1st Edition
A History of the Roles and Responsibilities of Social Workers From the Poor Laws to the Present Day
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction: Focus and Structure
Chapter 1: History and social work
Chapter 2: Social problems in the Tudor and Early Modern periods
Chapter 3: Relieving officers and charitable societies
Chapter 4: Developing specialised roles and responsibilities, 1890-1914
Chapter 5: Expanding the roles and responsibilities of social workers, 1914-1939
Chapter 6: Social work during the Second World War and the introduction of the Welfare State
Chapter 7: Reviewing social work roles and responsibilities in the Welfare State, 1950- 1963
Chapter 8: Exploring social work roles, 1963- 1974
Chapter 9: Consolidating the responsibilities of social workers in social services departments, 1974 – 1989
Chapter 10: Managing social workers, 1989 – 1997
Chapter 11: Reviewing the roles and responsibilities of social workers
References
Index
Biography
Mike Burt is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Chester where, until 2009, he was Acting Head of Social Work.
'It is great to see this – it is a comprehensive and detailed account of the development of social work in England and Wales, and is a welcome challenge to conventional histories of social work, which give too much attention to specific kinds of voluntary sector activity and not enough to the role of statutory organisations involved in work with children, older people and those with disabilities.' Viviene E. Cree, Emerita Professor of Social Work Studies, The University of Edinburgh, UK
'This book provides an excellent account of the origins and development of social work in England and Wales. Burt has used a wide range of sources to reveal details about different fields of social work at different times and in different places and has woven these together to produce a scholarly book which is also eminently readable.' Karen Lyons, PhD, CQSW, Emeritus Professor, International Social Work, London Metropolitan University, UK
'The history of social work remains incomplete so this book provides a very welcome addition to the lexicon. With its focus on the changing roles of social workers and their predecessors from the time of the Tudor Poor Laws until the present day, it provides a rich and comprehensive narrative which both outlines and critiques the changing role of the social worker in England and Wales over time in a scholarly and accessible way.' Professor Claire Chatterton, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, UK
