Social Work and Social Problems: Working towards Social Inclusion and Social Change

This book describes how social work teams can respond to social problems in a way that both deals with immediate need and helps build community capacity. The authors recognise the need to respond appropriately to crisis where vulnerable children and adults are at risk, but argue that an inappropriate response can compound and perpetuate people's problems. They suggest that social care organisations need to go beyond operating as aid agencies focusing on the needs of individuals, and should increase their development capacity by working with other agencies and citizens to make communities more supportive and inclusive for vulnerable and excluded people.

GERRY SMALE is Director of Development at the National Institute of Social Work and Visiting Professor at the University of Southampton, UK.

GRAHAM TUSON is Director of the Diploma in Social Work Programme at Southampton University, UK.

DAPHNE STATHAM became Director of the National Institute for Social Work following nearly 20 years in social work education.

Jo Campling was a Lecturer in Social Policy for many years at Hillcroft College in South London, UK. She also worked as a freelance publishing consolutant.