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The social work business / John Harris.

By: Harris, John, 1952-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: State of welfare: Publisher: London : New York : Routledge, 2003Description: xiv, 220 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 041522487X; 9780415224871; 0415224888 (pbk.); 9780415224888.Subject(s): Social service -- Great Britain | Social work administration -- Great Britain | Social policy | Private practice social work -- Great Britain | Society | Social work | Health, relationships & personal development | Social & ethical issues | Central / national / federal government policies | Civil service & public sectorDDC classification: 361.30941 HAR
Contents:
Doing the business -- Before the business era -- Establishing the business -- Running the business -- Modernising the business -- Learning the business -- Creating the customer base -- Sorting out the supply chain -- Seeing through the social work business.
Summary: When considering social policy the private and public sectors used to be differentiated but since compulsory competitive tendering and private sector practices were introduced this is no longer the case. John Harris examines this attitude change.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Social work has become a business. The traditional distinction drawn between social work as a non-commercial activity in the public and voluntary sectors of the welfare state and private commercial activities driven by the market's profit motive has largely disappeared. In The Social Work Business John Harris addresses the introduction and consolidation of business thinking and ways of operating in social work and considers the consequences for service users, carers, voluntary organisations and social workers.

The book traces the development of the social work business from its establishment under Thatcherism to its modernisation under New Labour. It looks in detail at the use of capitalist sector methods - the heightened use of surveillance, the increase in managerial control, changes in work practices - and how this is being reflected in social work education.

The Social Work Business provides a radical reappraisal of the far-reaching changes the profession has undergone. The sources of uneasiness experienced by many social workers, faced with a transformation in the organisational culture in which they work, are thrown into sharp relief and opened up for debate.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-211) and index.

1. Doing the business -- 2. Before the business era -- 3. Establishing the business -- 4. Running the business -- 5. Modernising the business -- 6. Learning the business -- 7. Creating the customer base -- 8. Sorting out the supply chain -- 9. Seeing through the social work business.

When considering social policy the private and public sectors used to be differentiated but since compulsory competitive tendering and private sector practices were introduced this is no longer the case. John Harris examines this attitude change.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Doing the Business
  • 2 Before the Business Era
  • 3 Establishing the Business
  • 4 Running the Business
  • 5 Modernising the Business
  • 6 Learning the Business
  • 7 The Customer Base
  • 8 The Supply Chain
  • 9 Seeing Through the Social Work Business