British Journal of Social Work

Articles:

Karen Healy

Managing Human Services in a Market Environment: What Role for Social Workers?
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 527-540; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.527 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Matthew Colton, Maurice Vanstone, and Christine Walby

Victimization, Care and Justice: Reflections on the Experiences of Victims/Survivors Involved in Large-scale Historical Investigations of Child Sexual Abuse in Residential Institutions
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 541-551; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.541 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Penelope Welbourne

Videotaped Evidence of Children: Application and Implications of the Memorandum of Good Practice
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 553-571; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.553 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pat Starkey

Can the Piper Call the Tune? Innovation and Experiment with Deprived Families in Britain, 1940–1980s: The Work of Family Service Units
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 573-587; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.573 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Idit Weiss, John Gal, Ram A. Cnaan, and Rea Maglajlic

Where Does it Begin? A Comparative Perspective on the Professional Preferences of First-year Social Work Students
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 589-608; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.589 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cindy Davis, Catherine Tang, and Janet Ko

Assessing the Impact of Social Factors on the Mental Health of Chinese at Risk Adolescents in Hong Kong
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 609-619; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.609 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Critical Commentaries:

Chris Beckett

The Witch-Hunt Metaphor (And Accusations against Residential Care Workers)
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 621-628; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.621 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research Notes:

Adital Ben-Ari and Sharon Gil

Traditional Support Systems: Are They Sufficient in a Culturally Diverse Academic Environment?
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 629-638; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.629 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

John Carpenter

The Handbook of Social Work Research Methods, Bruce A. Thyer, (ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage, 2001, pp. xiv + 546, ISBN 07619 1905 8
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 639-640; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.639 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Malcolm Jordan

Champions for Children, The lives of modern child care pioneers, Bob Holman. The Policy Press, 2001, pp vi + 226, ISBN 1 86134 342 6 £14.99
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 640-641; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.640 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bogdan Lesnik

Patterns of Migration in Central Europe, Claire Wallace and Dariusz Stola (eds), Basingstoke & New York, Palgrave, 2001, pp. xix + 301, ISBN 0-333-80152-0 £45.00
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 642-643; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.642 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margaret Lloyd

Disability Policies in European Countries, Wim van Oorschot and Bjorn Hvinden (eds), The Hague, Kluwer Law International, 2001, pp. 128, ISBN 90 411 1591 9 £30.00
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 643-644; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.643 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jill Manthorpe

Working with Older People, Joyce Cormie and Lorna Warren, Bristol, Policy Press, 2001, pp. 48, ISBN 1 86134 361 2 £11.99
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 645-647; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.645 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Miller

Journeys From Childhood to Midlife: Risk, Resilience and Recovery, Emmy E. Werner and Ruth S. Smith, Ithaca and London, Cornell University Press, 2001, pp. 236, ISBN 0 8014 8738 2 £11.50
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 647-648; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.647 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Murphy

Organizational Stress: A Review and Critique of Theory, Research, and Applications, Cary Cooper, Philip Dewe and Michael O'Driscoll, California, Sage 2001, pp ix + 270 £18.99
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 648-649; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.648 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Penny Lloyd

The New Handbook of Children's Rights: Comparative Policy and Practice, Bob Franklin (ed.), London and NewYork, Routledge, 2002, pp. xiv + 433, 0 415 25036 6 (pbk) £18.99
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 649-650; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.649 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Duncan Pritchard

Autistic Thinking—This is the Title, Peter Vermeulen, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2001, pp. 160, ISBN 1 85302 995 5, £12.95
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 651-652; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.651 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bruce A. Thyer

Researching Social and Economic Change: The Uses of Household Panel Studies, David Rose, London, Routledge, 2000, pp. xxiii + 307, ISBN 1 857 28546 8 (pbk), £19.99
Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 652-653; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.652 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Books Received:

Br J Soc Work 2002 32: 655-657; doi:10.1093/bjsw/32.5.655 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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