Social work in a changing Scotland

Scotland has changed, politically and culturally, in recent years, with persistent demands for independence culminating in a referendum in 2014.

On this fluid political landscape, social welfare can be co-opted towards a wider 'nation-building' project.

As a result, social work in Scotland is increasingly divergent from the rest of the UK.

This book offers a comprehensive, critical and timely account of the profession in these changing times, charting its historical development, current practice and future directions.

Bringing together a range of academic and practice experts, it considers social work as it is currently but also as it might be.