Transnational Social Work and Social Welfare Challenges for the Social Work Profession

The underlying frame of social work is the nation state, and it is from within the state that welfare strategies and social policies are devised and implemented. However, post-colonialism, globalisation, migration and the associated implications for human rights, social justice and social welfare po...

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1. Verfasser: Schwarzer, Beatrix
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon Routledge 2016
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Schriftenreihe:Routledge Advances in Social Work
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ISBN:9781138912786, 1138912786, 1138345687, 9781138345683, 9781315691794, 1317431197, 9781317431190, 1315691795
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  • 20 Drug use Comment on the German case study from a British perspective -- 21 Drug use and health related problems among former Soviet Union drug users in Israel: considerations for social work practice Comment on the German case study from an Israeli perspective -- 22 An exploration of issues of culture and diversity within England's statutory child protection system -- 23 Refugee resettlement and child protection in France Comment on the British case study from a French perspective -- 24 Child protection in a multicultural context Comment on the British case study from an Israeli perspective -- 25 Jyoti's case - a study on transnational advocacy -- 26 Combating violence against women: transnational perspectives on social work in Germany Comment on the Indian case study from a German perspective -- 27 Transnational advocacy networks: the examples of APWLD and NCWO Comment on the Indian case study from a Malayan perspective -- 28 Elderly people in a war zone in Israel: the impact of community resources on psychological well-being and life review intervention in a resilience center -- 29 Elderly people with cancer in hospital in Shanghai, China: social group work intervention Comment on the Israeli case study from a Chinese perspective -- 30 Aging and conflict outside and behind your front door Comment on the Israeli case study from a British perspective -- 31 Migrant workers: statute limitation and the missing social work -- 32 Domestic migrant workers in China: silent victims and social work interventions Comment on the Malayan case study from a Chinese perspective -- 33 Feminisation of migration: migration in a changing world Comment on the Malayan case study from a Turkish perspective -- 34 Returnees: neither there nor here, at Araf
  • 35 Here and there: transnational lives of migrant workers and their families Comment on the Turkish case study from a German perspective -- 36 Comparative experiences of migrants in Asia Comment on the Turkish case study from a Malayan perspective -- PART IV Last thoughts - and yet another perspective! -- 37 Crossing boundaries within and without … the journey of a feministactivist -- Index
  • Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- A note on terminology and comparisons -- Abbreviations -- PART I Theoretical Perspectives -- 1 Transnational social work: an introduction -- 2 International social work - an overview -- 3 Towards an integrated theoretical framework for transnational social work -- 4 Social work as a human rights profession? -- PART II Country Profiles -- 5 Social welfare and the development of professional social work in China -- 6 Social action in France: issues and development -- 7 Social policy and social work in Germany -- 8 Social welfare and social work in Britain -- 9 Evolution of professional social work in India and transnational issues faced -- 10 The development of social welfare services and the social work profession in Israel -- 11 Social welfare in Malaysia: provision and limitation -- 12 A profile of the Turkish social welfare system and social work -- PART III Case Studies -- 13 Educational inequality of migrant children and school social work interventions -- 14 Migrant children and social work interventions in India Comment on the Chinese case study from an Indian perspective -- 15 The response to educational inequality between cities and the countryside and school social services: migration from the countryside to cities and its impacts upon the education system Comment on the Chinese case study from a Turkish perspective -- 16 Refugees and asylum seekers in France -- 17 Legitimacy versus legality Comment on the French case study from a German perspective -- 18 Seeking refuge in India Comment on the French case study from an Indian perspective -- 19 Narcotic and psychotropic drugs, transnational intersections and social work with drug users in Germany