Broadening horizons : international exchanges in social work / edited by Lena Dominelli, Wanda Thomas Bernard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dominelli, Lena.

Bernard, Wanda Thomas.

Series:

Contemporary social work studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--International cooperation.

Social service.

Physical Description:

xviii, 400 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2003]

Contents:

2 Internationalising Social Work: Introducing Issues of Relevance / Lena Dominelli 19

Part I Being an International Student - Opportunities and Lessons Learnt

3 Learning about my Professional Self through an International Placement / Michelle Hammond 33

4 Learning what I didn't know about Myself as a Person / Anne LeBlanc 45

5 Not so Familiar: The Case of 'H' / Melanie Myles 61

6 Supporting Families through Multi-Level Interventions / Helena Albertson 69

7 Context Matters: Child Abuse in a Deprived Community / Bethany J. Savoy 81

8 Away from Home: Reflections from Working with Asylum Seekers in the Netherlands / Renee Meuse 91

9 Learning about Child Welfare in Nova Scotia / Andy Markland 111

10 Impressions from an English Exchange Student in Canada / Phil Beck 129

11 Reflecting on a Practice Placement in India / Christine Bennett 135

Part II Supporting Students on International Exchanges - Views from Practice

12 Tutoring Overseas and Home Students / Kish Bhatti-Sinclair 147

13 Preparing and Supporting Students for International Exchanges: The Challenges of Linking Theory and Practice / Sheila Sammon, Walene Whitaker, Constance Barlow 161

14 Managing Overseas Placements for Students / Anne Davies, Sally Cosstick 173

15 Network Collaboration within Swedish Child Welfare / Sven Hessle 179

16 Diversity in the Multiversity: An Opportunity for Co-operation among Research, Education and Practice Providers / Greger Helin, Nicoline Isacson 193

17 Developing a Child Welfare Curriculum across Borders / Julia Waldman, David Colombi 211

Part III Broadening Horizons - Creating Learning Opportunities Across Borders

18 Visioning International Student Exchanges / Lena Dominelli 235

19 Dialogue with the Field / Joan Gilroy 243

20 'What am I Doing Here, Really?' - Students' and Teachers' Reflections on International Placements / Carolyn Noble 257

21 Exploring Partnership: Student Evaluations of International Exchanges in London and Durban / Sue Lawrence, Donna Dustin, Madhubala Kasiram, Rubeena Partab 277

22 Reframing Epistemologies and Practice through International Exchanges: Global and Local Discourses in the Development of Critical Consciousness / Vishanthie Sewpaul 297

23 The Cultivation of Global Citizenship through International Student Exchanges: The Hong Kong Experience / Cecilia L.W. Chan, Ernest W.T. Chui 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754619451

OCLC:

52154132