which presents a radical approach to social work and social policy.

The key message to promote social justice represents a global voice, which wants to reclaim social work.A Profession worth Fighting For?
Neo-Liberal Britain
New Labour, New Social Work
The Market and Social Care
Consumerism, Personalisation and Social Welfare Movements
The Radical Tradition
Critical Social Work
Issues and Debates
Challenging the Consensus