Social work on trial Author/Editor(s)::Ian Butler & Mark Drakeford from those considering it as

from those considering it as a profession to students

This stimulating introductory text explores the challenges and opportunities for social-work education and practice within the context of multi-agency working

policy and procedure in light of central government’s modernising agenda for social work

health practitioners

situating its narratives within the globalizing world

Social work on trial Author/Editor(s)::Ian Butler & Mark Drakeford from those considering it asThe public inquiry that followed the death of Maria Colwell had profound implications for the developing profession and practice of social work in the UK. This book describes the politics, professional concerns and public interest both local and national that surrounded the inquiry and its aftermath, and shows how the concerns of this landmark child abuse case have still failed to find a satisfactory resolution today. Social work, then and now,