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Contractual controls and pragmatic professionalism: A qualitative study on contracting social services in China (2022)
Journal Article
Lei, J., Cai, T., & Chan, C. K. (2023). Contractual controls and pragmatic professionalism: A qualitative study on contracting social services in China. Critical Social Policy, 43(1), 97-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183221089009

This study used the contracting projects of a district branch of the Women's Federation in Guangzhou as case examples to demonstrate both the Chinese state's contractual controls over social work organisations (SWOs) and the pragmatic response strate... Read More about Contractual controls and pragmatic professionalism: A qualitative study on contracting social services in China.

Practising ethically during Covid-19: social work challenges and responses (2020)
Journal Article
Banks, S., Cai, T., de Jonge, E., Shears, J., Shum, M., Sobočan, A., …Weinberg, M. (2020). Practising ethically during Covid-19: social work challenges and responses. International Social Work, 63(5), 569-583. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872820949614

This article draws on findings of an international study of social workers’ ethical challenges during COVID-19, based on 607 responses to a qualitative survey. Ethical challenges included the following: maintaining trust, privacy, dignity and service... Read More about Practising ethically during Covid-19: social work challenges and responses.