International Social Work : Professional Action in an Interdependent World

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Healy, Lynne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International agencies.

Social service--International cooperation.

Social service--Vocational guidance.

Social service.

Local Subjects:

International agencies.

Social service--International cooperation.

Social service--Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA, 2008.

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by the director of the country's first center for international social work studies, the original edition of this book set the stage for recent years' exponential increase of interest in international issues for social workers. This second edition is a thorough revision of that definitive text, and it expands on the sections most valuable to teachers, adds evocative photos from the author's own collection, and provides a wealth of new information to bring the book up-to-the-minute in usefulness. A comprehensive treatment of international social work, the book emphasizes global interdep

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; 2 Theories and Concepts Underpinning International Social Work: Globalization; 3 Theories and Concepts Underpinning International Social Work: Development and Human Rights; 4 Global Social Issues; 5 International Social Welfare Organizations and Their Functions; II: THE PROFESSION INTERNATIONALLY; 6 The History of the Development of Social Work; 7 International Professional Action: A Selective History

8 Social Work Around the World TodayIII: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: VALUES, PRACTICE, AND POLICY; 9 Values and Ethics for International Professional Action; 10 International Relief and Development Practice Lara Herscovitch with Lynne Healy; 11 International/Domestic Practice Interface; 12 Understanding and Influencing Global Policy; IV: STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES; 13 International Exchange: An Essential Mechanism for International Social Work; 14 Social Work as a Force for Humane Global Change and Development; APPENDIXES

A. Ethics in Social Work: Statement of Principles: International Federation of Social Workers and International Association of Schools of Social Work (2000)B. United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Targets: Adopted in 2000 by the United Nations; C. United Nations Summit for Social Development-Ten Commitments; D. Human Development Index Rankings for Countries; E. Milestones in the International History of Social Work Around the World; Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R

ST; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-530166-8

0-19-971964-0

OCLC:

865331928