Transnational Social Work

Opportunities and Challenges of a Global Profession

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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This unique book provides an international comparison of labour markets, migrant professionals and immigration policies, and their interaction in relation to social work.Case studies based on the latest research from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Australia allow readers to make critical comparisons and gain understanding of the global nature of the social work profession. Detailed analysis covers the opportunities and challenges presented by labour market mobility, the implications for social justice and discussion of the experiences and perceptions of transnational social workers.Essential reading for social work educators, academics and professionals, this book will also inform the development of relevant policy, professional, and educational responses to the phenomenon of transnational social work mobility.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-02-07
Mått156 x 234 x 22 mm
Vikt588 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor288
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781447333364

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Allen Bartley is a sociologist and a researcher into the experiences of transnational migrants. He is Head of the School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Liz Beddoe is an Associate Professor in the faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Liz’s teaching and research interests include critical perspectives on social work education and professional supervision.

Transnational social work: opportunities and challenges of a global profession ~ Allen Bartley and Liz BeddoePart One: Setting the transnational contextOpportunities and challenges of a global profession: an international perspective ~ Karen LyonsNew Public Management, migrant professionals and labour mobility: possibilities for social justice social work? ~ Donna BainesPart Two: Practitioner perspectives A complicated welcome: social workers navigate policy, organisational contexts and sociocultural dynamics following migration to Canada ~ Marion Brown, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Stephanie Ethier and Amy FultonThe experience of transnational social workers in England: some findings from research ~ Sue Hanna and Karen LyonsTransnational social workers in Australia: naivety in the transnational professional space ~ Allen BartleyTransnational social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand ~ Liz BeddoePart Three: Employer/stakeholder views In search of better opportunities: transnational social workers in the UK navigating the maze of global and social mobility ~ Shereen HussainTransnational social workers and the Australian labour market ~ Gai Harrison Powhiri: a safe space of cultural encounter to assist transnational social workers in the profession in Aotearoa New Zealand ~ Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata, Helen Simmons, Litea Meo-Sewabu and Antoinette UmugwanezaConsistency and change: internationally educated social workers compare interpretations and approaches in Canada and their countries of origin ~ Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Marion Brown and Stephanie EthierPart Four: Policy challenges, professional responses Readiness and regulation: perspectives of Canadian stakeholders on the labour mobility of internationally educated social workers ~ Marion Brown, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon and Kate MathesonWill she be right, mate? Standards and diversity in Australian social work ~ Karen HealyRecognising transnational qualifications in Australia ~ Angelika Papadopoulos Social work mobility in Europe: a case study from Ireland ~ Trish Walsh, George Wilson and Erna O’ConnorConclusion ~ Liz Beddoe and Allen Bartley