The New Structural Social Work: Ideology, Theory, Practice - Softcover

Mullaly, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195419065 ISBN 13: 9780195419061

Publisher: OUP Canada, 2006

Synopsis

The New Structural Social Work reveals the shortcomings of conventional social work, which accepts and participates in the present social order rather than addressing the systemic social problems that exist within capitalist societies. Mullaly advocates for a progressive view of social work that is practiced within the social agency, outside of the agency, and within the personal lives of structural social workers.

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Review:

"This book will prove exciting reading for all students, practitioners, and educators concerned with the articulation of a renewed framework for understanding social work practice...a profound contribution to social work theory overall...The New Structural Social Work shows us how social work should, and can, transcend helping clients cope with social problems and include a determined effort to address the source of their problems."--Research on Social Work Practice

"This book will prove exciting reading for all students, practitioners, and educators concerned with the articulation of a renewed framework for understanding social work practice...a profound contribution to social work theory overall...The New Structural Social Work shows us how social work should, and can, transcend helping clients cope with social problems and include a determined effort to address the source of their problems."--Research on Social Work Practice

"The New Structural Social Work is a text for new social work students that could offer a context to their professional studies and practice and a direction for their idealism...The impressive social and political analysis that Mullaly offers should be a backdrop and a context for all of social work practice..."--CASW Bulletin

About the Author:

Bob Mullaly is Dean of the Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Canada
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0195419065
• ISBN 13: 9780195419061
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 408