Full Description
This book offers a critical, sociological analysis of the domino effect of neoliberalism and austerity politics on the role of social work and wider welfare provision.
It argues that social work should move away from the resultant emphasis on risk management and bureaucracy, and return to a focus on relational and community approaches as the cornerstone of practice.
Applying theoretical frameworks to practice, including those of Bourdieu and the recent work of Wacquant, the book examines the development of neoliberal ideas and their impact on social welfare. It explores the implications of this across a range of areas of social work practice, including work with children and families, working with asylum seekers and refugees and mental health social work.
Contents
Introduction
Social Work in the era of neoliberalism and austerity
Class, poverty and inequality
Advanced marginality and stigma
Welfare, punishment and neoliberalism
Poverty, inequality and contemporary social work
Reimagining a social state
Conclusion
