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HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK This page intentionally left blank HANDBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK Human Rights, Development, and the Global Profession EDITED BY LYNNE M. HEALY ROSEMARY J. LINK 1 1 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dares Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offi ces in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Th ailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitt ed, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. ____________________________________________ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 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 ____________________________________________ 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 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. This page intentionally left blank 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. This page intentionally left blank 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
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