An Initial Inquiry into the Impact of Privatization on Social Work in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorGraybow, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-05T14:46:20Z
dc.date.available2019-11-05T14:46:20Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAlthough there is considerable research about the impact of privatization upon other professions, at this time there is no recent research and little remote research on the matter of client and staff outcomes following privatization of social workers in social service agencies in the United States. This is troubling in light of the fact that, generally speaking, privatization has harsh effects upon the emotional and material well-being of marginalized and oppressed communities. Concerning social work, the privatization of state social work in the United Kingdom has had profoundly negative effects. This evidence suggests there is a fundamental incompatibility between social work, its mission and values, and the theory and practice of privatization. For this reason, the paper concludes there is a pressing need to address the dearth of scholarly material currently available concerning the possible effect of privatization upon social work in the United States and its relationship to issues such as professionalization.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/5233
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Houston Graduate College of Social Worken_US
dc.subjectSocial Worken_US
dc.subjectPrivatizationen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.subjectSocial Welfareen_US
dc.subjectScott Graybowen_US
dc.subjectPerspectives on Social Worken_US
dc.subjectSocial work
dc.subjectPrivatization
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectUnited Kingdom
dc.subjectSocial Welfare
dc.subjectPerspectives on Social Work
dc.titleAn Initial Inquiry into the Impact of Privatization on Social Work in the United Statesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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