Overview
- Quality has become a crucial concern in social work, as a result of changes in training, recent child abuse and mental health scandals, etc.
This book looks at the issue of quality in relation to social work.
It also taps into other topical issues, such as empowerment, the contract culture, managerialism, etc.
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About this book
This book offers a practical approach to maximising quality in social work that is based on developing a working culture that empowers key stakeholders in the delivery of services, whether these are managers, practitioners, service users or carers. Aiming to transcend the constraints on professionalism imposed by managerialism and the contract culture, it provides a critical appraisal of the main approaches to quality assurance and analyses these in detail in relation to child care, community care, mental health and criminal justice.
About the author
ROBERT ADAMS is Professor of Human Services Development, attached to the Policy Studies Research Centre, University of Lincoln, and Visiting Professor of Social Work, University of Teesside. He has worked in social work and criminal justice settings and is the author of a number of books, including Social Policy for Social Work and Quality Social Work.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quality Social Work
Authors: Robert Adams
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13733-6
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 261
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Social Work