Summary
Overview
Key Readings
This four-volume set covers a broad scope and range of international social work knowledge and research and contains seminal and landmark publications in social work with a particular emphasis on contemporary key publications to compliment earlier classic works. The readings combine empirical with conceptual articles that not only cover significant knowledge and key debates in the field but also show how international social work has developed through research.
Volume I – Welfare Theory and Approaches provides an overview of the development of welfare policy as a backdrop to the evolution of social work.
Volume II – International Social Work Practice explores the development of contemporary social work practice approaches and examines social work's psychosocial foundations in the psychodynamic and functional schools.
Volume III – Social Work Research chronicles ...
Editors' Introduction: Situating Social Work - Introducing International Social Work
Setting the Scene for Social Work
These four volumes of International Social Work are partly occasioned by the significant increase of world-wide interest in social work. From India to China, from Latvia to Lithuania, social work is experiencing an international boom in pure research and research-for-practice. Once regarded as a rather marginal preoccupation of applied policy and practice interventions, the field of social work has now moved into the centre of social sciences research. As part of this shift, the study of social work has changed enormously over the last forty years or so, with both the values and language of social work evolving. Indeed, part of our motivation for producing these volumes is a growing ...
Table of Contents
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Volume I: Welfare Theory and Approaches
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Introduction to Volume 1: Welfare Theory and Approaches
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Perspectives on the Development of Welfare
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1. Citizenship and Social Class
T. Marshall
1949
Sociology at the Crossroads
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2. The Three Political Economies of the Welfare State
Gosta Esping-Andersen
1989
Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
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3. The New Politics of the Welfare State
Paul Pierson
1996
World Politics
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Welfarism, Governance and the State
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4. Some Contradictions of the Modern Welfare State
Claus Offe
1984
Contradictions of the Welfare State
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5. Society, the State, Social Problems and Social Policy
Vic George | Paul Wilding
1976
Ideology and Social Welfare
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6. Relief, Labor, and Civil Disorder: An Overview
Francis Piven | Richard Cloward
1993
Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare
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Bob Jessop
1999
Social Policy & Administration
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Welfare Professionals and Street Level Bureaucrats
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Zygmunt Bauman
2000
European Journal of Social Work
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Andrew Abbott
1988
The System of Professions: An Essay on the Division of Expert Labor
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10. The Professional Is Political
Ann Hartman
1993
Social Work
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11. Street-Level Bureaucrats as Policy Makers
Michael Lipsky
1980
Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Services
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Gender, Care and the Subject of Welfare
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Gillian Pascali
1983
Approaches to Welfare
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13. Gender and the Development of Welfare Regimes
Jane Lewis
1992
Journal of European Social Policy
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14. The Concept of Social Care and the Analysis of Contemporary Welfare States
Mary Daly | Jane Lewis
2000
British Journal of Sociology
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15. Good-enough Principles for Welfare
Fiona Williams
1999
Journal of Social Policy
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Barbara Cruikshank
1999
The Will to Empower: Democratic Citizens and Other Subjects
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Welfare and Social Development
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17. Growth, Redistribution, and Welfare: Toward Social Investment
James Midgley
1999
Social Service Review
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18. The Place of Social Capital in Understanding Social and Economic Outcomes
Michael Woolcock
2001
Isuma, Volume 2 Number 1
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Volume II: Social Work Practice
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Introduction to Volume 2: Social Work Practice
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Practice Perspectives
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19. Is Social Work a Profession?
Abraham Flexner
2001
Research on Social Work Practice
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Helen Perlman
1957
Social Casework: A Problem-Solving Process
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21. Is Casework Effective? A Review
Joel Fischer
1973
Social Work
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22. Conceptions of Social Work
Juliet Cheetham
1992
Social Research and Social Reform: Essays in Honour of A.H. Halsey
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23. The Life Model of Social Work Practice: An Overview
Carel Germain | Alex Gitterman
2008
The Life Model of Social Work Practice: Advances in Theory and Practice
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24. Behavioral Social Work: Past, Present, and Future
Eileen Gambrill
1995
Research on Social Work Practice
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25. The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice: Extensions and Cautions
Dennis Saleebey
1996
Social Work
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Knowledge for Practice
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Olive Stevenson
1971
British Journal of Social Work
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27. Boundaries of Social Work or Social Work of Boundaries?
Andrew Abbott
1995
Social Service Review
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28. Notes on the Form of Knowledge in Social Work
Mark Philp
1979
Sociological Review
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Ann Hartman
1990
Social Work
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30. The Knowledge Base of Social Work Practice: Theory, Wisdom, Analogue, or Art?
Howard Goldstein
1990
Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services
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31. The Ethical Implications of Current Theoretical Developments in Social Work
Mel Gray
1995
British Journal of Social Work
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The Theory and Practice Relationship
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32. Some Thoughts on the Relationship between Theory and Practice in and for Social Work
Nigel Parton
2000
British Journal of Social Work
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33. Surface and Depth in Social-Work Practice
David Howe
1996
Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work
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Practice Assessment
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34. Reflections on the Assessment of Outcomes in Child Care
Roy Parker
1998
Children & Society
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35. Common Errors of Reasoning in Child Protection Work
Eileen Munro
1999
Child Abuse & Neglect
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Practicing Empowerment
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Barbara Simon
1990
Simon Journal of Progressive Human Services
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37. Empowerment and Oppression: An Indissoluble Pairing for Contemporary Social Work
David Ward | Audrey Mullender
1991
Critical Social Policy
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38. Empowering Practice: Understanding and Managing User-Worker Processes
Suzy Braye | Michael Preston-Shoot
1995
Empowering Practice in Social Care
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Volume III: Social Work Research
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Introduction to Volume 3: Social Work Research
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Mapping the Social Work Research Agenda
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39. Cutting Edge Issues in Social Work Research
Ian Shaw
2003
British Journal of Social Work
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40. Confirmational Response Bias among Social Work Journals
William Epstein
1990
Science, Technology, & Human Values
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41. A Code of Ethics for Social Work and Social Care Research
Ian Butler
2002
British Journal of Social Work
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42. Research Note: Research and Empowerment
Peter Beresford | Clare Evans
1999
British Journal of Social Work
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Qualitative Social Work Research
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43. The Social Work Context for Qualitative Research
Ian Shaw | Nick Gould
2001
Qualitative Research in Social Work
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44. Does the Glove Really Fit? Qualitative Research and Clinical Social Work Practice
Deborah Padgett
1998
Social Work
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45. Theorizing from Practice: Towards an Inclusive Approach for Social Work Research
Jan Fook
2002
Qualitative Social Work
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46. Issues of Visibility and Colleague Relationships
Andrew Pithouse
1987
Social Work: The Social Organisation of an Invisible Trade
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Researching Reflective Practice
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47. Schön Shock: A Case for Reframing Reflection-in-Action?
Michael Eraut
1995
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
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48. There's No Such Thing as Reflection
Graham Ixer
1999
British Journal of Social Work
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Evidence-based Social Work
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49. Developing Empirically Based Models of Practice
Betty Blythe | Scott Briar
1985
Social Work
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50. Evidence-based Social Care: Wheels Off the Runway?
Geraldine Macdonald
1999
Public Money & Management
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51. Some Considerations on the Validity of Evidence-based Practice in Social Work
Stephen Webb
2001
British Journal of Social Work
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52. The Validity of Evidence-based Practice in Social Work: A Reply to Stephen Webb
Brian Sheldon
2001
British Journal of Social Work
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53. Evidence-based Practice: Counterarguments to Objections
Leonard Gibbs | Eileen Gambrill
2002
Research on Social Work Practice
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54. Evidence-based Practice and Social Work
C. McNeece | Bruce Thyer
2004
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work
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Critical Perspectives
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Martyn Hammersley
1996
Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods for Psychology and the Social Sciences
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56. Science, Research, and Social Work: Who Controls the Profession?
H. Karger
2001
Social Work
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57. The Quest for Evidence-based Practice?: We Are All Positivists!
Bruce Thyer
2008
Research on Social Work Practice
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58. Evaluation with One Eye Closed: The Empiricist Agenda in Social Work Research
Peter Raynor
1984
British Journal of Social Work
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59. The Limits of Positivism in Social Work Research
David Smith
1987
British Journal of Social Work
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60. Beyond Retroduction? – Hermeneutics, Reflexivity and Social Work Practice
Susan White
1997
British Journal of Social Work
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Volume IV: Future Challenges
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Introduction to Volume 4: Futuree Challenges
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The Future(s) of Social Work
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61. The Social Work Revolution
Joel Fischer
1981
Social Work
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62. Social Work Practice in the 21st Century
Brian Sheldon
1998
Research on Social Work Practice
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63. The Movement of Social Work into Private Practice (And Away from the Poor)
Harry Specht | Mark Courtney
1994
Unfaithful Angels: How Social Work Has Abandoned Its Mission
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64. Social Work in the University
William Epstein
1995
Journal of Social Work Education
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65. Social Work at the Crossroads
Mark Lymbery
2001
British Journal of Social Work
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66. The Future of Social Work as a Profession
Leon Ginsberg
2005
Advances in Social Work
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Social Work, Modernity and Postmodernity
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67. Social Work, Modernity and Post Modernity
Graham McBeath | Stephen Webb
1991
Sociological Review
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68. Modernity, Postmodernity and Social Work
David Howe
1994
British Journal of Social Work
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69. Deprofessionalizing Social Work: Anti-oppressive Practice, Competencies and Postmodernism
Lena Dominelli
1996
British Journal of Social Work
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70. 'Problematics of Government', (Post) Modernity and Social Work
Nigel Parton
1994
British Journal of Social Work
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71. Parton, Howe and Postmodernity: A Critical Comment on Mistaken Identity
Carole Smith | Susan White
1997
British Journal of Social Work
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New Policies and Technologies for Practice
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Paul Garrett
1999
British Journal of Social Work
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73. Tough Love: Social Work, Social Exclusion and the Third Way
Bill Jordan
2001
British Journal of Social Work
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74. The Impact of Audit on Social Work Practice
Eileen Munro
2004
British Journal of Social Work
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75. Clinical Practice Guidelines: Should Social Work Develop Them?
Matthew Howard | Jeffrey Jenson
1999
Research on Social Work Practice
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76. Interprofessionality in Health and Social Care: The Achilles’ Heel of Partnership?
Bob Hudson
2002
Journal of Interprofessional Care
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77. Service Users, Social Policy and the Future of Welfare
Peter Beresford
2001
Critical Social Policy
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International Social Work
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78. Professionalization in Social Work: The Challenge of Diversity
Richard Hugman
1996
International Social Work
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79. Issues in International Social Work: Resolving Critical Debates in the Profession
James Midgley
2001
Journal of Social Work
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80. Local Orders and Global Chaos in Social Work
Stephen Webb
2003
European Journal of Social Work
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Isadora Hare
2004
International Social Work
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Mel Gray
2005
International Journal of Social Welfare
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