Rethinking Social Work in a Global World

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.

ROSE MELVILLE is Senior Lecturer the school of social work and applied human sciences at the University of Queensland. She has published widely in national and international journals on teaching, social policy and non-profit organisations.

GAI HARRISON is Senior Lecturer at the school of applied psychosocial studies at the University of Plymouth. Her research interests revolve around international social work, immigration, language and working with difference.

Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
A word on language	p. 7
Guarding against making prescriptions and predictions for practice	p. 9
Structure of the book	p. 10
Rethinking Social Work in a Global, Postcolonial World	p. 12
Introduction	p. 12
Globalization as a contested and contentious term	p. 12
Some key theoretical perspectives on globalization	p. 15
Linking globalization with a postcolonial perspective	p. 18
Our own positioning in a global, postcolonial world-thinking beyond the nation state	p. 25
The perceived impact of globalization on social work	p. 26
International social work as a contested and evolving concept	p. 30
Summary	p. 31
The Global Economy, Poverty and Social Work	p. 33
Introduction	p. 33
What is poverty?	p. 33
Transnational corporations, supranational institutions and the nation state	p. 39
The link between trade and poverty	p. 42
The role of social work in tackling global poverty	p. 45
Summary	p. 49
Immigration and People Movement in a Global World	p. 51
Introduction	p. 51
Immigration in the era of globalization	p. 51
Citizenship in the global, post-colonial era	p. 60
The role of social work in addressing migration-related concerns	p. 63
Summary	p. 67
Rethinking Women's Lives and Concerns at the Global-Local Interface	p. 68
Introduction	p. 68
Gendered relations in a global world	p. 69
Women, work and economic globalization	p. 71
Gender equality and poverty	p. 73
Violence against women	p. 76
Women, migration, the cross-border flow of labour and care work	p. 77
The possibilities for women to act globally	p. 79
Social work responses to women's issues at the global-local interface	p. 81
Summary	p. 84
Mental Health-an Emerging Global Health Issue	p. 86
Introduction	p. 86
The nature and incidence of mental health	p. 86
Globalization and the socio-economic determinants of mental health	p. 89
Globalization, employment, trade and mental health	p. 91
Globalization, conflict and mental health	p. 93
The 'treatment gap' and the emergence of the global mental health movement	p. 96
Emerging issues for social workers in a context of global mental health	p. 99
Summary	p. 102
Information and Communication Technologies and Social Work in a Global World	p. 104
Introduction	p. 104
ICT and everyday life	p. 105
ICT and the digital divide	p. 107
ICT and social work practice	p. 109
A critical view of ICT and social work practice	p. 112
ICT and social change	p. 115
ICT and representational practices	p. 118
Summary	p. 119
The Environment, Sustainable Development and Social Work	p. 121
Introduction	p. 121
The current state of the environment and its impact on health and welfare	p. 122
Global inequality and environmental justice	p. 126
The implications of environmental change for social work	p. 130
Sustainable development and social work	p. 133
Summary	p. 137
The Value of a Human Rights Perspective in Social Work	p. 139
Introduction	p. 139
The United Nations	p. 140
Human rights-an overview	p. 142
The implementation of human rights	p. 143
The effectiveness of existing mechanisms for protecting human rights	p. 145
Feminist and cultural critiques of human rights	p. 147
The place of human rights in social work	p. 150
Summary	p. 153
Conclusion-Ending on an Uncertain Note	p. 154
Introduction	p. 154
Retracing our steps	p. 155
Hearing practitioners' accounts of the global-local-interaction	p. 159
Rethinking social work-an ongoing process	p. 162
Bibliography	p. 165
Index	p. 189
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