Sue Lawrence & Karen H. Lyons 
Introducing International Social Work [EPUB ebook] 

This book guides the reader through the international development of social work and discusses how aspects of globalisation are making it an increasingly international activity and profession. Individual chapters locate the UK population historically and currently as a multicultural community and explore the international issues that social workers in the UK confront in their daily practice with children and families, people with mental health issues and older people. This text helps students meet the academic benchmarks and National Occupational Standards that require them to locate social work practice in a European and international context.

Table des matières

Introduction

Understanding international social work

Global is local is global

Developing an international social work perspective

International aspects of social work with children, young people and families

International perspectives on social work with people with Mental Health issues

International aspects of social work with elders

International aspects of social work with people with disabilities

Social work as an international profession: origins, organisations and networks

Web-based resources for international social work

Glossary

References

Index

A propos de l’auteur

Nathalie Huegler trained as a social worker in Germany and has since worked with young refugees in different settings, currently as a senior social worker supporting child torture survivors in a charity in London. After an M.A. in International Social Work and Refugee Studies from the University of East London (in 2004), she is now studying towards a Ph D at London Metropolitan University, focussing on social work with separated children and human rights, from a cross-national comparative perspective. Other activities include editorial assistance work for the journal International Social Work, and part-time teaching at London Metropolitan University.