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Social WorkPast, Present and Future\nAuthor(s): Karen Lyons, Ray Jones, June Thoburn, Jane Tunstill, Suzy Croft, Peter Beresford, Malcolm Jordan, Guy Shennan, Hilary Tompsett, June Thoburn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447356530, 978-1447356530\nSynopsis\nThis collection charts the key developments in the social work field from 1970 to the present day and shows how by fully understanding social works past, we can make better progress for practitioners and service users in the future. \n\nIt brings together a broad collection of experts from across social work who trace how thinking and approaches to practice have changed over time, examine key legislative developments in the field, look at the impacts of major inquiries and consider the re-emergence of certain specialisms. \n\nProviding students and practitioners of social work and social policy with a full picture of the evolution of social work, it also s.