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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782827703321

Autore

Healy Lynne M

Titolo

International Social Work [[electronic resource] ] : Professional Action in an Interdependent World

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Disciplina

361.3

361.32

Soggetti

Social service

Social workers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 International Social Work: Why Is It Important and What Is It?; I: THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: CONCEPTS, ISSUES, AND ORGANIZATIONS; II: THE PROFESSION INTERNATIONALLY; III: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: VALUES, PRACTICE, AND POLICY; IV: STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES; APPENDIXES; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Foreword, Katherine A. Kendall. Preface. 1. International Social Work: What is it and Why is it important?. 2. The History of the Development of Social Work. 3. International Professional Action: A Selective History. 4. Social Work Around the World Today: Current Practice. 5. Global Interdependence. 6. International Social Welfare Organizations and Their Functions. 7. Values and Ethics for International Professional Action. 8. International Relief and Development Practice, Lara Herscovitch. 9. International/Domestic Practice Interface. 10. Understanding and Influencing Global Policy. 11. Educa