Rethinking Social Work in a Global World

ISBN-13: 9780230201354 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 216 str.

Gai Harrison

Opis

If we are to fully understand the impact of local concerns on social work, we have to consider these in a global context. Rethinking Social Work in a Global World provides the key to better understanding. It critically examines the relationship between the global and the local in light of a range of social issues and shows how such analysis can assist in improving social work practice. Incorporating the views of practitioners and analyzing students perceptions of global issues, the authors: - Draw on a range of theoretical disciplines and traditions, including postcolonialism, sociology, cultural studies and political science - Explore contemporary global issues such as the environment, new information and communications technology and the global mental health movement - Examine the implications of adopting global notions of citizenship for social work, in a postcolonial era - Provide discussion points to ground the above ideas in a local context, to better inform everyday practice - Use of post-colonial theory and global focus on social work: gives the project a distinctive edge over competitors This timely text is essential reading for practitioners, students and academics across a range of disciplines that incorporate global concerns, including social work, social policy, social welfare and community care.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Rethinking Social Work in a Global, Post-colonial World.- The Global Economy, Poverty and Social Work.- Immigration and People Movement in a Global World.- Rethinking Women's Lives and Concerns at the Global.- Local Interface.- Mental Health: An Emerging Global Health Issue.- Information and Communication Technologies and Social Work in a Global World.- The Environment, Sustainable Development and Social Work.- The Value of a Human Rights Perspective in Social Work.- Conclusion Ending on an Uncertain Note.

O autorze

GAI HARRISON is Lecturer at the School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Australia. Her research interests revolve around international social work, immigration, language and working with difference.
 
ROSE MELVILLE is Senior Lecturer at the Social Policy Unit and Honours Coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Work course at the School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Australia. She has published widely in national and international journals on teaching, social policy and non-profit organizations.

Blurb

If we are to fully understand the impact of local concerns on social work, we have to consider these in a global context. Rethinking Social Work in a Global World provides the key to better understanding. It critically examines the relationship between the global and the local in light of a range of social issues and shows how such analysis can assist in improving social work practice.

Incorporating the views of practitioners and analysing students perceptions of global issues, the authors:
- draw on a range of theoretical disciplines and traditions, including postcolonialism, sociology, cultural studies and political science;
- explore contemporary global issues such as the environment, new information and communications technology and the global mental health movement;
- examine the implications of adopting global notions of citizenship for social work, in a postcolonial era; and
- provide discussion points to ground the above ideas in a local context, to better inform everyday practice.

This timely text is essential reading for practitioners, students and academics across a range of disciplines that incorporate global concerns, including social work, social policy, social welfare and community care.