Contents // Acknowledgements iv // Preface v // one A brave new world: social work at its zenith 1 // two Social work’s ambivalence about professionalism 21 // three Childcare and the loss of trust 39 // four Neoliberalism and social work practice 57 // five Education or training for social work 77 // six The evolution of radical social work 93 // seven From the mainstream to the margins: two case studies 109 // eight The impossible dream: integration of health and social care 129 // nine Social work and devolution 147 // ten Social work in a changing world 157 // Afterword: Rotherham and beyond 173 // References 181 // Index 197 // ili