A History of the Roles and Responsibilities of Social Workers: From the Poor Laws to the Present Day

by Mike Burt

Tracing the origin of work with the 'impotent poor' under the Poor Laws, to social workers' current responsibilities towards vulnerable people, this book introduces the reader to the way in which the identification of particular social problems at the end of the nineteenth century led to the emergence of a wide range of separate occupational groups and voluntary workers, which were sometimes, but increasingly, referred to as social workers.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367498944
• ISBN13: 9780367498948
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"