Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in Diverse Contexts

ISBN-13: 9783031363115 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Opis

The discipline of social policy, oftentimes deemed a part of social work as a profession, was born in the West. Unlike social policy that started with the post-war idea of a welfare state in the mid-20^th century, social work traces its roots to individual casework pioneered by the Charity Organization Society (COS), early social administration including state-wide poverty relief (an advocacy effort of the COS but with deep roots in the English Poor Laws of the 17th century), and social action emphasizing political activities to improve social conditions (originating from the Settlement House Movement which began in the 1880s).The development of social work is historically intertwined with that of public welfare, philanthropy, and charity and is an inherently international subject. This conception is broader than “international social work” as a discrete field of professional practice, which crosses geopolitical borders and all levels of social and economic organizations with a focus on development. However, each nation has a story of its own in terms of professionalization of social work in the evolution of public welfare and philanthropic/charitable undertaking within its particular economic, political, social, and cultural settings. A wide-ranging and in-depth study of various (especially non-Western) country cases is essential to an adequate, comprehensive understanding of the social work profession, which is also a basic requirement of its value of diversity.China is undoubtedly an important case with the largest population on earth. It’s also unique in view of so-called Chinese characteristics which are sometimes fundamentally different from other (particularly Western) societies. It’s even intriguing given the country’s lengthy, complex history and its recent, rapid rise to a global superpower with a claim of national goals and core values that seem to be rather considerable to social work as a helping profession. Therefore, any significant lessons learned from the Chinese experiences would help with a better international understanding and further advancement of social work and public welfare at a global scale.

Spis treści

Proface: Striving for a Comparative-Historical and Comprehensive Understanding of Social Work and Public Welfare

Sheying Chen

1     Introduction - Social Work and Public Welfare in Chinese and International Contexts: Issues and Perspectives                                                                                                       

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Part I   Reconstruction and Professionalization of Social Work in China

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2     Initiating Reconstruction of Social Work Education and Research in China

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3     Development of Social Work in China: A Review of Facts                 

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4     Professionalization of Social Work in China: Milestones and Issues

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5     Social Work and Public Welfare: International Perspectives and Implications for the Chinese

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Part II   Social Work Education and Research in Chinese Contexts             

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6.   Social Work Theory in the Chinese Contexts                             

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7     Social Work Research in Chinese Societies                                        

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8     Social Work Education as an Institution and a Matter of Learning in Chinese Settings          

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9     Field Instruction in Chinese Communities: An International Comparison     

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Part III   Social Work Practice in Chinese Contexts                                   

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10   Counseling and Psychotherapy with Individuals, Families, and Groups

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11   Helping People Obtain Tangible Services                                          

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12   Helping Communities and Organizations Provide or Improve Social and Health Services     

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13   Participating in Policy-Making and Legislative Processes                   

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Conclusion:  Social Work, Public Welfare, and Social Science Inquiry: Reflection on the Chinese Case in International Perspectives

Jason L. Powell

 

O autorze

Professor Sheying Chen received his Ph.D. & MSW from the University of California at Los Angeles (School of Public Policy & Social Research) and is currently a tenured professor of Public Administration/Social Policy at Pace University in New York. He is the founding director of the Centers for Social Work Study and Healthcare Administration at top-ranked Tsinghua University, where he served as a senior visiting scholar and senior research fellow of Cross-Strait Research and Sino-American Relations etc. He was Associate Provost for Academic Affairs (2010-2012) at Pace and previously Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology at Indiana University (Southeast). Prior to IU, Dr. Chen was Professor and Dean at the University of Guam (UOG), overseeing the Colleges/Schools of: Business & Public Administration; Education; Health Sciences, Nursing & Social Work. He held tenure as Professor and Chair at the City University of New York (Staten Island) where he headed a large unit housing psychology, sociology, anthropology, social work, aging, disability studies, women's studies, and a number of interdisciplinary initiatives. He was a permanent faculty member of Sun Yat-sen University at Guangzhou, the “institution of highest learning” in southern China, from 1986 to 1992, where he served as a coordinator for graduate studies and a forerunner of China's rebuilt social work/policy education and research. A Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and one of the most influential scholars in Chinese social sciences, Professor Chen is the co-editor for the Springer Book Series International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, & Practice and International Perspectives on Aging.