Reclaiming Social Work is a thought-provoking and innovative book which examines how social work's commitment to social justice has been deepened and enriched by its contact with wider social movements. It explores the tensions between social work values and a market-driven agenda, and locates new resources of hope for the social work profession in the developing resistance to managerialism.

A Profession worth Fighting For?
Neo-Liberal Britain
New Labour, New Social Work
The Market and Social Care
Consumerism, Personalisation and Social Welfare Movements
The Radical Tradition
Critical Social Work
Issues and Debates
Challenging the Consensus