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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Healy, Lynne M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service.

Social workers.

Local Subjects:

Social service.

Social workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2001.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

609831584