Contents // List of Figures and Tables xi // Notes on the Contributors xii // Introduction xvii // Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne // Part I SOCIAL WORK IN CONTEXT 1 // 1 Anti-oppressive Practice in Context 3 // Lena Dominelli // Anti-oppressive practice: an old-new paradigm 3 // The struggle over anti-oppressive practice - an // old-new controversy 10 // The ‘backlash’ - a rejection of anti-oppressive practice by // its opponents 13 // Structural constraints limiting the spread of anti-oppressive practice 15 The future of anti-oppressive practice 17 // 2 The Changing Nature of Social Work 20 // Viviene E. Cree // Introduction 20 // Political changes 21 // Organisational changes 22 // Individual changes 26 // v // vi CONTENTS // 3 Values, Ethics and Social Work Steven M. Shardloiv 30 // Introduction and context 30 // The scope of ‘social work values’ 31 // Understanding values and ethics 32 // Ethics and work with service users 33 // Social work and society § 36 // New values: empowerment, consumerism, structural challenge 38 // Endnote - netting the fish 39 // 4 Social Work and Society Chris Jones 41 // Introduction 41 // Social work, class and poverty 42 // Social work as conservative welfare 44 // Unloved social work 46 // Social work and neo-liberalism 47 // 5 Social Policy and Social Work Carol Walker and Alan Walker 50 // Introduction 50 // The current social policy context 51 // Poverty and social work 52 // Who are the poor? 53 // But are the poor
in research 112 // Critical social research 114 // Users and beneficiaries of social work research 116 // Part II THEORIES FOR PRACTICE IN SOCIAL WORK 121 // 11 Social Work Theories and Reflective Practice Malcolm Payne 123 // Introduction: reflecting on reflecting 123 // Reflecting on the social work role 128 // Using theory reflectively 132 // Reflecting on integration and dissent 134 // Using Part II reflectively 137 // 12 Counselling Helen Cosis Brown 139 // Introduction 139 // Theoretical groupings within counselling 141 // Counselling and social work 145 // Issues 146 // Viii CONTENTS // 13 Groupwork 149 // Dave Ward // Where has all the groupwork gone? 149 // The demethoding of social work 150 // Groupwork and work-in-groups 152 // A continuing need for groupwork 154 // Re-establishing groupwork 155 // 14 Community Work 159 // Marjorie Mayo // Introduction 159 // The context 160 // ‘Mapping’ community work: definitions and recent history 161 // Community work and social work 162 // Alternative perspectives and implications for practice 163 // Some current issues and dilemmas 168 // 15 Psychosocial Work 170 // David Howe // Introduction 170 // The socialness of self 171 // Inner working models 172 // Attachment behaviour 174 // Assessments 177 // Practice 177 // 16 Cognitive-behavioural Practice 180 // Katy Cißno // Introduction 180 // The policy context of social work 181 // Cognitive-behavioural practice 182 // Areas of practice and links with effectiveness 184
Assessment and intervention 186 // 17 Task-centred Work 191 // Mark Doel // Introduction 191 // Task-centred work and other social work ideas 192 // The essence of task-centred work 193 // Issues 196 // 18 Empowerment and Advocacy 200 // Michael Leadbetter // Being on the receiving end of services 200 // Concepts of empowerment and advocacy 201 // Legal, policy and organisational contexts 203 // CONTENTS KK // Practice issues 203 // Impediments to empowerment and advocacy 205 // Debates and controversies 206 // 19 The Legacy of Radical Social Work 209 // Mary Langem // Introduction 209 // The roots of radical social work 211 // The radical social work diaspora 212 // The end? 214 // 20 Feminist Social Work 218 // Joan Orme // Introduction and context 218 // Feminist social work practice 220 // Issues 224 // 21 Anti-oppressive Practice 227 // Beverley Burke and Philomena Harrison // Introduction 227 // What is anti-oppressive practice? 228 // Amelia’s story as told to a friend 230 // Theory into practice 231 // Amelia’s reflections 235 // 22 Postmodern and Constructionist Approaches to Social Work 237 // Nigel Parton // Social work and the postmodern 239 // The importance of discourse and language 240 // Implications for practice 241 // Constructive social work 244 // Part III SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE 247 // 23 Social Work Processes 249 // Robert Adams // Introduction 249 // Changing contexts and social work practice 250 // Competence-based approaches 252 // Changing approaches
and social work practice 254 // Implications for practice 256 // 24 Social Work with Children and Families 267 // Lorraine Waterhouse and Janice McGhee // Introduction 267 // Social context 268 // X CONTENTS // Changing family patterns 269 // The status of children 270 // Setting 271 // Childcare policy and practice 273 // Partnership, prevention and support in practice 277 // 25 Social Work with Adults 287 // Neil Thompson // Introduction 287 // The context for practice 288 // Systematic practice 292 // The life course 296 // Roles and tasks 299 // 26 Social Work with Offenders 308 // David Smith // Introduction 308 // The policy background 309 // New Labour and criminal justice 314 // Working with young offenders 319 // Working with adult offenders 321 // Social work and community safety 324 // 27 Concluding Comment: Past, Present and Future of // Social Work 329 // Robert Adams, Lena Dominelli and Malcolm Payne // Now, then and when: the need for critical practice 329 // Views of histories 331 // Milestones in the past of social work 333 // Continuities and changes 334 // Future prospects for social work 335 // Towards a critical view of the past, present and future of // social work 335 // Bibliography 336 // Index // 393