Social work on trial Author/Editor(s)::Ian Butler & Mark Drakeford First Minister of Wales

First Minister of Wales

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a specialist approach to support and protection

This stimulating introductory text explores the challenges and opportunities for social-work education and practice within the context of multi-agency working

Social work on trial Author/Editor(s)::Ian Butler & Mark Drakeford First Minister of WalesThe public inquiry that followed the death of Maria Colwell had profound implications for the developing profession and practice of social work in the UK. This book describes the politics, professional concerns and public interest both local and national that surrounded the inquiry and its aftermath, and shows how the concerns of this landmark child abuse case have still failed to find a satisfactory resolution today. Social work, then and now,