Understanding international social work a critical analysis / Richard Hugman.

Author/creator Hugman, Richard, 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoBasingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2010.
Descriptionxii, 194 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Social service.
Social service--Case studies.

Contents Introduction - the global growth of social work -- Different visions of 'international' in social work -- Social work with international issues -- Social work and the UN millennium development goals -- Different forms of social work: a pluralistic and inclusive view -- The organizational contexts of international social work -- International perspectives on social work education and training -- The possibility of an international social work ethics -- Professional imperialism: a concept revisited -- International social work: issues for the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 168-187) and index.
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