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Whistleblowing in the social services : public accountability and professional practice / edited by Geoffrey Hunt.

Title
Whistleblowing in the social services : public accountability and professional practice / edited by Geoffrey Hunt.
Publication
London : Arnold, 1998.

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Additional Authors
Hunt, Geoffrey, 1947-
Description
x, 278 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Social service > Moral and ethical aspects > Great Britain
  • Social workers > Professional ethics > Great Britain
  • Whistle blowing > Great Britain
  • Social service > Great Britain
  • Truth Disclosure
  • Health Personnel
  • Interprofessional Relations
  • Social Work
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: Whistleblowing and the crisis of accountability / Geoffrey Hunt -- 1. Exposing the Islington children's homes scandal: a journalist's view / Eileen Fairweather -- 2. Hostages to fortune: the abuse of children in care / Alison Taylor -- 3. experience of a watchdog group / Sue Amphlett -- 4. Blocked accountability: four stories / Geoffrey Hunt -- 5. Swimming against the tide: a social worker's experience of a secure hospital / Susan Machin -- 6. Acquiescence in wrongdoing / Ron Thomson -- 7. Social workers speak out / Geoffrey Hunt and Diana Campbell -- 8. Managerial procedure and professional practice in social work / Roland Powell -- 9. Whistleblowing and training for accountability / Mike Cox -- 10. Protecting the public: the contribution of regulation / Daphne Statham and Don Brand -- 11. Legal aspects of whistleblowing in the social services / Stuart Vernon -- 12. Access to information and the social services / Mike Feintuck and Caroline Keenan.
ISBN
0340652454
OCLC
  • 39879763
  • SCSB-11529200
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library