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Taylor and Francis Social Policy For Social Work Social Care And The Caring Professions Scottish Perspectives 2Nd Edition 2021 Edition by Steve J Hothersall
This revised second edition analyses social policy in Scotland since devolution in 1999 and reflects the nascent and distinctively Scottish policy agenda. Along with updated chapters, there are two new inclusions: a chapter analysing post-devolution Scotland and a chapter on the likely impacts of Brexit on and within Scotland.Providing diagrams, tables and a range of activities, the book maintains an innovative and pedagogic emphasis to introduce students to a wealth of materials, ideas and practical responses to the increasingly complex and diverse situations faced by social workers and other professionals. Part 1 of the book looks at what social policy is, how and why it is made and highlights the importance of the relationship between social policy and the law. Part 2 refers to specific themes of social exclusion, poverty and (more visible for this revised edition) austerity, considering their complex and multidimensional forms and discussing the range of policies currently extant that aim to combat such disadvantage. Part 3 provides a comprehensive overview of policy for practice, considering concepts of health inequality, mental health, older people, disability, children and families, education, substance use, criminal justice, asylum and immigration and homelessness.This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as post-qualified professionals seeking to understand the complexities of the social policy landscape in Scotland, and its influence on social work and related forms of professional practice. Part 1: Context 11. What is social policy?Steve J Hothersall2. A history of social policySteve J Hothersall3. Ideology: how theories and ideas influence policy, people, welfare and practiceSteve J Hothersall4. People, policy and practiceSteve J Hothersall5. From devolution to BrexitJanine BolgerPart 2: Themes and issues6. Poverty, austerity and social exclusionJanine Bolger and Alice Butler-Warke7. Protecting people across the lifespanPeter Connolly and Steve J Hothersall (with Mike Maas-Lowit)8. Care and caring in Scotland: evolution, growth and developmentSteve J Hothersall and Valerie Gant9. Welfare rightsJanine Bolger10. Social policy perspectives on empowermentLinda Harms-Smith (with Rob MacKay)Part 3: Policy for practice11. Health and health inequalitiesJanine Bolger (with Pedro Morago)12. Mental healthBill Cook (with Jackie Loxton, Mike Maas-Lowit and Rob Mackay)13. Social policy for social work: a gerontological perspectiveLauren Henderson14. Impairment and disabilityValerie Gant and Steve J Hothersall15. Children and their familiesSteve J Hothersall and Peter Connolly (with Patrick Walker)16. Education and training in ScotlandJanine Bolger17. Substance use and social policy in Scotland: the struggle to make sense of thingsNeil Gibson (with George Allan)18. Social policy in the criminal justice systemKirstin Parkes19. Asylum and immigrationClare Hancock-Fraser20. Housing and homelessnessAlastair Logan (with Pedro Morago)21. Conclusions: policy and practice for an uncertain world in uncertain timesSteve J Hothersall and Janine Bolger