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British Journal of Social Work 2005 35(5):587-607; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch299
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© The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

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Social Work as a Social Institution

Ron Walton

Extra Mural Department at Manchester University as a child-care tutor in 1965

Correspondence to Ron Walton, 14 Beechwood Drive, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, C64 3QZ

This paper discusses trends in social work in the last twenty-five years. Within the broad theme of social work as a social institution, more detailed attention is focused on: services for children and elderly people; manageralism; and social work research and evaluation. Processes of secularization, professionalism and manageralism have weakened the impetus for social reform. This has sharpened dilemmas for social work in balancing benefits for service users and public involvement with tight state control and regulation.

Keywords: social work, trends, manageralism, evaluation


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