Social Work and Social Sciences Review  

Trish Hafford-Letchfield,John Lawler

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Sharon Lambley

Over the last 30 years a number of commentators have observed that social work in Britain is in a condition of crisis (Lymbery, 2001; Clarke, 1993; Jones and Novak, 1993) and neo-liberal policies and managerialist practices are transforming social work (H... see more

Ivan Gray,Jonathan Parker,Lynne Rutter,Sarah Williams

Social work in the UK has undergone a period of momentous change in the last decade with the introduction of a ‘modernising agenda’ that has increased managerial approaches to the organisation, development and delivery of services. These approaches are em... see more

Garuth Chalfont,Trish Hafford-Letchfield

A number of recent policy initiatives have sought to improve the quality of dementia care in residential and nursing homes. Drawing on current literature and themes identified from in-depth interviews with four managers working in these settings, this pap... see more

William McAllan,Rhoda MacRae

This article discusses the impact of a leadership development programme that attempted to develop leaders and leadership amongst actual and prospective managers within a large local authority social work service. It concentrates on empirical findings that... see more

John Leinster

This article discusses exploratory quantitative and qualitative research into the training and education needs of social work managers in Ireland from four sectors of service, the Health Service Executive (HSE), the Probation Service, hospital social work... see more

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