Why is the radical social work perspective rarely used at this time?

One reason is that within the field there is, and has been, a compelling force of self-censorship. This self-censorship includes a commitment (by and large) to moderate liberal politics. Safely, most social workers remain committed to a belief in the system we have, not only at the ballot box, in the street and in conversation, but most importantly by working their practice as part of the system and supporting it by doing so. This difference is crucial but not discussed in most social work circles. The difference can be more aptly understood by realizing the dichotomy between social change and social service. The commitment to social justice, social change, is not upheld by enmeshing oneself in moderate liberal political struggles that will never change the situation some clients fall into one iota. Radical social work provides clients a chance to understand social and personal problems in another light; i.e. through realizing that the system we have in place, at times, does cause many problems. Radical social work provides a forum to enable people in social work care to make changes for themselves and others, to attempt to be a part of the decisions made about the things that matter to them in their lives, to take the power back from those who often covertly are seeking to exploit a client.