International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Postmodern ideologies and human rights movements in the last quarter of the th century contributed to the development of a critical radical approach in social work practice and education in North America This 'structural social work' approach argues that social problems are largely the result of oppressive social structures not individual deficiencies Social workers are ethically obligated to change oppressive structures rather than simply helping clients...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt The main aim of this article is to understand whether in the opinion of experts and professionals mediation has sufficient substance to be considered an autonomous profession in comparison with other professions and specifically with social work For this purpose a qualitative study was performed based on an analysis of the data obtained from interviews and three focus groups held with participants from eight different countries...

In the fostering world was offered a comedic take on the journey to becoming new foster parents Both aptly Read more...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt The article analyzes the contexts and specificities of post-disaster social work intervention based on the testimonies of social workers who participated in the recovery and normalization processes after the earthquakes of and in Chile The neoliberal context has influence in the social intervention As neoliberalism deepens there is more technology and better access to material resources but at the same time professional autonomy and community knowledge...

The Reviews of serious cases involving vulnerable children and adults form the backdrop to the interview with Donna Ohdendar and her S I L P Training programme...

Our colleague Martin Stevens who has died aged was Senior Research Fellow here at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce Martin joined our Unit's predecessor at King's the Social Care Workforce Research Unit in Continue reading...

Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green Post-Doctoral Fellow at the ARC South London introduces a new study Caroline works within the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London Social Care Theme at HSCWRU Our work is to care for the Continue reading...

Ofsted CQC and HMICFRS have today announced the restart of their programme of joint targeted area inspections JTAIs...

No more knives' by Christina Gabbitas is a book and animation for and yr old primary children educating them about how to avoid grooming county lines and knife crime A valuable addition to safeguarding resources...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt In this article we draw upon the context of Kufr Aqab -- a 'no-man's land' neither controlled by the Palestinian Authority nor Israel -- to demonstrate the complex and multifaceted ethical dilemmas faced by social workers practising in 'in-between' conflict settings Ethical challenges relate to social workers' safety and security as well as their capacity to deliver meaningful change We argue that despite the challenging and...