Gai Harrison, Rose Melville

Rethinking Social Work in a Global World (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This text offers a comprehensive overview of the key aspects of globalisation, their impact on social work and the resulting challenges in practice. The authors draw on post-colonialism to consider the global issues facing social work, such as mass migration, and the ways in which social workers can respond to such difficulties.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137070777
• Artikelnr.: 62722987

Autorenporträt

GAI HARRISON is Lecturer at the School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Rethinking Social Work in a Global, Post-colonial World
The Global Economy, Poverty and Social Work
Immigration and People Movement in a Global World
Rethinking Women's Lives and Concerns at the Global
Local Interface
Mental Health: An Emerging Global Health Issue
Information and Communication Technologies and Social Work in a Global
World
The Environment, Sustainable Development and Social Work
The Value of a Human Rights Perspective in Social Work
Conclusion Ending on an Uncertain Note.