Titlebook: Social Work and Local Politics; Paul Daniel,John Wheeler Textbook 1989Latest edition British Association of Social Workers 1989 politics.s

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Introduction,ication. After all, social workers are almost uniquely placed to appreciate the importance of local politics. As employees, it is likely that they will spend at least part of their career working in local authorities or in agencies that are dependent on them for funding. Social work practice is larg

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Giving Power to the Consumer through Local Politics,n-statutory agencies which receive a significant proportion of their funding from local authorities. Even in the case of the Probation Service, where the local authority connection is not so strong, there are moves to increase the degree of local councillor involvement. In other words, almost everyo

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Hierarchical Management Structures,hip between social work and councillors, there are other developments which, though less overt, may have even more significance. Relating more successfully to councillors is not simply a matter of overcoming role confusion and conflict. In most local authorities there also exist powerful institution

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Strategies for Change: Inside the Town Hall,nd upon a wide range of factors, including the political complexion of the local authority, the balance of power between the different parties and the degree of hierarchical control in the management of the department. What might apply in a Labour authority with a strong commitment to decentralisati

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Strategies for Change: Beyond the Town Hall,role in local politics for social workers. The main objective, at the end of the day, is to improve the accountability of the services to the local community. To achieve this it will not be enough for social workers to confine their energies to working within the Town Hall — even if the structures a

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Conclusion,cially in the area of child abuse. Many local authorities are financially bankrupt and the rest are struggling with inadequate resources. This has often led to a demoralised, depleted and defeated workforce trying to provide a service from behind doors which are almost perpetually closed — a scene r