Remaking Social Work for the New Global Era
Editat de Ngoh Tiong Tan, P.K. Shajahanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 aug 2022
Future social work practice requires a holistic framework to deal effectively with the great social and economic disruptions of this unprecedented time. Innovation and creativity are indispensable to empowering social workers and social service organizations to make an impact on the lives of people and societies in today's world. This book provides a range of innovative practices of social work drawing from alternate theories and with a global orientation. It is forward-looking with a focus on social resilience, social inclusion and recovery. Using a strengths perspective, discussions in the chapters provide useful insights in restructuring social life and social services at the individual as well as community and societal levels for meeting the challenges of a new global era.
The chapters draw on the experiences of the authors in their academic and practice engagements and focus on a variety of arenas of social work education and practice to enrich the understanding of the present and future of the field. Authors discuss theoretical and conceptual models to review social work education and practice of engaging in a fast-changing global era and complex contexts. Topics explored include:
- New Era for Social Work in the Global Future
- Remaking Social Work by Applying an Anti-oppressive Lens
- Vulnerability and Resilience of Refugee Women and Children
- Critical Green Social Work as Futuristic Social Work Practice
- Globalisation and the Future of Social Work Practice and Education
- Equipping Social Workers for a New Global Era
Remaking Social Work for the New Global Era is an essential resource to inform practice, enrich teaching, and direct future research for social work academics, researchers, educators, students, and field supervisors, as well as social care, social work and social service practitioners in both clinical and policy settings. The book also wouldbe of interest to mental health and community professionals in various practice contexts across the globe.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783031083518
ISBN-10: 3031083512
Pagini: 200
Ilustrații: XXX, 200 p. 16 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2022
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3031083512
Pagini: 200
Ilustrații: XXX, 200 p. 16 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2022
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
I Tracing the Contours of the New Era.- 1. New Era for Social Work in the Global Future.- 2. Social Work and Social Development Challenges to the COVID-19 Pandemic.- 3. Remaking Social Work by Applying an Anti-oppressive Lens .- II Sustainable Approaches to Social Intervention.- 4. Partnerships as Citizens’ Rights.- 5. Vulnerability and Resilience of Refugee Women and Children.- 6. Critical Green Social Work as Futuristic Social Work Practice Noble.- III Capacities of Social Work Education, Practice and Research .- 7. Partnership in Social Work Education Along the New Silk Road: Towards a Transformative Cultural Inclusion Model.- 8. Globalisation and the Future of Social Work Practice and Education.- 9. Reflective Ethical Decision-Making Process for Advancing Social Work.- 10. Knowledge Creation in Social Work During the Time of COVID-19.- IV Looking Forward: Global Challenges.- 11. Making Societies Social Again After the Crisis - Walter Lorenz.- 12. Equipping Social Workers for a New Global Era.
Notă biografică
Ngoh Tiong Tan, PhD, is professor and former Dean of Singapore University of Social Sciences. He is Treasurer, Co-chair of the Publications Committee and Main Representative to United Nations Bangkok for International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), President of ConneXions International, and Chair of Global Institute of Social Work. He served on the International Consortium for Social Development and National Council of Social Services Boards. He is past Co-chair of Commonwealth Organization for Social Workers, Past President of Singapore Association of Social Workers, past Vice-President of International Federation of Social Workers. Dr. Tan was a consultant to a UNICEF Project in Thailand, Principal Investigator for research and consultancy projects. He has taught social work models, family practice, conflict resolution and mediation, disaster management, research and evaluation courses at the University. He has authored and edited a number of books and scholarly articles and was consultant editor and reviewer for international journals.
P.K. Shajahan, PhD, is a professor of Social Work and Dean, Academic Affairs at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, India. He was formerly the Dean, Social Protection, Dean Students' Affairs, Chairperson, Centre for Community Organisation and Development Practice and Chairperson of South Asia Centre for Studies in Conflicts Peace and Human Security at TISS. He is currently the Vice-President of International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and represents ICSW at the Task Force on Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development 2020 - 2030. As a Member of the Board of Directors, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), he chairs the Publication Committee of IASSW. He, along with colleagues from Europe, the Americas and Africa, founded two global academic alliances – Critical Edge Alliance (CEA) and Solidarity Economy Reciprocity and Social Innovation (SERESI). His research, publications and areas of expertise include Participatory Development, Social Enterprises and Social Innovation, Diversity and Social Cohesion, Community and Civic Engagement, School Education and Accountability, Social Protection and Social Policies, International Social Work, and Youth Development. He has been a visiting faculty at University of Chicago (USA), Gavle University (Sweden), Tampere University (Finland) and Roskilde University (Denmark).
P.K. Shajahan, PhD, is a professor of Social Work and Dean, Academic Affairs at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, India. He was formerly the Dean, Social Protection, Dean Students' Affairs, Chairperson, Centre for Community Organisation and Development Practice and Chairperson of South Asia Centre for Studies in Conflicts Peace and Human Security at TISS. He is currently the Vice-President of International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) and represents ICSW at the Task Force on Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development 2020 - 2030. As a Member of the Board of Directors, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), he chairs the Publication Committee of IASSW. He, along with colleagues from Europe, the Americas and Africa, founded two global academic alliances – Critical Edge Alliance (CEA) and Solidarity Economy Reciprocity and Social Innovation (SERESI). His research, publications and areas of expertise include Participatory Development, Social Enterprises and Social Innovation, Diversity and Social Cohesion, Community and Civic Engagement, School Education and Accountability, Social Protection and Social Policies, International Social Work, and Youth Development. He has been a visiting faculty at University of Chicago (USA), Gavle University (Sweden), Tampere University (Finland) and Roskilde University (Denmark).
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Future social work practice requires a holistic framework to deal effectively with the great social and economic disruptions of this unprecedented time. Innovation and creativity are indispensable to empowering social workers and social service organizations to make an impact on the lives of people and societies in today's world. This book provides a range of innovative practices of social work drawing from alternate theories and with a global orientation. It is forward-looking with a focus on social resilience, social inclusion and recovery. Using a strengths perspective, discussions in the chapters provide useful insights in restructuring social life and social services at the individual as well as community and societal levels for meeting the challenges of a new global era.
The chapters draw on the experiences of the authors in their academic and practice engagements and focus on a variety of arenas of social work education and practice to enrich the understandingof the present and future of the field. Authors discuss theoretical and conceptual models to review social work education and practice of engaging in a fast-changing global era and complex contexts. Topics explored include:
- New Era for Social Work in the Global Future
- Remaking Social Work by Applying an Anti-oppressive Lens
- Vulnerability and Resilience of Refugee Women and Children
- Critical Green Social Work as Futuristic Social Work Practice
- Globalisation and the Future of Social Work Practice and Education
- Equipping Social Workers for a New Global Era
Remaking Social Work for the New Global Era is an essential resource to inform practice, enrich teaching, and direct future research for social work academics, researchers, educators, students, and field supervisors, as well as social care, social work and social service practitioners in both clinical and policy settings. The book also would be ofinterest to mental health and community professionals in various practice contexts across the globe.
Caracteristici
Features global perspectives on the future of social work Empowers for social inclusion with a critical analytical perspective Offers alternate models for innovative social intervention