Social Work and Society

Sarah Pollock is a qualified and registered social work practitioner and academic. She has recently completed a PhD research project at Manchester Metropolitan University in which she explored South Asian older women’s experiences of preventative health and social care services.Kate Parkinson is a Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford. She qualified as a social worker in 1998 and worked within the field of children and families social work for 15 years before taking up her current post. Kate has worked within the areas of child protection, early intervention and looked after children.Ian Cummins is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Salford. He qualified as a probation officer and subsequently worked as a mental health social worker. His research interests including the history of community care and mental health issues in the CJS. His most recent work has focused on poverty, inequality and advanced marginality.

• Introduction ~ Sarah PollockPart 1: Political Ideologies in ContextSocialism ~ Rich MothLiberalism ~ Ian CumminsConservatism ~ Ben WilliamsNeoliberalism ~ Ian CumminsFeminism ~ Lucy MortPart 2: Social and Political Contexts of PracticeSocial Work with Adults ~ Alex Withers and Sarah PollockChild Protection Social Work ~ Kate ParkinsonMental Health ~ Rich Moth and Scott MassieThe Criminal Justice System ~ Ian CumminsPART 3: Emerging Themes and IssuesInsecurity ~ Sarah PollockMigration and Asylum ~ Philip BrownChild Sexual Abuse and Exploitation ~ Donna PeachAddiction ~ Chris YianniRadicalisation ~ Ian CumminsConclusion ~ Kate Parkinson

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