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Author: Ian Butler (Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Bath University) ,
Mark Drakeford (Former First Minister of Wales and former Professor of Social Policy, Cardiff University)
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9781847428677
ISBN 10: 1847428673
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 September 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
This is an exceptional book. Its skilful blending of contemporaneous reporting, politics and social history, and strong, sustained critique, make it one of the outstanding texts of recent times. Essential reading for social workers, managers, educators, and especially students of journalism as well as social work. Angie Ash, Professional Social Work A forensic, scholarly and engaging account of the UK's most important child death inquiry and its effects on welfare policy today. Graham Room, Professor of European Social Policy, University of Bath The modern history of social work has been wracked by scandal. This detailed examination of the Maria Colwell case vividly captures the enduring charge-sheet which the profession has struggled to throw off for more than forty years. Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work, King's College London
The modern history of social work has been wracked by scandal. This detailed examination of the Maria Colwell case vividly captures the enduring charge-sheet which the profession has struggled to throw off for more than forty years. <br><br>--Jill Manthorpe, King's College London (03/08/2012)
The modern history of social work has been wracked by scandal. This detailed examination of the Maria Colwell case vividly captures the enduring charge-sheet which the profession has struggled to throw off for more than forty years. ---Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work, King's College London. A forensic, scholarly and engaging account of the UK's most important child death inquiry and its effects on welfare policy today. ---Graham Room, Professor of European Social Policy, University of Bath.
Author Information
Ian Butler is Professor of Social Work at the University of Bath and a qualified social worker with considerable practice and managerial experience. His main research interest lies in the development of public policy and how it affects children, young people and their families. Mark Drakeford is Professor of Social Policy and Applied Social Sciences at the University of Wales, Cardiff. His research interests cover poverty and social policy, with particular emphasis on young people and criminal justice issues.
