International social work professional action in an interdependent world - Healy, Lynne M. (Oxford University Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references and index
1. International Social Work: Why Is It Important and What Is It?; SECTION I: THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK: CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND ORGANIZATIONS; 2. Globalization and Social Work; 3. Development and Human Rights; 4. Global Social Problems; 5. International Social Welfare Organizations and their Functions; SECTION II: THE PROFESSION IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT AND ACTION; 6. The Hisotry of the Development of Social Work Around the World; 7. International Professional Action: A Selective History; 8. Social Work Around the World Today; SECTION III: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK VALUES, PRACTICE AND POLICY; 9. Values and Ethics for International Professional Action; 10. International Relief and Development Practice; 11. International/Domestic Practice Interface; 12. Understanding and Influencing Global Policy; 13. Utilizing International Exchange; CONCLUSION: SOCIAL WORK IN GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY; APPENDIX A: IFSW/ASSW ETHICS IN SOCIAL WORK: STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES; APPENDIX B: UNITED NATIONALS MILLENNEUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; APPENDIX C: 10 COMMITMENTS; APPENDIX D: MILESTONES IN THE INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF SOCIAL WORK