Issues for the future of international social work education

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurid Aga Askeland ◽  
Malcolm Payne
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
International Association ◽  
Full Range ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social Work Education ◽  
The Future ◽  
Work Education ◽  
International Social

The chapter presents a content analysis and discussion of interviews with most of the awardees and of biographies of others who received the Katherine Kendall Award, focused on their views on the future of international social work and its education. Debate on the future role of the International Association of Schools of Social Work is also reviewed. Weaknesses in the representation of the full range of international social work education by the Association and the Award are considered. Ways of strengthening representation through greater involvement from the Global South and better funding of representation are explored.

Terry Hokenstad, 2004

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurid Aga Askeland ◽  
Malcolm Payne
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
International Association ◽  
Soviet Bloc ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social Work Education ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Schools Of Social Work ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
International Social

This chapter contains a brief biography and transcript of an interview with Terry Hokenstad, a leader in American social work education, who was awarded the Katherine Kendall Award of the International Association of Schools of Social Work in 2004, for his contribution to international social work education. His professional and academic focus has been on ageing and older people, and he has been widely involved in policy advocacy in this area, including at the United Nations. Another important activity was building international links between US universities and many other countries, particularly with the opening up of the former Soviet bloc. He looks forward to future developments in coordination among international social work organisations.

Shulamit Ramon, 2008

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurid Aga Askeland ◽  
Malcolm Payne
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
International Association ◽  
User Involvement ◽  
Soviet Bloc ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social Work Education ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Schools Of Social Work ◽  
International Social

This chapter contains a brief biography and transcript of an interview with Shulamit Ramon, a leader in British social work education, who was awarded the Katherine Kendall Award of the International Association of Schools of Social Work in 2008, for her contribution to international social work education. An important focus of her work as mental health, and early research compared Italian and UK services. She was also involved in developing social work in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet bloc and in the development of an international doctoral programme, INDOSOW. Later projects were concerned with social work responses in situations of political and social conflict. Her work demonstrates a commitment to user involvement in practice and education.

Armaity S. Desai, 1992

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurid Aga Askeland ◽  
Malcolm Payne
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
International Association ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Indigenous Literature ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Standing Up ◽  
Work Education ◽  
International Social

This chapter contains a brief biography and transcript of an interview with Armaity S. Desai, a leader in Indian social work education, who was awarded the Katherine Kendall Award of the International Association of Schools of Social Work in 1992, for her contribution to international social work education. After social work training and practice experience in India and the USA, she held leadership roles at the Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the Indian University Grants Commission. Areas of social work important in her career included adoption, practice education, integrated practice in social work, using a range of modalities, using social work ideas to inform leadership roles and social development. She saw international social work as giving breadth of perspective, and saw lack of funding and indigenous literature as obstacles to development in social work education. Activism, standing up against the state, is seen as important in social work.

Lowy, Louis

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Bloksberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social Work Education ◽  
Boston University ◽  
Work Education ◽  
International Social

Louis Lowy (1920–1991) was a leader in gerontology and social work education and a pioneer in advancing international social work education. Lowy emigrated from Germany to Boston in 1946 and co-founded the Boston University Gerontology Center in 1974.

The art of not-knowing: Valuing diversity and intercultural competences in international social work education

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110657
Author(s):  
KR Anish ◽  
Stefan Borrmann ◽  
Ngan Nguyen-Meyer ◽  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Hilde Berit Moen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
International Social Work Education ◽  
Global Mindedness ◽  
Work Education ◽  
International Social

The article focuses on how international social work education can enable students to become culturally competent social workers. It follows the idea that the vital aspect of internationalizing social work education is not about structural prerequisites. Rather, it is in the specific role of intercultural perspectives and how these perspectives can be integrated into structural frameworks for internationalizing social work education. It is highlighted that the acceptance of not-knowing and not-understanding provides the basis of cultural awareness or global mindedness. Therefore, a model for the development of intercultural competence in social work is presented.

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