Social Work in a Global Context : Issues and Challenges

Social work can take many forms, and is differently understood in different parts of the world. However, at base, it can be seen as a profession which strives to advance the causes of the vulnerable and marginalised with the aim of promoting social justice, equality, and human rights. This text provides examples of social work in a wide range of countries, informing our understanding of what social work is. It looks at how practice changes or stays the same, and at the impact of policy, as experienced by service users as well as by practitioners working in challenging circumstances. It also meaningfully reflects on the strengths and challenges that are enabled by diversity.

Social Work in a Global Context is the first truly international book for all those interested in comparative and cross-cultural understandings of social work.

NZ content:
Chapter 2. Social Work in Aotearoa New Zealand: Social Policy, Risk and Professionalization Liz Beddoe and Phil Harington.

Featured in the 29 March 2016 New Zealand Newsletter.
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Featured in the Winter's Here 2016 Social Work newsletter.
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