Social Work as a Profession: A Comparative Cross-national Perspective Author:Editors: Idit Weiss & Penelope Welbourne Fergus McNeill

Fergus McNeill

In this third edition leading academics in the field outline and review the policy framework

the degree of autonomy social work enjoys

whilst realistically identifying the many pitfalls that await the unwary practitioner

This is the only book to focus specifically on the application of evidence to service delivery within youth justice

Social Work as a Profession: A Comparative Cross-national Perspective Author:Editors: Idit Weiss & Penelope Welbourne Fergus McNeillThis volume is a pioneering study, offering a systematic global comparison of the professional features of social work. Intended for students, researchers, teachers and social work practitioners with an interest in the professional characteristics of social work and the sociology of the professions, it provides a broadly based examination of trends in social work in diverse social and political contexts. The book takes a cross national comparative