Despite their long history and growing influence, social work professional organisations (SWPOs) remain underexplored in social work research. Created and fully or partly governed by professionals for professionals, SWPOs comprise millions of practitioners worldwide - some groups having existed for around 100 years - to develop activities that are increasingly relevant for practitioners, users, schools of social work and policy makers.
This edited volume provides the first comprehensive, comparative analysis of SWPOs in 15 countries, bridging Global North and South perspectives. Using an interdisciplinary framework, it offers an evidence-based typology of SWPOs, illustrating their evolving role as collective actors in social work.
Essential reading for educators, researchers and students in social work, this book speaks directly to the global community of SWPOs.
| ISBN: | 9781447373667 |
| Publication date: | 13th November 2025 |
| Author: | Riccardo Guidi |
| Publisher: | Policy Press an imprint of Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 310 pages |
| Series: | Research in Social Work |
| Genres: |
Social work Non-profitmaking organizations Regional / International studies Social welfare and social services |
Despite their long history and growing influence, social work professional organisations (SWPOs) remain underexplored in social work research. Created and fully or partly governed by professionals for professionals, SWPOs comprise millions of practitioners worldwide - some groups having existed for around 100 years - to develop activities that are increasingly relevant for practitioners, users, schools of social work and policy makers.
Social Work Professional Organizations features in the following genres: Social work, Non-profitmaking organizations, Regional / International studies, Social welfare and social services
Hardback. £81.89, down from the £90.99 cover price. Not Available.
Social Work Professional Organizations was written by Riccardo Guidi and published by Policy Press an imprint of Bristol University Press
Social Work Professional Organizations has 310 pages
Yes it is part of Research in Social Work series
£81.89, reduced from £90.99. Not Available.