Reveals the shortcomings of conventional social work, which accepts and participates in the social order. This book advocates for a progressive view of social work that is practiced within the social agency, outside of the agency, and within the personal lives of structural social workers.

"The New Structural Social Work" reveals the shortcomings of conventional social work, which accepts and participates in the present social order rather than addressing the systemic social problems that exist within capitalist societies. Mullaly advocates for a progressive view of social work that is practiced within the social agency, outside of the agency, and within the personal lives of structural social workers.