Book Reviews : Social Work in Britain: 1950-1975
| Published date | 01 September 1979 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455057902600315 |
| Date | 01 September 1979 |
| Author | David Mathieson |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
This is a sound and useful book.
on those parts which deal with NAPO
Every probation library should have
and the Probation Service.
two copies, one for seniors and super-
The threads are picked
visors and
up during
another for staff and
the period immediately following the
students. Each &dquo;dyad&dquo; can then talk
end of the war when it was becoming
more fruitfully together and so gain
possible to pay attention to building
full benefit from i~.
up the social fabric of the country
JACK PORTER
once more. Child care, mental health,
care for the elderly and handicapped
all developed on both a voluntary and
Social Work in Britain: 1950-1975
statutory basis in rather a piecemeal
Eileen Younghusband
fashion. Then came the Seebohm
George Allen and Unwin, Two vol-
Report in 1968 which led to the Local
umes, £12.50 each
Authority Social Services Act, 1970
I cannot understand why this history
and the new, all-embracing Social
of social work should
Services
appear in two
Departments.
separate volumes published on the
The book also shows how educa-
same date. It would surely have been
tion for social work developed along-
a little less expensive and much more
side the major organisational changes.
convenient to have this history avail-
The Central Council for Education
able in one large volume? For the
and Training in Social Work came
purpose of this review, I intend to
into being in 1971 with the enormous
regard the two volumes as one book.
task of providing a comprehensive
I find this book extremely difficult
range of training to a high standard.
And social workers themselves not
to review. Not surprisingly, since its
publication towards the end of last
only had to establish themselves in
the public
year, Dame Eileen’s study has attrac-
eye but also had to work
ted considerable attention. The theme
out their professionalism and establish
of reviews has ranged from almost
their values and ethics.
reverential acclamation to extremely
In a sense, the...
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