Jo Cunningham & Steve Cunningham 
Social Policy and Social Work [EPUB ebook] 
An Introduction

An understanding of social policy is crucial for social workers as it underpins and shapes the legislative framework that they work within. From safeguarding service users and enabling them to improve their lives, to protecting the most vulnerable in society, social policy also has a vital role to play within social work education. It is therefore important that you, as a social work student, learn to engage critically with social policy. This book will introduce you to policy and show you how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society and how it can be applied to your practice.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: The historical and theoretical context

Chapter 1: Social policy and social work

Chapter 2: The development of social policy and social work in the nineteenth century

Chapter 3: Ideology, social policy and social work

Chapter 4: Social democracy and the development of social policy and social work after 1945

Chapter 5: Neo-liberalism and the development of social policy and social work after 1979

Part II: Social policy, social work and service users

Chapter 6: Marxism, Social Policy and Social Work

Chapter 7: Children, social policy and social work

Chapter 8: Youth, social policy, social work and the ′crisis of youth’

Chapter 9: Adults, social policy and social work: The personalisation agenda

Chapter 10: Ageing, social policy and social work

Über den Autor

Alice O′Sullivan is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Care at Leeds Beckett University.  She has taught on range of undergraduate and postgraduate social work, social science and social care programmes since 2010. Her teaching interests centre upon sociology, social policy and social justice. Before becoming a lecturer, Alice was a social worker working with children and families.