Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of figures and tables iv
4. Notes on contributors v
5. Editor’s acknowledgements ix
6. Foreword xi
7. Introduction: what is the future of social work? 1
8. Austerity and the context of social work today 3
9. Contemporary developments in child protection in England: reform or reaction? 23
10. The slow death of social work with older people? 39
11. Mental health social work: the dog that hasn’t barked 57
12. Learning disabilities and social work 69
13. Social work by and for all 83
14. Anti-oppressive social work, neoliberalism and neo-eugenics 99
15. From Seebohm factories to neoliberal production lines? The social work labour process 123
16. Social work and the refugee crisis: reflections from Samos in Greece 143
17. Conclusion: the road to an alternative future? 161
18. References 165
19. Index 191