Introduction - John Clarke
The Comfort of Strangers - John Clarke
Social Work in Context
Understanding People - Roger Sapsford
The Growth of an Expertise
The Rise and Fall of Social Work - Mary Langan
Challenges from the Centre - Allan Cochrane
Challenges from the Margins - George Taylor
New Directions in Social Work - Mary Langan

This stimulating and authoritative book offers a distinctive analysis of the state of social work in contemporary Britain.