Karen H Lyons & Terry Hokenstad 
The SAGE Handbook of International Social Work [EPUB ebook] 

Social work is a profession that is increasingly involved with issues which have a global dimension. This Handbook tackles the global/local aspect of social work in its various forms and interrogates the key concerns that societies are facing through an international lens. The contributors show that, with an appreciation of commonalities and differences, local practices and appropriate forms of international activity can be better developed.

Areas covered include:

– Analysis of ′International social work′

– Globalisation and indigenisation

– Social justice and human rights

– Poverty and livelihoods

– Ecological issues

– Migration

– Education, theory, research and practice

– Social work in different settings

– Religion and spirituality

– Responses to disasters and conflicts

– Life course perspectives

– Regional perspectives

– Future directions

With a truly international range of contributions, the Handbook incorporates perspectives from Asia, Africa, Europe, Australasia, the Middle East and the Americas.

It will be an invaluable resource for undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and academics working in the fields of social work, social welfare, human services, and community development worldwide, as well as service providers and policy makers in the international arena.

Cuprins

Setting the Scene – Nathalie Huegler, Karen Lyons and Manohar Pawar

Globalisation and Indigenisation – Lena Dominelli

Reconciling the Irreconcilible in Social Work?

Environment and Sustainability – Margaret Alston and Fred H. Besthorn

Human Rights – Joseph Wronka and Silvia Staub Bernasconi

Poverty, Development and Social Justice – Murli Desai and John Solas

Migration, Minorities and Citizenship – Uma Segal and Gerda Heck

Political and Organisational Contexts of Social Work Internationally – Malcolm Payne

Social Work Theories, Research/Methods and Practices: Critical Perspectives and New Challenges – Narda Razack

Social Work Values, Ethics and Professional Regulation – Richard Hugman and Wendy Bowles

Social Work Education: The International Dimension – Terry Hokenstad and Karen Lyons

Social Work Research – Joan Orme and Synnove Karvinen-Niinikoski

Social Work, Economic Conditions and Livelihood – Tatsuru Akimoto and Decha Sungkawan

Social Work and Health – Paul Bywaters and Cindy Davis

Social Work and Education – Marion Huxtable, Cynthia A. Sottie and Khuajin Ulziitungalag

Social Work, Social Justice and Protection: A Reflective Review – Michael Preston-Shoot and Staffan Höjer

Social Work and Changing Environments – Jennifer Mc Kinnon and Raquel Sant′Ana

Social Work, Religion, Culture and Spirituality – Micheal L. Shier and John R. Graham

Disaster Management and Humanitarian Action – Golam M. Mathbor and Jennifer Bourassa

Social Work, Political Conflict and Displacement – Shulamit Ramon and Reima Ana Maglajlic

The Life-Course Perspective and Changing Context of Families – Murli Desai

Childhood and Youth in International Context: Life Course Perspectives – Letnie Rock, Jeff Karabanow and Kathleen Manion

Adulthood – Some Comparative and International Perspectives – Ruby Chau

Older Persons and Social Work: A Global Perspective – M. C. ‘Terry’ Hokenstad, Jr., Ph.D. and Amy Restorick Roberts, Ph.D. Candidate

Social Work in Africa – Lengwe-K. Mwansa and Linda Kreitzer

Social Work in Southern and Eastern Asia – Manohar Pawar and Ming-sum Tsui

Social Work in Australasia – Liz Beddoe and Heather Fraser

Social Work in Europe – Sue Lawrence and Darja Zavirsek

The Middle East: Expanding Social Work to Address 21st Century Concerns – Sahar Al-Makhamreh and Kathryn Libal

Social Work in Latin America – Mahia Saracostti, Taly Reiniger and Henry Parada

Social Work in North America and the Caribbean – Julia Watkins and Jennifer Holden Dolly

Despre autor

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.