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 PracticeValues Revisited: Need, Responsibility and CitizenshipThe Role of Professional ValuesPART TWO: THE COMMODIFICATION OF SOCIAL WELFARE Producing Social WelfareProfessionals as ProducersService Users as ConsumersPART THREE: THE PROFESSIONS IN SOCIAL WELFARE Reshaping Relations in Social WelfareThe Future for ProfessionalismBibliographyIndex.

'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