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International Social Work: Professional Action in an Interdependent World
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The history of the development of social work is described in this paper, with a focus on the role of international social work as a force for human-centric change and development in the world.Abstract:
FOREWARD BY KATHERINE A. KENDALL PREFACE CHAPTER 1 INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: WHAT IS IT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? CHAPTER 2 THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WORK CHAPTER 3 INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTION: A SELECTIVE HISTORY CHAPTER 4 SOCIAL WORK AROUND THE WORLD TODAY: CURRENT PRACTICE CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL INTERDEPENDENCE CHAPTER 6 INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS CHAPTER 7 VALUES AND ETHICS FOR INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTION CHAPTER 8 INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE BY LARA HERSCVITCH CHAPTER 9 INTERNATIONAL/DOMESTIC PRACTICE INTERFACE CHAPTER 10 UNDERSTANDING AND INFLUENCING GLOBAL POLICY CHAPTER 11 EDUCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTION: CURRENT REALITIES, FUTURE CHALLENGES CHAPTER 12 CONCLUSION: SOCIAL WORK AS A FORCE FOR HUMANE GLOBAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS APPENDICES: IFSW CODE OF ETHICS, U.N. SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - 10 COMITMENTS CHART - MILESTONES IN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORKread more
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