Professional development in social work : complex issues in practice / / edited by Janet Seden. [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459171603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-90958-3; 1-282-88597-9; 9786612885976; 0-203-84298-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Collana: Post-qualifying Social Work
• Altri autori (Persone): SedenJanet <1947->
• Disciplina: 361.3/2
• Soggetti: Social service - Vocational guidance; Social workers; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [194]-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Complex contexts; 1 Effective multi-agency work in children's services; 2 Policy swings and roundabouts: Social work in shifting social and economic contexts; 3 Criticality and reflexivity: Best practice in uncertain environments; 4 Reflections on values and ethics in social work practice; 5 A social worker 'in work or outside work': The benefits and dilemmas of registration; 6 Diverse service users and diverse workers: The impact of globalization; 7 Professional identity and international social work: The view from afarPart II Complex roles, responsibilities and relationships; 8 The use of self and relationship: Swimming against the tide?; 9 Refugees and asylum seekers: The social work role; 10 Youth justice: Children in trouble or children in need?; 11 Children with disabilities: International perspectives for developing practice; 12 The changing role of social workers in developing contexts for mental health professionals; 13 With respect to old age; 14 The well-being of people with learning disabilities; 15 Policies and practice with 'vulnerable' adults16 Untangling the web of service user involvement in social services work; 17 Person-centred approaches to social work with older people: Aspirations and contradictions; 18 People who use services: Finding a voice through ICT; 19 Child and family focused work in children's services; Part III Complex challenges in the workplace; 20 Learning in practice: Some reflections on the student's journey; 21 Technology-enhanced learning for social work education and practice; 22 An innovative approach to the study and practice of social work values; 23 Reflections on writing in social work education and practice24 Caring for yourself, being managed and professional development; 25 Careering through social work: Metaphors of continuing professional development; 26 Continuing professional development: Enhancing high-quality practice; Endnote; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Social work practice in the twenty-first century is continually changing. Contemporary practitioners work in complex areas and have to do so quickly and competently. This text helps qualified social workers, as well as those about to qualify, to build on their initial studies in order to develop professionally.The volume considers not just what you need to know to practice, but how you develop in criticality and capability - in particular, how you can respond effectively in times of uncertainty and change to become more effective. It examines new roles, identities and contexts, inclu

Finance and competitiveness in developing countries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by José María Fanelli and Rohinton Medhora

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784216703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, 2002
• ISBN: 1-280-71817-X; 9786610718177; 1-55250-217-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): FanelliJosé María; MedhoraRohinton <1959->
• Disciplina: 332/.09172/4
• Soggetti: Finance - Developing countries; Competition - Developing countries; Developing countries Commerce; Developing countries Commerce Case studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Finance and competitiveness: Framework and synthesis; 2 Finance and changing trade patterns in developing countries: The Argentine case; 3 Finance and changing trade patterns in Brazil; 4 International competitiveness, trade and finance: India; 5 International trade, productivity and competitiveness: The case of the Indonesian manufacturing sector; 6 Trade, competitiveness and finance in the Philippine manufacturing sector, 1980–95; 7 Competitiveness, international trade and finance in a minerals-rich economy: The case of South Africa8 Trade, finance and competitiveness in Tunisia; 9 Trade openness, industrial change and economic development; 10 Trade specialization and economic growth; 11 Two problems in bank lending for development; 12 Exchange rates, real–financial and micro–macro linkages; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Using detailed trade and firm-level financial data, the authors demonstrate, for example, that while links between finance and competitiveness are strong, they are not uniform across sectors and ; countries. This book examines the link between finance and competitiveness at the macro and sectoral levels in seven different countries: Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Africa, and Tunisia, and investigates key international issues, such as the evidence of the impact of exchange rate variability on trade, patterns in bank lending, and trade openness and development.