International Social Work: Professional Action in an Interdependent World

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Contents......Page 18
1 International Social Work: Why Is It Important and What Is It?......Page 22
I: THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: CONCEPTS, ISSUES, AND ORGANIZATIONS......Page 42
2 Theories and Concepts Underpinning International Social Work: Globalization......Page 44
3 Theories and Concepts Underpinning International Social Work: Development and Human Rights......Page 71
4 Global Social Issues......Page 99
5 International Social Welfare Organizations and Their Functions......Page 125
II: THE PROFESSION INTERNATIONALLY......Page 152
6 The History of the Development of Social Work......Page 154
7 International Professional Action: A Selective History......Page 183
8 Social Work Around the World Today......Page 220
III: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: VALUES, PRACTICE, AND POLICY......Page 256
9 Values and Ethics for International Professional Action......Page 258
10 International Relief and Development Practice Lara Herscovitch with Lynne Healy......Page 279
11 International/Domestic Practice Interface......Page 305
12 Understanding and Influencing Global Policy......Page 336
IV: STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES......Page 358
13 International Exchange: An Essential Mechanism for International Social Work......Page 360
14 Social Work as a Force for Humane Global Change and Development......Page 376
A. Ethics in Social Work: Statement of Principles: International Federation of Social Workers and International Association of Schools of Social Work (2000)......Page 392
B. United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Targets: Adopted in 2000 by the United Nations......Page 396
C. United Nations Summit for Social Development—Ten Commitments......Page 398
D. Human Development Index Rankings for Countries......Page 400
E. Milestones in the International History of Social Work Around the World......Page 406
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