Introduction
Categorisation and accountability in professional texts and talk
Collegial communication in policy review interviews
Inter-professional decision-making in a case conference
Negotiating roles in a home visit
Reporting events in case notes
Parents' accounts of social work
Justifying action in a public inquiry
Narrative transformation in media reporting
Conclusion.
Language practices in social work : categorisation and accountability in child welfare by Christopher Hall. ISBN 9780415356879. Published by Routledge in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.