Mollycoddling the Feckless by Alistair Findlay sample
My mother, ninety-three, blames me and my kind for mollycoddling the feckless. Alistair Findlay has written the first ever memoir of a career in Scottish social work. He reflects on the changing landscape of the profession since he entered it in 1970 in a memoir that is thoughtful, progressive, humane – and funny. He conveys how he and his fellow workers shared friendship and banter in work that can be hard and thankless but also hugely rewarding and worthwhile.
My mother, ninety-three,
blames me and my kind
for mollycoddling the feckless.
Alistair Findlay has written the first ever memoir of a career in Scottish social work. He reflects on the changing landscape of the profession since he entered it in 1970 in a memoir that is thoughtful, progressive, humane – and funny. He conveys how he and his fellow workers shared friendship and banter in work that can be hard and thankless but also hugely rewarding and worthwhile.
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4 mollycoddling <strong>the</strong> feckless: a social work memoir<br />
First published 2019<br />
isbn: 978-1-913025-07-6<br />
The author’s right to be identified as author of this book<br />
under <strong>the</strong> Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 has been asserted.<br />
The paper used in this book is recyclable. It is made<br />
from low chlorine pulps produced in a low energy,<br />
low emission manner from renewable forests.<br />
Printed and bound <strong>by</strong> Bell & Bain Ltd, Glasgow<br />
Typeset in 11 point Sabon <strong>by</strong> Main Point Books, Edinburgh<br />
© <strong>Alistair</strong> <strong>Findlay</strong> 2019
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