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Social Work in a Corporate Era - Practices of Power and Resistance (Paperback)
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Social Work in a Corporate Era - Practices of Power and Resistance (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Social Work Studies
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A striking new feature of the welfare systems in many Western
countries is the extent to which market relations have permeated
social services. Conceptions of 'risk management' now dominate the
way parents and children are responded to, while new technologies
aim to 'measure' their relationship with state service providers.
Bureaucratic control is increasing, while resources are reduced.
These factors have led to the demise of the traditional role of the
social worker as one who engages with the client in a supportive
encounter. Professional competence within social work is
increasingly tied to 'mastering' scientific knowledge and new
technical skills. The result of collaboration between authors from
Canada, Britain and Australia, Social Work in a Corporate Era
offers a critical overview of these developments and their
implications. It provides a re-evaluation of the assumptions and
practices of the critical social work tradition and explores the
possibility of rebuilding an 'emancipatory' social work. The
authors aim to disentangle the debate between Marxism, feminism and
anti-racism, in the context of both postmodern challenges and the
corporate restructuring of the welfare state. Calling for the
development of a new politics of social work practice, this book
addresses many of the urgent issues facing welfare state
practitioners in health and social services today.
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