Rajendra Baikady, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, India, and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.Ondrej Botek, Ph.D., F.R.S.A., is Associate Professor and former head of the Department of Social Work and a psychotherapist in private practice. His focus is mainly on Social Policy Theory, Social Welfare and Welfare mix, Social Economy as well as Social Therapy and Counseling, Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy and Theory, Communication and Intercultural Communication.

• List of Figures viiList of Tables viiiList of Contributors ixEditor’s Note x1 How Social Work Responds to the Social Problems in the Global South 1RAJENDRA BAIKADY AND ONDREJ BOTEK2 Social Problems’ Subjects and Social Work Education: A Case Study Based on National Institute of SocialDevelopment (NISD) 11SHAMILA SIVAKUMARAN AND JEEVASUTHAN SUBRAMANIAM3 Empowering Elderly Through Education: Integrating Service Development into Social Work Curriculum in Georgia 23SHORENA SADZAGLISHVILI AND RUSUDAN ASATIANI4 Social Work Interventions and Community Development among the Orang Asli in Malaysia 44DHANYASRI JEGATHESAN, ISAHAQUE ALI, RAJENDRA BAIKADY, GOLAM KIBRIA FERDOUS, AND MOHAMMAD ZAMIRUL ISLAM5 The Issue of Illegal Immigrants and Social Work Practice in Sabah, Malaysia: Addressing the Challenges of Undocumented Immigrants in Sabah, Malaysia: Implications for Social Work Practice and Policy 71MOHD ZAHID WEDI, ISAHAQUE ALI, RAJENDRA BAIKADY, GOLAM KIBRIA FERDOUS, AND MOHAMMAD ZAMIRUL ISLAM6 The Role of Social Work Education in Asserting National Sovereignty and Independence 92GIL I. ESPENIDO7 Mainstreaming Gender in Nepali Social Work Education: SDG 5 Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment 112PRATIKSHA GHIMIRE AND RAJ YADAV8 Building Sustainable Futures: The Impact of University-Community Partnerships for Social and Behaviour Change in the North Eastern Region of India 131RIJU SHARMA, BIBHARANI SWARGAIRY, AND MONJIB MOCHAHARI9 Social Work and Child Welfare Practices in Malaysia: Challenges, Policies, and Professional Interventions 145UMME SAIMA SORNA, ISAHAQUE ALI, RAJENDRA BAIKADY, GOLAM KIBRIA FERDOUS, AND MOHAMMAD ZAMIRUL ISLAM10 Assessment of the Spectrum of Online Child Abuse: Incidence, Impact, and Intervention Strategies 161WILKINS NDEGE MUHINGI, ISAHAQUE ALI, RAJENDRA BAIKADY, GOLAM KIBRIA FERDOUS, AND MOHAMMAD ZAMIRUL ISLAMIndex 187