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Discretion has re-emerged as an issue of central importance for welfare professionals over the last two decades in the face of an intensification of management

This book shows why the delegation of discretionary powers to professionals in the front-line of the welfare state is both unavoidable and problematic. It adds

Professional judgement and decision making are central to social work, both in everyday professional practice and in public perceptions of social work as a prof

Social policy is central to social work practice. This textbook is designed to help students, practitioners and academics think critically about the relationshi