International Social Work
Issues, Strategies, and Programs
- David Cox - University of Oxford, UK
- Manohar Pawar - Charles Sturt University, Australia
Social Work Practice
This book draws together the practice wisdom emerging within the broad scope of international social work practice. Using an integrated perspectives approach, which incorporates global, human rights, ecological, and social development perspectives, the authors prepare readers to actively respond to modern global challenges that are critical to the well-being of people, communities, nations, and ultimately all of us.
The book:
• Provides an integrated perspectives approach to international social work and social development practice to give readers alternative theoretical frameworks not found in other books.
• Focuses on the experience of teaching and practicing international social work, rather than reflecting
on the field.
• Includes tables, chapter summaries, learning exercises, and questions, possible research areas, and
recommended readings to prompt critical thinking and classroom discussion.
This special South Asian edition has been published with a new preface and an appendix that contains sources of excellent case studies drawn from across the South Asian sub-region. It is an ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in Social Work and Development Studies, as well as an excellent resource for social workers, human services professionals, and development practitioners.
Each issue is elaborated in a clear and simple format to introduce the topic of discussion with a board perspective. This enables the reader to have a glimpse of the issue in a truly international perspective…studded with examples from around the world… the author have been careful in structuring the book to suit the adult learner. This book is a ready reckoner on international issues that confronts the social work profession… there is something in the book for both categories. To the Western mind the book exposes the reader to the grassroots and to the traditional schools of social work it introduces new vistas to broaden the scope of social work…a word of appreciation must be said about the wide-ranging quotes and references in the book… the book is a significant contribution to social work as a profession.
This book provides a novel approach to international social work and social development practice to give the readers alternative theoretical frameworks that are usually absent on other books in this genre.