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'Transforming' Children's Services: Social Work Neoliberalism and the 'Modern' World

'Transforming' Children's Services: Social Work Neoliberalism and the 'Modern' World

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This is a forensic dissection of New Labours approach to transforming childrens services. Garrett brings together politics, policy and plans in a resolutely critical engagement with the futures currently being made both for social workers and for the families and children who may need those services.
John Clarke, Professor of Social Policy, The Open University

Paul Michael Garrett writes with verve, commitment and clarity. His new book on transforming Childrens Services will make a significant and lasting impression on the social work literature.
Stephen Webb, Director of Institute of the Advanced Study for Humanity (IASH) University of Newcastle, UK

This book provides an accessible overview of the `transformation? of Children?s Services in England. In doing this, it draws on social theory, critical social policy and takes account of developments in other countries.

Paul Michael Garrett argues that the many changes which have taken place within, and beyond, Children?s Services are related to the politics of Neoliberalism which, it is maintained, lie at the core of the Change for Children programme.

Readers will find detailed discussion on::

  • The Laming Report which examined the death of Victoria Climbie
  • The case of `Baby P?
  • Social work?s `electronic turn? and the use of ICTs in Children?s Services
  • Controversial plans to introduce Contactpoint (a database on all children)
  • More pervasive patterns of surveillance
  • How `ASBO politics? has influenced the `transformation? agenda
  • So-called `Problem families? and the measures put in place to respond to such families
  • Controversial plans to set up `Social Work Practices? for children in public care
Transforming Children?s Services is clearly a key reading for social work and social policy students. Furthermore, the book directly addresses a range of issues of direct concern to practitioners.

The book will also find an audience amongst academics, policy makers and all those who are interested in critical reflection and in applying theoretical insights to practice issues. After each chapter a `Reflection and Talk? box is included to prompt further discussion on the key themes examined.

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McGraw Hill / Medical
46487
9780335234240
9780335234240

Data sheet

Publication date
2009
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
200
Dimensions (mm)
159 x 234
Weight (g)
470

  • Chapter 1 Introduction
    Spinning the Transformation:: New Labours way with words
    Childrens Services and Modern Times
    Chapter Map
    Reflection and Talk Box 1

    Chapter 2 Theorizing Neoliberal Transformation
    Defining Neoliberalism
    Remaking the State
    Actually Existing Neoliberalism
    Accumulation by Dispossession
    Precariousness and Flexibility
    Lockdown
    The Double Shuffle:: Doing Neoliberalism the New Labour Way
    Embedding Neoliberalism:: Giddens and the Third Way
    Winning Hearts and Minds
    Conclusion
    Reflection and Talk Box 2

    Chapter 3 The transformational reform agenda:: The Change for Children programme
    Launching the transformational reform agenda
    The tripartite system to facilitate better outcomes
    Imagine you are in a Foreign Country
    The Common Vision
    Being Modern and being American
    Looking to the Symbolic Mecca?
    Venturing to Vermont
    Prevention and Prevention Science
    Conclusion
    Reflection and Talk Box 3

    Chapter 4 Neoliberal Globalism, Race and Place:: Reviewing the Laming Report on the death of Victoria Climbie
    Working with Diversity:: Laming, Race and Racism
    I do not do political correctness:: Laming on Race
    A world shook up:: Neoliberal globalism and the Victoria Climbie tragedy
    Responding to the out of place
    Suspicion and Deterrence:: The absent presence in Lamings Report
    Flexibility in Action:: The temporary, transient, trans-national workforce
    Conclusion
    Reflection and Talk Box 4

    Chapter 5 Transformation, Technology and Surveillance
    The e-government agenda:: Technologising and marketising the public sector
    The Surveillance State
    Surveillance Today
    Examining ContactPoint (CPd)
    The e-Turn and the remaking of practitioners temporal frameworks
    Conclusion
    Reflection and Talk Box 5

    Chapter 6 Making Anti-Social Behaviour:: ASBO Politics
    Anti-Social Behaviour:: Putting it into words
    Tracking `Anti-Social Behaviour
    Creating Respect and Responsibility
    Radical and Modern approaches to Chaotic Families
    `Been there?:: The ASBO Politics of Blunkett
    Excavating the Problem Family in an Age of Terrorism and Insecurity:: The ASBO Politics of Blair
    Conclusion
    Reflection and Talk Box 6

    Chapter 7 Problem Families and Sinbin Solutions
    The State, Social Problems and the Backward Glance
    Promoting the Empowerment of Families:: The Dundee Families Project
    Getting a Grip on the Anti-Social Family:: Examining the Pioneers
    Reporting the transformation of Children?s Services:: Researchers and the lives of others
    Conclusion
    Reflection and Talk Box 7

    Chapter 8 Making happier children and more fulfilled social workers? Privatizing social work services for looked after children
    Transforming the lives of children and young people in care?
    Examining the potential for SWP
    SWP:: The Grand Vision
    Tilting the balance:: The war of position against local authority social work
    Examining the SWP working group
    The private sector rescuing a failing care system?
    Parents and young people:: Examining the excluding and filtering processes
    Conclusion
    Reflection and Talk Box 8

    Chapter 9 Conclusion
    Future(s)
    Architects of the Transformation
    Lifting the Heart:: (Creative) Social work is Elsewhere
    Baby P
    Another Transformation is possible:: Resistance and Opposition in a Modern World

    Notes

    References

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