This book investigates the potential for integrating anarchist theory and practice into the professional framework of social work to address systemic paradoxes. Alexander W. Sawatsky explores the inherent contradictions within modern social work, arguing that the profession often reinforces the very structures of power it seeks to mitigate. By drawing on anarchist principles of mutual aid, horizontal organization, and anti-authoritarianism, the author proposes a radical re-evaluation of how social workers engage with marginalized populations and institutional mandates.

Experts in critical social work theory identify this text as a provocative contribution to the discourse on radical practice. Readers frequently note the challenging nature of the prose as it forces a confrontation with the foundational assumptions of the social work profession.