Social work in a changing Europe
By: Walter Lorenz.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Social service -- Europe.; European federation.; Nationalism -- Europe.
First sentence: Europe, like social work is not a fixed entity.
Description: Walter Lorenz outlines his belief by which social work plays a central role to play in shaping a better functioning and more cohesive Europe.   He explains the historical contexts of the varying models of social work to underline how he sees social work as an assett to the further development of an integrative civil society which accepts, values and nurtures cultural diversities, individual, personal and collective identities.  Laying bare the damage inflicted by top-down and bottom-up political extremism and racism, Lorenz commends confrontation at all levels to promote user-control and change within the structures of welfare systems.  Through his analysis of ideolgical and historical imperatives, the diversity of national focus and richness of tradition, Lorenz outlines the situation facing the differing models of social work practice across Europe.  Finally, he considers the emerging issues which will face social work and how these challenges might be met to better shape practice in a 'Changing Europe'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-199) and indexes.

"A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not even worth glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing", Oscar Wilde.  The prelude to Lorenz's introduction.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: ix; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: Social work within different welfare regimes
pagenum: 15; label: 2
title: Ideological positions and the origins of social work
pagenum: 40; label: 3
title: Social work, Fascism and democratic reconstruction
pagenum: 59; label: 4
title: Social work and academic discourses
pagenum: 81; label: 5
title: Social work and social movements in late twentieth-Century Europe
pagenum: 105; label: 6
title: Social work in a multicultural society
pagenum: 128; label: 7
title: Social work and anti-racist practice
pagenum: 143; label: 8
title: Emerging issues and conclusions
pagenum: 169; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 184; title: Name index
pagenum: 200; title: Subject index
pagenum: 203