Iain Ferguson

The politics of social work

An understanding of social work's political dimension is essential and that the failure to recognise this has been harmful both to the social work profession and to service users.

Published on April 17, 2013 | 34 minutes | 7092 words | Iriss

A bed for the night? Austerity, social work and resistance

Iain Ferguson gives his inaugural lecture on the impact of welfare reform on people's lives, and argues that a different kind of social work is required to respond to the crisis.

Published on March 27, 2013 | 30 minutes | 6188 words | Iriss