Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development, and the Global Profession

555 Pages·2011·5.383 MB·English

by  Lynne M. Healy (editor), Rosemary J. Link (editor)

HANDBOOK OF
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK
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HANDBOOK OF
INTERNATIONAL
SOCIAL WORK
Human Rights, Development, and
the Global Profession
EDITED BY
LYNNE M. HEALY
ROSEMARY J. LINK
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Handbook of international social work : human rights, development, and the
global profession / edited by Lynne M. Healy, Rosemary J. Link.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-533361-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Social service—International
cooperation. 2. Social service—History. 3. Human rights—International cooperation.
4. Economic development—Social aspects. I. Healy, Lynne M. II. Link, Rosemary J.
III. Title.
HV40.35.H36 2012
361.3—dc23 2011026312
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Dedicated to the memory of our beloved sisters,
Deborah Evelyn Moore and Josephine Melanie MacRae,
who brought us much joy in their too short lives.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many people have inspired and assisted us as we We would both like to add a special acknowl-
worked to develop and complete this volume. First, edgment of the late Dr. Katherine A. Kendall
we thank our authors. Th eir expertise and hard work (1910–2010) who has been a source of inspiration
made publication of a comprehensive and state- for our careers in international social work. We each
of-the-art book possible. We also acknowledge the had the privilege of knowing and working with
contributions of the members of the Advisory Board, Katherine for several decades. We have benefi ted
especially their wise counsel as we proposed the con- greatly from her brilliance, undaunting commit-
tents and structure of the book. Th e editors at Oxford ment to international social work, and support for
University Press have been unwavering in their sup- more junior colleagues. We are confi dent that she
port and have provided valuable assistance in seeing would have greeted this book with enthusiasm.
this book through to publication. Senior editor, Finally, we acknowledge and appreciate the
Maura Roessner, recognized the growing importance encouragement and professional support of our edu-
of international social work; she suggested that the cational institutions: for Lynne Healy, the University
time was right for a major reference work on the of Connecticut School of Social Work and for
topic and has remained with the project through to Rosemary Link, Simpson College, Iowa.
conclusion.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments vii SECTION III. International Social
Work Practice
Th e Editors and Advisory Board xiii
Contributors xv 10. Work With Immigrants
and Refugees 73
1. Introduction 3 uma a. segal
lynne m. healy and rosemary j. link 11. International Adoption 81
karen smith rotabi
SECTION I. Theories and Concepts
12. Trauma Counseling 88
Underlying International Social Work
allison rowlands
2. Defi ning International Social Work 9 13. International Social Service: Addressing
lynne m. healy the Need for Intercountry Casework 95
felicity northcott, julie gilbert
3. Globalization 16
rosicky, andy elvin, jean ayoub,
maureen wilson
and christine lambert
4. Development 24
14. Social Development
james midgley
and Social Work 102
5. Human Rights and Th eir Relevance for
doreen elliott
Social Work as Th eory and Practice 30
silvia staub-bernasconi 15. Disaster Relief and Management:
Readiness, Response, and Recovery 109
6. Social Exclusion and Inclusion 37
golam m. mathbor
karen lyons and nathalie huegler
7. Social Justice 44 16. Representing Social Work at
the United Nations and Other
dorothee hölscher
International Bodies 118
robin mama
SECTION II. History
17. Cultural Effi cacy in Communication
8. Th e History of the Development and Practice in Global Context 123
of Social Work 55 lois bosch
lynne m. healy
18. Cultural Confl ict and
9. Claiming Women’s Places in the World: Confl ict Resolution 128
Social Workers’ Roles in Eradicating ngoh tiong tan
Gender Inequalities Globally 63
lena dominelli