Understanding International Social Work A Critical Analysis

by Hugman, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780230219595
• ISBN10: 0230219594
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-15
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

From its earliest days, social work has been international. Practitioners, educators, researchers and students work across national borders. Service users move between countries. And globalization has an ever-increasing impact on social issues. This absorbing text argues that understanding international social work is more than just 'knowing about other countries', instead there is a need for a greater breadth of vision and depth of understanding.

Author Biography

RICHARD HUGMAN is Professor of Social Work at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.  He originally qualified and practised as a social worker in the UK before migrating to Australia, where he has taught and researched at several universities.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. x
Introduction - The Global Growth of Social Work	p. 1
The Early Days of Professional Social Work	p. 1
Social Work Internationally Post-1945	p. 3
Social Work and Globalization	p. 5
The Nation State and Globalization	p. 8
Is Social Work 'Global'?	p. 11
The Framework of this Book	p. 13
Different Visions of'International' in Social Work	p. 17
The Elements of 'International Social Work'	p. 17
Social Work(ers) in 'Other' Countries	p. 20
'International' Clients	p. 24
Working with International Organizations	p. 27
Social Work 'Exchanges'	p. 30
Global/Local Social Issues	p. 32
Forms of 'International Practice' - Some Broader Issues	p. 33
Concluding Remarks	p. 35
Social Work with International Issues	p. 36
Focusing on International Issues	p. 36
Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Forced Migrants	p. 37
Human Trafficking	p. 41
'Natural' Disasters	p. 44
Poverty	p. 46
Indigenous Peoples	p. 49
International Social Work Issues	p. 52
Social Work and the UN Millennium Development Goals	p. 54
The UN Millennium Development Goals in Context	p. 54
The Millennium Development Goals	p. 57
Implications for Social Work	p. 60
What of 'Poverty Alleviation'?	p. 67
Broadening the Role of Social Work?	p. 69
Different Forms of Social Work: A Pluralistic and Inclusive View	p. 72
What is Social Work?	p. 72
Different Forms of Social Work?	p. 73
The View from the (global) North	p. 75
The View from the (global) South	p. 78
Is Social Development the Missing Link? 82
Combining the Micro and the Macro: Implications for Professionalization	p. 85
Implications for International Social Work 86
The Organizational Contexts of International Social Work	p. 89
International Social Work Organizations	p. 89
International Non-government Organizadons	p. 90
The United Nations and its Agencies	p. 94
The International Professional Organizations	p. 98
Locating Social Work in Organizations	p. 102
International Perspectives on Social Work Education and Training	p. 105
The 'Global Standards'	p. 105
Against the Global Standards	p. 107
Recent Developments in Social Work Education: Three Examples	p. 109
International Issues in Social Work Education	p. 113
International Social Work Education	p. 116
'Global' as a Contradiction Social Work Education	p. 119
The Possibility of an International Social Work Ethics	p. 121
Social Work Ethics and Values	p. 121
Social Work Ethics, Universalism and (Cultural) Relativism	p. 124
The Particular Issue of 'Human Rights'	p. 127
And What of 'Social Justice'?	p. 129
Human Rights and Social Justice Together	p. 131
Rethinking Human Rights?	p. 132
The Implications for International Social Work	p. 134
Professional Imperialism: A Concept Revisited	p. 136
Midgley's Analysis	p. 136
Indigenization and Authentization Revisited?	p. 138
An Example of 'Authentization' in Practice: Vietnam	p. 141
Reversing the Process: 'Bringing it All Back Home'?	p. 143
Social Work: One Entity or Many?	p. 145
International Social Work: Issues for the Future	p. 149
Thinking about International Social Work	p. 149
Universalism versus Localism	p. 153
'Visions' of International Social Work	p. 155
Lessons for Social Work	p. 157
Glossary	p. 160
Bibliography	p. 168
Index	p. 188
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