Social work on trial Author/Editor(s)::Ian Butler & Mark Drakeford This is the tradition of

This is the tradition of radical

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

a specialist approach to support and protection

Research on social work activity within health settings and with users of health services is drawn together in this challenging book

Social work on trial Author/Editor(s)::Ian Butler & Mark Drakeford This is the tradition ofThe 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,