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{"title":"Book Review: A new history of social work: Values and practice in the struggle for social justice by John H. Pierson","authors":"I. Martín","doi":"10.1177/14680173221125539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221125539","url":null,"abstract":"example, those related to sexual identity and skin colour, have not received as much attention as the author would have wished. The compromise between concision and comprehensiveness is also visible in the middle chapters, which examine the specific risks associated with poverty and inequality, abuse and transition into later life. On the whole though, the author does an outstanding job of summarising complex issues and theories without oversimplification. A good example is chapter nine, which looks at the ways in which dementia has been conceptualised. Starting with biomedical models and the mould-breaking work of the Bradford Dementia Group (Kitwood, 1997), the reader gets a breakneck tour through the most important theories and models of the subsequent 20 years, ending with a short discussion of issues for policy and a summary of the main conclusions. All in a little over 30 pages. This points to another great strength. Despite her status as a leading gerontologist, Milne has avoided the temptation to give lectures or slip into polemic. Her own views have been kept on a short leash for the first nine chapters, so when they do finally emerge, they carry the full force of the theory and evidence that stands behind them. While there are powerful concluding messages, the book ends with ingredients and a direction of travel rather than a specific recipe or route, leaving the reader to decide how to carry the ideas forward. My personal copy is already dog-eared and sits at the end of the shelf for social work and older adults. I think it will be a long time before it gets pushed from prime position.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"609 - 611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41746031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Mental health in later life: Taking a life course approach by Alisoun Milne","authors":"Jon Hyslop","doi":"10.1177/14680173221132984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221132984","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"608 - 609"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48317506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Practicing what you preach: Self-care for helping professionals by Jeffrey Kottler","authors":"Stewart Collins","doi":"10.1177/14680173221125547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221125547","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"814 - 815"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49567578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Using advocacy in social work practice by Peter Scourfield","authors":"M. Kettle","doi":"10.1177/14680173221125546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221125546","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"813 - 814"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44203812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Politics for social workers: A practical guide to effecting change by Stephen Pimpare","authors":"Nigel R. Parton","doi":"10.1177/14680173221125544","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221125544","url":null,"abstract":"utilization, assigned to, one chapter at a time. Many of the chapters have specific individuals and locations named in the title, such as, “Berlin’s municipal socialism: a transatlantic muse for Mary Simkhovitch and New York City.” These descriptions are helpful in their specificity but may be unpalatable for readers who are not familiar with any of the components of the title. I would find it easier to follow chapter titles about a topic, such as municipal socialism, with the details of the individuals and locations in the text itself. Especially when describing important intersecting social movements, such as the feminist movement, the text might lose some readers by not mentioning the names of the movements in the title. Another area that this reviewer found somewhat difficult was the chronology of the movements described in the text. Due to the way the text is organized and the overlapping transnational social movements, readers learn about historical events out of chronological order in some parts, which may be difficult for conceptualizing a linear timeline of the history of these movements. Depending on how the readers of The Settlement House Movement Revisited plan to utilize the text, the 90USD price (for hardcover, which is the only paper version available) could be prohibitively expensive, especially as a supplement to existing college course materials.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"161 - 162"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43375592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Asian social work by Ian Shaw and Rosaleen Ow (Eds.)","authors":"Jyoti Prasad Bori","doi":"10.1177/14680173221125545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221125545","url":null,"abstract":"mechanisms for relief of destitution are clearly and coherently narrated as is the growth of organizations aiming to meet the needs of people economically harmed by major social changes such as industrialization and war. Social work activities became mechanisms for promoting the values of social justice, perhaps “peaking” in the 1970s and 1980s. I have read this book with the advantage of the long view, having joined the profession in the early 1970s. While feeling deep apprehension about the Covid injured global social condition I found this book illustrates historical precedents which offer optimism for the potential recovery of social work, now that challenges to concepts of deserving and undeserving, poverty and inequality are being voiced due to society’s new, uncharted experiences of hunger, homelessness, and hopelessness. It is a very valuable reading for students and social work educators.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"611 - 612"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44371650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: The future of social work: What next for social policy? by Bill Jordan","authors":"C. Turbett","doi":"10.1177/14680173221125647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221125647","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"816 - 817"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45151042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Asserting the right to care – Birth parents’ arguments in newborn care orders","authors":"Ida Benedicte Juhasz","doi":"10.1177/14680173221109691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221109691","url":null,"abstract":"Summary\u0000 Removing a newborn from his or her birth parents’ care is arguably a stark display of state power into the family. This study explores birth parents’ engagement with care proceedings in all (N = 177) newborn care orders in Norway between 2012 and 2016. The study asks which arguments parents use to assert their care rights, their focus, and whether arguments differ depending on the parents’ risks. \u0000 Findings\u0000 Applying the defence dichotomy and seeing arguments as accounts, the analysis revealed parents primarily both justifying and excusing risks, and in two-thirds of cases rationalizing their care rights. Parents primarily denied harm and pinpointed (failed) service provision efforts, as well as excused their situation by claiming sufficient change and placing blame on i.e. child welfare services. Rationalizations did not defend parenting as such, but claimed normalcy and deservingness, as well as echoing concerns raised. Arguments were primarily parent- and service-focused. Parents with substance use risks blamed significantly less than parents with personality risks, and parents with intellectual disability risks demanded significantly more leeway as ‘new parents’ than parents with personality risks. \u0000 Applications\u0000 The study reflects how a marginalized demographic similarly, comprehensively, and most often unsuccessfully, engages with the child welfare system. The arguments reveal both alignment and misalignment in understandings of acceptable state intervention and responsibilities. It points to the dire need for knowledge about parents’ actual understanding of child welfare services, as well as clear communication and feedback between parents, their legal counsel, and social workers in assessments and service provision.","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"37 - 59"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41522303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: Microaggressions and social work research, practice and education by Michael Spencer","authors":"T. Shute","doi":"10.1177/14680173221116456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221116456","url":null,"abstract":"sionals as well as those who require social care support. As such it is very informative and accessible with a straightforward and easy to read style. The chapters are clearly laid out and form a logical sequence. The first chapter sets the scene for the book’s relevance in social work, and I particularly like how the next chapter focuses on assessment, with safeguarding as the second last chapter; though important social work is more important than safeguarding. Good social work involves good assessments and identifying safeguarding and support needs are dependent on assessment. The final chapter is poignantly called” Behaviour which may challenge and autism”. As a teacher, social worker, and father I automatically question others who associate behaviour they find challenging with autism or denigrate one person’s activity as simply challenging behaviour without acknowledging any form of communication process. I really like the logical way in which Dunn takes the reader on a journey to understand how autistic people should be supported by social work and provides examples of support people may need. The chapters themselves are similarly well sequenced, beginning with an explanation and discussion of a topic, such as Social Care Assessment and Autism (chapter 2) and personcentred care planning and Autism (Chapter 4). This is then followed by examples of what practice should look like, supported with case studies and questions. The chapters develop, having introduced the topic, and provided examples, to recognise and identify areas requiring support or special attention such as sensory overload. The author clearly knows her subject, and it would be easy to rehash social work processes linked to autism, but Dunn does not do this, rather she contextualises social work, and social care, with autistic people. This is no mean feat, but what we have is a textbook which reflects the specific needs autistic people may have. It is worth remembering, or recognising, that autism is a wide spectrum which means autistic people are highly individual. Dunn does not lose sight of this individuality as well as the shared identity of being an autistic person. I have had to ask myself, would I buy this book, and my answer is yes. I think it is an important book, one which, though unique, helps promote better practice for a marginalised, and overlooked community. My other question is, why does social work overlook autistic people when it comes to practice. That, for me, is a far more difficult question to answer and one I feel this book helped to consider. Well done, Yo Dunn!","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"22 1","pages":"1451 - 1453"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43274655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book Review: The Settlement House Movement Revisited: A Transnational History by John Gal, Stefan Kongeter and Sarah Vicary","authors":"Cynthia H. Nover","doi":"10.1177/14680173221120619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14680173221120619","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47142,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"160 - 161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45613178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}