Research Catalog

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