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Acknowledgements Pioneer, investigator, agitator: a brief introduction 1.Reformist or radical: Social work's roots anddifferent identities 2. Harridan or heroine: the public work of social work3. Clients or service users: how and why people come into contact with social work 4. A profession or a career; a calling or a job: what social workers do and how social work is organisd 5. A discipline or a skill; an education ora training: how social workers learn their practice6. Universal or specific: social work local and global 7. Past and future: the pioneers of today are the prophets of tomorrow (Attlee) Index of names Index of subjects