| Description |
1 online resource (529 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. International Social Work: Context and Definitions -- Globalization: Why International Social Work? -- What Is International Social Work? -- Knowledge Base for International Social Work-Major Concepts -- Terminology -- Countries Selected as Special Examples for the Text -- Part I THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONALSOCIAL WORK -- 2. Theories and Concepts Underpinning International Social Work: Globalization -- Globalization |
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The Impact of Globalization and Global Interdependence on Various Sectors -- New Economic Crises and Reactions -- Social Issues and Globalization: Migration -- Social Issues and Globalization: HIV/AIDS -- Prospects for Action: Opportunities in Globalization -- 3. Theories and Concepts Underpinning International Social Work: Development, Environment, and Sustainability -- Defining Development -- Brief History of Development Efforts -- The Environmental Challenge -- Social Work and Development -- Summary on Development |
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4. Theories and Concepts Underpinning International Social Work: Human Rights -- Human Rights Philosophy -- Human Rights as a Regime of International Law -- Human Rights and Social Work -- Conclusion: Linking Development and Human Rights -- 5. Global Social Issues -- Poverty -- The Status of Women -- Problems of Children in Difficult Circumstances -- Aging -- Natural and Man-Made Disasters -- Conclusion -- 6. International Social Welfare Organizations and Their Functions -- Introduction to Development and Development Assistance -- United Nations Agencies and Activities -- Governmental Agencies |
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Nongovernmental Organizations -- Conclusion: Moving Forward -- Part II THE PROFESSION INTERNATIONALLY -- 7. The History of the Development of Social Work -- International Development of the Profession -- Conclusion -- 8. International Professional Action: A Selective History -- Antecedents: Activism in the Social Movements of the Early Twentieth Century -- Social Work Takes the World Stage: International Professional Organizations -- Direct Work in International Organizations: Three Examples -- Conclusion -- 9. Social Work Around the World Today -- Denmark -- Jamaica -- Ethiopia -- Costa Rica |
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Armenia -- Japan -- United States -- Similarities and Differences in the World of Social Work -- Part III INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK -- 10. Values and Ethics for International Professional Action -- Universalism Versus Cultural Relativism -- Values and Ethics for International Professional Action -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- 11. International Relief and Development Practice -- The Context and Content of International Relief and Development Practice -- Social Work Roles in International Relief and Development -- Lessons Learned From International Relief and Development: Program Principles |
| Summary |
International Social Work: Professional Action in an Interdependent World, Third Edition, is a comprehensive treatment of all dimensions of international social work. The authors' four-part framework includes domestic practice and policy influenced by global forces, professional exchange, international practice, and global social policy. The text is enlivened by numerous case examples, drawn from many parts of the world. The history chapters include brief biographies of noted social workers on the international scene whose accomplishments serve as inspiration for readers. The text is extensive |
| Notes |
Revised edition of Handbook of international social work, c2012 |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Conclusion: What International Practice Means for Social Work Domestically |
| Subject |
Social service -- International cooperation
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Social workers -- Vocational guidance
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Social service -- International cooperation.
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Social workers -- Vocational guidance.
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Social workers.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thomas, Rebecca Leela
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| ISBN |
9780190922276 |
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0190922273 |
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