Social Policy for Social Work: A Critical Introduction to Key Themes and Issues

by Lorraine Carol Green and Karen Clarke

Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an understanding is increasingly important as social workers are expected to work across institutional, professional and even national boundaries in new ways profoundly affected by the changing global context.

This insightful book examines how shifts in the dominant political ideology have affected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745660827
• ISBN13: 9780745660820
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.7"