Valuing and transgressing

2020 ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Linda Bell
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
International Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Occupational Group ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Look Ahead ◽  
Published Research ◽  
International Social

This chapter explores social work values. These values, such as promoting social justice, are considered key to this occupational group. Many of the chapter's interviewees seem to share similar values; however, these values sometimes seem to vary culturally and geographically. International social work espouses additional values by placing an emphasis on globalisation and international development. In addition, the chapter is concerned with what happens when social workers fail to live up to their professional standards, and what sanctions may be applied. Here, the chapter draws upon published research as well as data from the author's own studies into recent, publicly available material on social workers' processes of deregistration and other sanctions. The chapter ends with a look ahead to the imminent establishment of the new social work regulator for England, Social Work England.

Action Programmes of Social Work Organisations

1968 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-24
Author(s):  
H.R.H. Krommun Narathip Bongsprabandh
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Work Groups ◽  
International Federation ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social

Social work representatives from eleven Asian nations participated in the first regional International Federation of Social Workers Conference for Asia, November 6-10, 1967. The theme was "Action Programmes in Social Welfare and their Impact on a Changing Asia." His Royal Highness Krommun Narathip Bongsprabandh opened the Conference with the statement presented here. In addition, the three position papers of the Conference are reproduced in this issue of INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK. One of the background papers for the Confer ence and a report of the work groups appeared in the April 1968 issue of the Journal.

scholarly journals Transnational Social Workers: Making the Profession a Transnational Professional Space

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen Bartley ◽  
Liz Beddoe ◽  
Christa Fouché ◽  
Phil Harington
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Demand ◽  
International Social

This paper draws on research conducted in New Zealand from 2009 to 2011 with overseas-qualified social workers as members of a global profession experiencing both great international demand for their skills and unparalleled flows of professional transnationalism. In line with the international social work literature, this cohort of migrant professionals offers a range of needed skill and expertise as well as unique challenges to local employers, client communities, and the social work profession as a whole. With a specific focus on mixed-methods data dealing with participants' induction experiences and engagement with professional bodies, this paper argues that migrant social workers have created in New Zealand a transnational professional space that demands a response from local social work stakeholders.

Lynne Healy, 2014

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurid Aga Askeland ◽  
Malcolm Payne
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Work ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Work Education ◽  
International Social

This chapter contains a brief biography and transcript of an interview with Lynne Healy, a leader in American social work education, who was awarded the Katherine Kendall Award of the International Association of Schools of Social Work in 2014, for her contribution to international social work education. Her writings and teaching on international social work, emphasising human rights, are significant. Experience included child welfare, work for the social work professional association and the Council on Social Work Education. Later international work includes work with the United Nations with policy advocacy and the Global social development Agenda. Professional licensing requirements for social workers in the USA emphasise mental health clinical practice, with poor support for wider concerns such as international work in the USA. Academization, with a declining emphasis on professional teaching and activities in academic social work is also unfortunate. Much of her work on human rights focuses particularly on gender issues. In the future, she would like to see social work retrieve a balance between preparing social workers, knowledge development and professional and community activity.

scholarly journals The Future of Global Social Work

10.18060/74 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Miriam Potocky-Tripodi ◽  
Tony Tripodi
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
International Social

This article addresses the social work within the context of internationalism and globalization. Based on an examination of published documents on international social work in the past decade, the authors make an evidence-based projection of what is likely to occur in the future of global social work. Finally, the authors make a social work values-based projection of what should occur.

scholarly journals Challenges of International Social Work Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt from A Bilateral Collaborative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Masateru Higashida ◽  
Amarawansa Ranaweera
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
International Studies ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
International Social

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a profound impact on people’s lives around the world, has also affected international social work practice and research on social issues. This article explores how international social work research can draw lessons from bilateral research collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, an international collaborative research project was commenced to examine the practical experiences of social workers in Sri Lanka, with the overall purpose of contributing to development of socio-culturally relevant social work training. Trial semi-structured interviews were conducted using remote tools with five social workers in government or private organisations. The narratives of the interviewees were qualitatively analysed to identify their personal backgrounds of social work education and practice, their experiences of working during the pandemic and their perspectives and values as social workers. Lessons learnt were discussed focussing on the objectives and perspectives of the study, the preliminary arrangements for the research, the methods and considerations. In a context where it is important for social work researchers to promote international studies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper provides an example of a feasible international cooperative study.

International Aid, Relief, and Humanitarian Assistance

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Monico ◽  
Karen Smith Rotabi ◽  
Taghreed Abu Sarhan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
International Development ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
International Social

International development, humanitarian aid, and relief are at the heart of international social work practice. They have evolved historically and globally; shaped by world markets, social and environmental forces, including natural disasters. Considering this context, the authors cluster relevant social-work theories and practices as (a) human rights perspectives, and (b) ecological, feminist, and cultural theories. They discuss both micro and macro practice, with an emphasis on the latter. Case studies are presented with the overlay of relevant international conventions, guidance, and international private law. A continuum of humanitarian assistance is presented considering different countries. Guatemala is a prominent example in addition to Haiti’s massive earthquake of 2010 with recent revelations of sexual abuse and exploitation by humanitarian aid workers, post-conflict community-based practices in Afghanistan, and the largest cross-border forced migration in modern history of Iraqi, and Syrian refugees with this second group being of particular concern given their mass displacement. Capacity building as related to social work training is emphasized. This entry concludes that much remains to be accomplished with regard to capacity building among humanitarian assistance organizations so that the principles and practice strategies of international social work are institutionalized.

Defining international social work

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 679-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingwen Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Local Context ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Travail Social ◽  
Trabajo Social ◽  
International Social

English Interest in international social work has been growing, as social workers are increasingly confronting problems stemming from international forces. However, there is no agreement on defining this particular field of practice. This agency-oriented study presents the aspect of today's international social work -- the global context's penetration of the local context. French L'intérêt envers le travail social international ne cesse de croître, les travailleurs sociaux étant de plus en plus souvent interpellés par les problèmes que le personnel international essaie d'endiguer. Toutefois, il n'existe pas d'entente régissant ce champ d'exercice particulier. Cette recherche axée sur l'agence présente la situation actuelle du travail social international -- en mettant l'accent sur la pénétration du contexte mondial dans le contexte local. Spanish El interés por el trabajo social internacional crece a medida que los trabajadores sociales confrontan más problemas provocados por fuerzas internacionales. A pesar de ello, no existe un consenso sobre la definición de este campo particular de práctica. Este estudio, basado en la experiencia de una agencia, presenta el aspecto del trabajo social internacional de hoy la penetración del contexto global en el local.

scholarly journals ‘All social work takes place in a macro context’: The gap between international social work training and practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282199352
Author(s):  
Hanna Kim ◽  
Tamara Sussman ◽  
Mohammad Nuruzzaman Khan ◽  
Sarilee Kahn
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Graduate Training ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Social Work Training ◽  
Sequential Mixed Methods ◽  
Work Training ◽  
International Social

This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study combined data from an online survey with international social workers ( N = 44), and key informant qualitative interviews ( N = 6), to identify gaps and synergies between what is taught in graduate social work programmes and expected by employers. Findings suggested that although social work values align well with international social work, gaps exist between the macro knowledge and skills required for international work and that which graduate training offers. Findings further suggested that if unaddressed, these incompatibilities may contribute to the invisibility of social work as a viable training ground for practice in international aid agencies.

scholarly journals Preparing Social Work Students for International Interdisciplinary Practice: A Teaching Model and Its Impact on Self-Efficacy

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pinar Zubaroglu ◽  
Marciana Popescu
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
International Development ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
International Social Work ◽  
International Social Work Education ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Work Education ◽  
International Social

To promote international social work education and prepare MSW graduates for international careers, several teaching models have been developed, including intensive teaching in international settings, hybrid teaching with study abroad components, and applied learning through service learning and international internships. Benefits of international social work education range from increased knowledge and skills in addressing global issues through policy and advocacy, to significant improvements in multi-cultural competence and awareness upon participation in structured cultural immersion programs. Current challenges for social workers in international development careers point to the need for an interdisciplinary approach to best address complex global social issues. This paper proposes an international interdisciplinary teaching model that aims to prepare social work students for international development practice. Based on a pilot study of the proposed model, students showed significant increases in the self-efficacy of interdisciplinary international knowledge and skills. 

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