1st Edition

Social Work in Britain, 1950–1975 A Follow-Up Study, Volume 2

By Eileen Younghusband Copyright 1978
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1978, Social Work in Britain, 1950–1975 , a two-volume work, describes and analyzes the main developments in the education and employment of social workers during the twenty-five years 1950–75. These developments are placed within the context of unprecedented rapid change within both the statutory and voluntary social services. This book examines in detail every aspect and... Read more

Part 1: Education for social work 1. Developments in education for social work 2. The changing content of teaching 3. Curriculum planning and educational method: post-qualifying courses 4. Fieldwork and field teaching 5. In-service training and staff development 6. Contributions to social work education 7. Characteristics of the training councils in the 1960s: the Seebohm report’s recommendations on training: and in the early days of the central council for education and training in social work Part 2: Developments in social work theory and practice 8. Changes in casework theory and practice: social work with groups 9. Consumer reactions to casework 10. Had social work become a profession? values and a code of practice 11. Social work and social research 12. Some professional associations in social work 13. Functions and staff in residential care: training for residential care 14. Social work and hostels for special groups Part 3: People with special problems 15. Social work and groups with special problems 16. Social work and violence in the home 17. Social work with unmarried mothers: one-parent families Part 4: Beyond the bounds of social work?  18. Community work 19. Training for community work 20. The youth service: training for the youth service 21. Counselling and education welfare

Biography

Eileen Younghusband (1902–1981) was an internationally renowned British social worker.

Reviews of the first publication

‘…this is a work of reference – and an extremely valuable one.’

Journal of Social Policy, Volume 9 Issue 1

‘…will probably be a landmark for social work for many years.’

Social Service Review, Vol 54, Issue 2