The End of Social Work – A Defense of the Social Worker in Times of Transformat…

The End of Social WorkA Defense of the Social Worker in Times of Transformation\nAuthor(s): Steve Burghardt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cognella, Inc, United States\nImprint: Cognella, Inc\nISBN-13: 9781793511898, 978-1793511898\nSynopsis\nThe End of Social Work: A Defense of the Social Worker in Times of Transformation explores the deeply flawed status quo of the social work profession. Its message is clear: it is not acceptable for social workers to labor under intolerable working conditions and financial strain because they work with the poor and oppressed. \n\nSteve Burghardt addresses why social workers no longer have the income and status once shared with nurses and teachers. He addresses the leadership failures that cause social workers to be blamed for not ending poverty yet expected to handle burnout through self-care rather than collective action. He looks beyond nostrums of social justice to the indifference to systemic racism in the profession's journals and programs a.