Global social work: Crossing borders, blurring boundaries - Softcover

Noble, Carolyn; Strauss, Helle; Littlechild, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1743324049 ISBN 13: 9781743324042

Publisher: Sydney University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Global social work: crossing borders, blurring boundaries is a collection of ideas, debates and reflections on key issues concerning social work as a global profession, such as its theory, its curricula, its practice, its professional identity; its concern with human rights and social activism, and its future directions. Apart from emphasising the complexities of working and talking about social work across borders and cultures, the volume focuses on the curricula of social work programs from as many regions as possible to showcase what is being taught in various cultural, sociopolitical and regional contexts. Exploring the similarities and differences in social work education across many countries of the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific, the book provides a reference point for moving the current social work discourse towards understanding the local and global context in its broader significance.

About this title

About the Author:

Carolyn Noble is professor emerita at the Victoria University, Melbourne and inaugural professor of social work at the Australian College of Applied Psychology in Sydney, Australia. Helle Strauss is senior lecturer at the Metropolitan University College, Institute of Social Work, Denmark. Brian Littlechild is professor of social work at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sydney University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1743324049
• ISBN 13: 9781743324042
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392