Originally a social work practitioner, RICHARD HUGMAN has for many years worked in universities in Britain and Australia. Currently, he is Professor of Social Work at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.

• PART ONE: THE VALUES OF SOCIAL WELFARE Values in Policy and Practice.- Values Revisited: Need, Responsibility and Citizenship.- The Role of Professional Values.- PART TWO: THE COMMODIFICATION OF SOCIAL WELFARE Producing Social Welfare.- Professionals as Producers.- Service Users as Consumers.- PART THREE: THE PROFESSIONS IN SOCIAL WELFARE Reshaping Relations in Social Welfare.- The Future for Professionalism.- Bibliography.- Index.

'This book is an excellent exploration of how developing social care policy and practice relate to social values. In particular, it examines the basis for professional values, principles and morals for social work, nursing and the remedial therapies.' - Kish Bhatti-Sinclair, British Journal of Social Work '...an engaging and thought-provoking book that raises issues of great contemporary relevance...' - Robert Pinker, Community Care