Contents // List of tables and figures iv // Preface and acknowledgements v // Notes on the author vii // one Introduction: the social work discourse 1 // two The identity of social work 23 // three Social work as a practice 53 // four Social work values: social justice and social care 81 // five Social work, management and the agency 103 // six Social work, power and society 121 // seven Social work: profession among professions 141 // eight Social works: global and local 163 // nine Social work: (inter)personal, political and professional 181 // References // Index // 191 // 213