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Explore how market forces have transformed welfare systems across Western countries in this critical examination of contemporary social work practice. This Routledge publication investigates the shift from traditional client-centred approaches to risk management frameworks that now dominate responses to families and children. The book analyses how new measurement technologies and bureaucratic control have reshaped professional practice, whilst resources continue to diminish. It addresses the erosion of the supportive social worker role and examines how professional competence is being redefined within corporate-influenced systems. Essential reading for social work students, practitioners, and academics seeking to understand power dynamics, resistance strategies, and the future direction of social services in an increasingly commercialised welfare landscape.

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Examines market penetration in Western welfare systems and its impact on social service delivery and professional practice.

Analyses risk management frameworks that now structure how social workers engage with parents, children, and vulnerable populations.

Investigates new technologies designed to measure and monitor relationships between clients and state service providers.

Addresses the tension between increasing bureaucratic control and shrinking resources in contemporary social work settings.

Published by Routledge as part of the Contemporary Social Work Studies series for academic and practitioner audiences.

Explores professional competence redefinition and resistance strategies within corporate-influenced welfare systems.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
28 October 2004
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13 February 2007

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