Social work is a profession that is increasingly involved with issues which have a global dimension. This Handbook tackles the global and local aspects of social work in its various forms and interrogates the key concerns that societies are facing through an international lens.

Table of Contents

• Notes on the Editors
• Notes on the Contributors
• Editorial Advisory Board
• Preface and Acknowledgements
• 1 Setting the Scene - Nathalie Huegler, Karen Lyons and Manohar Pawar
• SECTION 1 Concepts, Processes and Values
• Introduction to Section 1
• 2 Globalisation and Indigenisation: Reconciling the Irreconcilable in Social Work? - Lena Dominelli
• 3 Environment and Sustainability - Margaret Alston and Fred H. Besthorn
• 4 Human Rights - Joseph Wronka and Silvia Staub Bernasconi
• 5 Poverty, Development and Social Justice - Murli Desai and John Solas
• 6 Migration, Minorities and Citizenship - Uma A. Segal and Gerda Heck
• SECTION 2 Professional Contexts
• Introduction to Section 2
• 7 Political and Organisational Contexts of Social Work Internationally - Malcolm Payne
• 8 Social Work Theories, Research/Methods and Practices: Critical Perspectives and New Challenges - Harjeet Badwall and Narda Razack
• 9 Social Work Values, Ethics and Professional Regulation - Richard Hugman and Wendy Bowles
• 10 Social Work Education: The International Dimension - Terry Hokenstad
• 11 Social Work Research - Joan Orme and Synnove Karvinen-Niinikoski
• SECTION 3 Key Issues for Social Work Internationally
• Introduction to Section 3
• 12 Social Work, Economic Conditions and Livelihood - Tatsuru Akimoto and Decha Sungkawan
• 13 Social Work and Health - Paul Bywaters and Cindy Davis
• 14 Social Work and Education - Marion Huxtable, Cynthia A. Sottie and Khuajin Ulziitungalag
• 15 Social Work, Social Justice and Protection: A Reflective Review - Michael Preston-Shoot and Staffan Höjer
• 16 Social Work and Changing Environments - Jennifer McKinnon
• 17 Social Work, Religion, Culture and Spirituality - Micheal L. Shier and John R. Graham
• 18 Disaster Management and Humanitarian Action - Golam M. Mathbor and Jennifer A. Bourassa
• 19 Social Work, Political Conflict and Displacement - Shulamit Ramon and Reima Ana Maglajlic
• SECTION 4 Life-Course Perspectives
• Introduction to Section 4
• 20 The Life-Course Perspective and Changing Contexts of Families - Murli Desai
• 21 Childhood and Youth in International Context: Life-Course Perspectives - Letnie Rock, Jeff Karabanow and Kathleen Manion
• 22 Adulthood: Some Comparative and International Perspectives - Ruby C. M. Chau
• 23 Older Persons and Social Work: A Global Perspective - Terry Hokenstad and Amy Restorick Roberts
• SECTION 5 Regional Perspectives
• Introduction to Section 5
• 24 Social Work in Africa - Lengwe-Katembula J. Mwansa and Linda Kreitzer
• 25 Social Work in Southern and Eastern Asia - Manohar Pawar and Ming-sum Tsui
• 26 Social Work in Australasia - Liz Beddoe and Heather Fraser
• 27 Social Work in Europe - Darja Zaviršek and Susan Lawrence
• 28 The Middle East: Expanding Social Work to Address 21st Century Concerns - Sahar Al-Makhamreh and Kathryn Libal
• 29 Social Work in Latin America - Mahia Saracostti, Taly Reininger and Henry Parada
• 30 Social Work in North America and the Caribbean - Julia Watkins and Jennifer Holder Dolly
• Appendix 1: International Definition of Social Work (IFSW/IASSW) - Nigel Hall
• Appendix 2: Ethics of Social Work: Statement of Principles - Nigel Hall
• Appendix 3: Global Standards for the Education and Training of the Social Work Profession - Karen Lyons and Terry Hokenstad
• Appendix 4: The United Nations - David Cox
• Appendix 5: Human Rights: The Human Rights Triptych - Joseph Wronka
• Appendix 6: Millennium Development Goals - James Midgley