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British Journal of Social Work 2005 35(5):569-586; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch298
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

Special Feature: Former Editors

Genericism and Specialization: The Story since 1970

Olive Stevenson

Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Nottingham

Correspondence to Olive Stevenson, 11 Rose Hall Lane, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2NQ. E-mail: O.Stevenson@btopenworld.com

Using the first three years of the British Journal of Social Work, 1971–74, as a starting point, this paper traces the difficulties which have beset the social work profession in establishing a sound coherent basis both for a generic foundation and for subsequent specializations. It examines the factors which have contributed to these difficulties, in education, in practice and in relation to external factors, notably political. It concludes that social work has been blown off course but that there are hopeful indications of a new impetus to restore and regenerate the essence of good practice.

Keywords: British social work, genericism, specialization


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