European social policy and social work citizenship-based social work /

• Main Author: Ewijk, Hans van.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
• Subjects: Social service > European Union countries.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.; European Union countries > Social policy.; Electronic books.
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This book explores shifts in international social policies, looking at how they affect national trends and the context for social work practice. It investigates the responsibilities for social welfare held by the state, the market and civil society, elaborating a concept of citizenship-based social...

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1 International social work and international social policy; 2 From welfare to workfare: The great transformation; 3 Citizenship and civil society discourse; 4 Social work under construction; 5 Community policy and community work; 6 Other fields of activity; 7 From assimilation to intercultural competences: A challenge for social work; 8 Social work as a profession, research and science; Annex: Summary of the book in keywords and definitions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.