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THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK JOURNAL VOLUME 33 2003 Published for the British Association of Social Workers by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS The journal is produced in a microfilm edition. Enquiries should be directed to University Microfilms International, 30-32 Mortimer Street, London WIN 7RQ [he current plus two back volumes are available from Oxford University Press. Previous volumes can be obtained from the Periodicals Service Company, 11 Main Street, German- town, NY 12526, USA. Tel: +1(518) 537 4700 Fax: +1(518) 537 5899 EDITORS lan Butler and Mark Drakeford, SOSCI, University of Wales,€ Ca rdiff, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WT. BOOK REVIEW EDITOR Professor Neil Thompson, 1 Worcester Road, Bangor on Dee, Wrexham LL13 OJB. BOOKS FOR REVIEW Books to be considered for review should be sent to the Publisher. EDITORIAL BOARD Professor Eric Blyth, University of Huddersfield Matthew Colton, Professor of Social Work Studies, University of Wales, Swansea Beverley Prevatt Goldstein, University of Durham Margaret Lloyd, University of Sheffield Karen Lyons, Reader in Social Work Studies, University of East London Bridget Penhale, Department of Social Work and Community Health, University of Hull, HU6 7RX John Pinkerton, Senior Research Fellow, Queen’s University of Belfast EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Jo Campling INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL ADVISERS Dr John Graham, University of Calgary, Canada, Dr Marina A Gulina, St Petersburg State University, Russia. Dr Norio Hisada, Ryukoku University, Japan, Dr Dugald McDonald, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Dr Dorothy Scott, University of Melbourne, Australia. Professor Ros Thorpe, James Cook University, Australia. Dr Bruce Thyer, University of Georgia, USA. Professor James Whittaker, University of Washington, USA. ASSESSORS Andy Alaszewski, University of Kent; Meryl Aldridge, University of Nottingham; Rachel Balen, University of Huddersfield; Sarah Banks, University of Durham; Helen Barnes, Staffordshire University; Richard Barker, University of North- umbria; Sandra Betts, University College of Wales Bangor; Jude Billingham, Open University; Cynthia Bisman, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania; Eric Blyth, University of Huddersfield; Gwyneth Boswell, De Montfort University; Caroline Bourke, University of Hertfordshire; Margaret Boushel, University of Bristol: Suzy Braye, University of Liverpool; Ann Buchanan, University of Oxford; Jan Byford, Kingston University; John Carpenter, University of Durham; Jim Christopherson, University of Nottingham; Steve Clarke, University of Wales, Swansea; Stewart Collins, University of Wales Bangor; John Corden; Viviene Cree, University of Edinburgh; Graham Crocker, University of Plymouth; Lena Dominelli, University of Southampton; Lorna Durrani, Canterbury ChristChurch University College; Tina Eadie, University of Nottingham: Marian Elgar, Oxford Brookes U niversity; Jonathan Evans, University of Wales, Cardiff; David Forrester, Goldsmith (¢ ‘ollege, London; David Fruin; Paul Garrett, University of Nottingham; Liz Green, Goldsmiths College; Sonia Greenwood, Thomas Coram Institute, London; Huw Griffiths, University of Ulster; Philip Guy, University of Hull; Celia Harbottle; John Harris, University of Warwick; Jeanette Henderson, Open University; Malcolm Hill, University of Glasgow; Sally Holland, University of Wales, Cardiff; William Horder, Goldsmiths College; Ann James, University of Wales, Bangor; Mansoor Kazi, University of Huddersfield; Janet Keene, University of Reading; Juliet Koprowska, University of York; Sui Ming Kwok, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Martin Leveridge, University of Teesside; Joyce Lishman, Robert Gordon University; Brian Littlechild, University of Hertfordshire; Margaret Lloyd, University of Sheffield; Janette Logan, University of Manchester; Amelia Low- enstein, University of Haifa; Dugald McDonald, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; David Mallion, University of Dundee; Oded Manor, MiddlesexUniver- sity; Jill Manthorpe, Kings College, London; Eileen McLeod, University of Warwick; Judith Milner, freelance; John Minkes, University of Wales, Swansea; Bill Morgan, retired; Audrey Mullender, University of Warwick; Eileen Munro, LSE; Mike Nellis, University of Birmingham; Kwame Owusu-Bempah, University of Leicester; Nigel Parton, University of Huddersfield; Jan Paylor, Lancaster University; Malcolm Payne, Manchester Metropolitan University; Veronica Pearson, University of Hong Kong; Bridget Penhale, University of Hull; Judith Phillips, University of Keele; Andy Pithouse, University of Wales, Cardiff; Jackie Powell, University of Southampton; Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Luton; Colin Pritchard, University of Southampton; Richard Pugh, University of Keele; Peter Raynor, University of Wales Swansea; Jill Reynolds, Open University; Sally Richards, University of Southampton; Sue Roberts, University of Wales, Swansea; Lena Robinson, University of Birmingham; Cherry Rowlings, University of Stirling; Jan Rutherford, University of Liverpool; Eric Sainsbury, retired; Robert Sanders, University of Wales, Swansea; Justine Schneider, University of Durham; Jonathan Scourfield, University of Wales, Cardiff; Hilary Searing, retired; Janet Seden, Open University; Steven Shardlow, University of Salford; Jan Shaw, University of York; Brian Sheldon, University of Exeter; Michael Sheppard, University of Plymouth; lan Sinclair, University of York; Phil Slater, Middlesex University; Alice Sluckin, freelance; Neil Small, University of Bradford; Nigel Smeeton, United Medical and Dental Schools, London; Tim Stainton, University of Montreal; David Smith, Lancaster University; David Stanley, University of Northumbria; Nicky Stanley, University of Hull; Paul Swift, King’s College, London; /mogen Taylor, University of Sussex; Neil Thompson, freelance; Joy Trotter, Teesside University; Maurice Vanstone, University of Wales Swansea; Eleanor Ward, Wiltshire Social Services Department; Chris Warren, University of Sussex; Corinne Wattam, University of Central Lancashire; David Webb, Nottingham Trent University; Janet Williams, Sheffield Hallam University; Yan Chung, San Francisco State University; Yip Kam Shing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. CONTENTS CONTENTS JANUARY NIGEL PARTON Rethinking Professional Practice: The contributions of Social Constructionism and the Feminist ‘Ethics of Care’ KWONG-LEUNG TANG Combating Racial Discrimination: The Effectiveness of an International Legal Regime ELInor NicHoOLAS An Outcomes Focus in Carer Assessment and Review: Value and Challenge S ENRIQUE REBOLLOSO PACHECO, SONIA HERNANDEZ PLAZA, BALTAZAR FERNANDEZ-RAMIREZ and PILAR CANTON ANDRES The Implications of Immigration for the Training of Social Work Professionals in Spain RICHARD PUGH Considering the Countryside: Is There a Case for Rural Social Work? JOHANNA Woopcock The Social Work Assessment of Parenting: An Exploration [AN F. SHAW Critical Commentary: Cutting Edge Issues in Social Work Research HAZEL QureEsHI A response to Dempster and Donnelly ‘Outcome Measurement and Service Evaluation—a note on research design’: The importance of understanding social care outcomes Book REVIEWS Books RECEIVED MARCH RAMI BENBENISHTY, RUJLA Osmo, and Nora GOLp Rationales Provided for Risk Assessments and for Recommended Interventions in Child Protection: A Comparison between Canadian and Israeli Professionals CONTENTS MICHAEL SHEPPARD and KaTE RYAN Practitioners as Rule Using Analysts: A Further Development of Process Knowledge in Social Work Jitt C. Humpnurey Joint Reviews: The Methodology in Action CATHERINE MCDONALD, JOHN HArris, and RICHARD WINTERSTEEN Contingent on Context? Social Work and the State in Australia, Britain, and the USA CATHY HUMPHREYS and RAvi THIARA Mental Health and Domestic Violence: ‘I Call it Symptoms of Abuse’ VicroRiIA BREAM and ANN BUCHANAN Distress among Children whose separated or Divorced Parents cannot Agree Arrangements for Them Brip FEATHERSTONE Taking Fathers Seriously Book REVIEWS Books RECEIVED APRIL HEATHER FRASER Narrating Love and Abuse in Intimate Relationships JuLieET KoprowskaA The Right Kind of Telling? Locating the Teaching of Interviewing Skills within a Systems Framework ANDREW DuRHAM Young Men Living Through and with Child Sexual Abuse: A Practitioner Research Study MICHA DE WINTER and Marc Noom Someone who Treats you as an Ordinary Human Being . .. Homeless Youth Examine the Quality of Professional Care SHEENA ROLPH, DorotHy ATKINSON and JAN WALMSLEY ‘A Pair of Stout Shoes and an Umbrella’: The Role of the Mental Welfare Officer in Delivering Community Care in East Anglia: 1946-1970 Ben Gray Social Exclusion, Poverty, Health and Social Care in Tower Hamlets: The Perspectives of Families on the Impact of the Family Support Service CONTENTS PAUL MICHAEL GARRETT Critical Commentary: The Trouble with Harry: Why the ‘New Agenda of Life Politics’ Fails to Convince ErRINI FLouRI and ANN BUCHANAN Research Note: The Role of Father Involvement and Mother Involvement in Adolescents’ Psychological Well-being Book REVIEWS Books RECEIVED JUNE BRIAN J. TAYLOR, MARTIN DEMPSTER and MICHAEL DONNELLY Hidden Gems: Systematically Searching Electronic Databases for Research Publications for Social Work and Social Care PAUL MICHAEL GARRETT Swimming with Dolphins: The Assessment Framework, New Labour and New Tools for Social Work with Children and Families GHAZALA Mir and Puiie Tovey Asian Carers’ Experiences of Medical and Social Care: The Case of Cerebral Palsy MIKE FRreEL Child Sexual Abuse and the Male Monopoly: An Empirical Exploration of Gender and a Sexual Interest in Children DENISE TANNER Older People and Access to Care SILVIA FARGION Images of Contract. An Empirical Study of the Use of Theory in Practice GERTRUDE SENEVIRATNE, SUE CONROY and MAUREEN MARKS Parenting Assessment in a Psychiatric Mother and Baby Unit VARDA Amir and GAIL K. AUSLANDER Research Note: Inter- Organizational Collaboration among Social Workers: The Case of Community Mental Health Centers and Local Social Service Departments in Israel NiGeL SMEETON and Davip Gopa Advice Note: Conducting and Presenting Social Work Research: Some Basic Statistical Considerations Book REVIEWS Books RECEIVED CONTENTS JULY GweEN Robinson Technicality and Indeterminancy in Probation Practice: A Case Study ROSEMARY L. FARMER Gender and Psychotropics: Toward a Third Wave Framework Curis Beckett The Language of Siege: Military Metaphors in the Spoken Language of Social Work GretA BRADLEY Administrative Justice and Charging for Care MARTIN SMITH, LINNET MCMAHON and JEAN NurstTEN Social Workers’ Experiences of Fear STEVEN WALKER Social Work and Child Mental Health: Psychosocial Principles in Community Practice I. P. DONALD and HELEN Brown Research Note: Independent Multidisciplinary Review before Entry into Institutional Care HARRY FERGUSON Critical Commentary: In Defence (and Celebration) of Individualization and Life Politics for Social Work 699 Book REVIEWS 709 Books RECEIVED TZ SEPTEMBER Jitt C. HumpruHey Joint Reviews: Judgement Day and Beyond BYOUNGDUK SOHN Are Young People in Correctional Institutions Different from Community Students Who Have Never Been Convicted?: Differences in Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviours Jitt MANTHORPE Nearest and Dearest? The Neglect of Lesbians in Caring Relationships MICHAEL SHEPPARD The Significance of Past Abuse to Current Intervention Strategies with Depressed Mothers in Child and Family Care EILEEN McLeop, PAUL Bywaters and MATTHEW COOKE Social Work in Accident and Emergency Departments: A Better Deal for Older Patients’ Health?