Social Work for Lazy Radicals: Relationship Building, Critical Thinking and Courage in Practice

by Jane Fenton

Book Overview

Be proud to be a lazy radical This textbook makes the case for a radical approach to social work that can be embraced by everyone. It's an approach based on real empathy and an understanding of oppression, of managerialism, of the moral heart of social work, of humanism and of the effects of neoliberal hegemony. Jane Fenton provides a model of radical practice for students and social workers who are committed to 'doing the right thing', and who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1352002450
• ISBN13: 9781352002454
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 9.2"