Book Reviews : A Probation Intake Team in Action Pauline Hardiker Leicester University School of Social Work. Leicestershire Probation and After-Care Service, £2.40
| DOI | 10.1177/026455057802500210 |
| Published date | 01 June 1978 |
| Author | Peter Ford |
| Date | 01 June 1978 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
’ hints, and~this is more fully developed
and is underlined, for example, by the
in later chapters, at the need for the
warning that certain modem concepts,
personal liberation of the social
which may be viewed by some as
worker, pointing out that there are
revolutionary, e.g. renewable trial
numerous social workers whose life
marriages,
homosexual
marriage,
situations conflict with what is con-
divorce settlements built into mar-
sidered to be normal, mature, accept-
riage contracts, etc., are in fact
able behaviour within main stream
changes recommended by some to
social. work because, for example,
make the capitalist system function
they have . suffered nervous break-
more effectively, not to change it.
downs, are homosexual, or are mem-
The sixth and final chapter seeks
bers of broken families. She asserts
to draw work towards a conclusion.
the need to recognise areas of over-
Caution is counselled, together with
lap between the divisions of client and
the need for continual self-examina-
worker.
tion and re-examination and, amongst
She
much other advice, a need to estab-
goes on to develop these themes
in chapters
lish links with
on the family and alter-
working-class organ-
natives thereto. The socio-economic
isations, liberation movements and
collective
pressures on one-parent families are
support groups.
carefully pointed out and
I found
a warning
this a very dry book and
is given that even social workers per-
put it down feeling subdued, certainly
sonally living as one-parent families
not fiiled with liberal radical fervour.
may be involved professionally in a
Therein, however, may lie its value,
denial of its viability. The importance
for the reactionary cannot dismiss it
of openriess is asserted with the
as strident propaganda. It is anything
expression of the hope that social
but. Consequently, it may be helpful
workers whose personal lives in tradi-
to the radical student or practitioner.
tional terms must to some extent be
who...
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