Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work

Edited by M. Rezaul Islam,Rajendra Baikady,Sajid S.M.,Jaroslaw Przeperski

ISBN13: 9780197650899

Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

Format: Hardback

Published: 03/02/2025

Availability: Available

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This Handbook explores the current dynamics, threats, and opportunities of social work education in terms of its origin, growth and development within different regions and political regimes. The book aligns with overarching contemporary themes such as changing governance structures around the world; digitalization and globalization; and decolonization and also in line with the advancement of global agendas for social work and social development led by the IASSW, ICSW & IFSW. This contemporary text engages comprehensively with diverse political systems across the world and explores the interactions with, and implications for social work policy, practice, and education in these countries and globally. Contributions in this handbook encompasses multiple and diverse voices from the social work fraternity in the Global North and Global South in discussing the policies related to social work education, current social work practice and challenges in social work educational program delivery. While the most appealing feature of this handbook is the range of countries and political systems covered, it also exclusively looks into the role of ' Power' and the 'Politics' within the context of social work education and how policies are reimagined in social work education and practice.
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction: The new Politics of Social Work--Teaching, Learning, and Practice in a Global Society Rajendra Baikady Part I Introduction to Section I Socio-Political Context and Making of Social Work Education Rajendra Baikady 1. Socio-political Historical Process of Social Work Education in Turkey Özlem Cankurtaran, Hacettepe University, Turkey Aslihan Aykara, Hacettepe University, Turkey 2. The Influence of Neoliberal Economic Policy on the Emancipatory Mission of Social Work Radka Janebová, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Miroslav Kappl, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 3. Challenges of Social Work Education in Slovenia: Between the Needs of People and the Expectations of Government Liljana Rihter, Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia 4. Keeping Social Work Education Relevant in Singapore Dr. Ivan Woo Mun Hong, Principal Medical Social Worker, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Ministry of Health, Singapore 5. Training and Professional Practice of Brazilian Social Work and the Impacts of the Hegemony of the Radical and Critical Approach Edson Marques Oliveira, University of Western Paraná, Brazil Renan Theo, Social Worker, Brazil Part II Introduction to Section II The Power, Politics and Social Work Education Rajendra Baikady 6. Dynamics of Power, Politics, and Social Work Education and Practice in South Korea Mi Sun Choi, Department of Social Welfare, Silla University, South Korea LEE Jungup, National University of Singapore, Singapore 7. Making Sense of Power and Politics in Everyday Practice through the 3 Ps Lowis Charfe University of Central Lancashire, UK) Gabriel Eichsteller (ThemPra Social Pedagogy CIC, UK) 8. Power, Politics, Social Work and Social Work Education in England John Harris, Coventry University Makhan Shergill, Coventry University 9. Politicized Social Work and Value Conflicts: An Account of Sri Lanka's Understanding Subramaniam Jeevasuthan, University Texas Arlington, USA Shamila Sivakumaran, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka 10. The Power, politics and Social Work: Reflections from India and China. Rajendra Baikady, Central University of Kerala, India Gao Jiangao, Shandong University, China 11. Women and the Evolution of Gender-Sensitive Social Work Education in China Before and after Economic Reform Meng Liu, China Women's University, China Ying LI, Shanghai University Cecilia L.W. Chan, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 12. A Critical Framework for Teaching Power and Politics in Social Work Education Caroline McGregor National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland 13. Making Social Work Education Relevant Under a Popular Authoritarian Regime Gil I. "Jake" Espenido, University of the Philippines, Philippines 14. The Role of State, Power, and Politics in Social Work Management education in Germany: Current Curricula, Practice, and Teaching revisited Maik Arnold, University of Applied Science Dresden, Germany 15. Power and politics in Collaborative Social Work H. Unnathi S. Samaraweera, University of Colombo Sri Lanka 16. Reinventing Social Work Education in Thailand Context Shirley Worland, Chiang Mai University, Thailand 17. Promote Diversity in Social Work Education in England Through Work-Based Route Sharif Haider, The Open University, United Kingdom Part III Introduction to Section III The Interplay Between Power and Politics in Practice Education Rajendra Baikady 18. Direct Practice and Social Change: Suggestions for Social Work Practice Yuval Saar-Heiman, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Michal Krumer -Nevo, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 19. Social Work and Professional Representation: How Power and Politics have Shaped the Identity of Social Workers in Canada Lilian Negura, University of Ottawa Yannick Masse, University of Ottawa Maude Lévesque, Université du Québec en Outaouais Sébastien Savard, University of Ottawa Mélanie Bourque, Université du Québec en Outaouais 20. Specifics of the Supervision of Social Workers in Slovak Republic Miriama Sarisská, University of Presov, Slovak republic Beáta Balogová, University of Presov, Slovak republic 21. Collaborative Social Work Student Supervision Paula Beesley, Leeds Beckett University, England Lorraine Agu, Leeds Beckett University, England 22. On the Cultivation of the Practical Capability of Master of Social Work--- Based on the MSW Program at A University Hui Chen, Shenzhen University, China 23. Professional Boundaries in Social Work Practice: Managing Moral Anguish when Resisting Organizational and Systemic Oppression. Peter Blundell, Liverpool John Moores University. 24. 'We are open, the door is just very heavy'--The Politicization of Social Work Education Admissions Decision-Making in England Caroline Bald, lecturer, University of Essex, UK Part IV Introduction to Section IV Conceptualizing Social Change through Social Work Education Rajendra Baikady 25. Social Service Reform, Education, and the Professionalization of Social Work: The Case of Child Protection Services in Albania Elona Dhëmbo, Central European University in Hungary 26. Social Justice as Participatory Parity: Introducing Framework for Social Work Practice in Global Cities Priyanka Nupur, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 27. A Comparative Analysis of Visits by the UN Special Rapporteur to the United States and to The European Union Ian Cummins, University of Salford, United Kingdom Emilio José Gómez- Ciriano, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain 28. Policy of Decentralization in Ukraine: Threats and Opportunities for Community Work Tetyana Semigina, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine) Kateryna Yeroshenko, Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism (Ukraine) 29. Educational Challenges in Italian Social Work: Between Professionalization and Bureaucratization Angela Genova, University of Urbino, Italy Bruna Mura, University of Urbino, Italy Andrea Bilotti, University of Urbino, Italy 30. The Interplay of Social Work Education and the Heritage of Communism in Shaping the Engagement of Social Work Students as Social Change Agents Jaroslaw Przeperski, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland 31. Italian Social Workers as Agent of Change: Past, Present, and Future Mara Sanfelici, University of Milan Bicocca Annamaria Campanini, President, International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) 32. Prefiguration Theory in Political Social Work: Possibilities for Bottom-Up Social Action through the Creation of Alternative Helping Institutions of the Future in the Present David P. Moxley, University of Alaska, United States Part V Introduction to Section V The New Politics of Professional Identity Rajendra Baikady 33. The Professional Status of Social Work in the Republic of Cyprus Parlalis K. Stavros, Frederick University - Cyprus 34. The Influence of the Imagined Community of Social Workers on the Constructed "Correctness" of Social Work Performance in Education and Practice of Social Work with Families Katerina Glumbíková, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic Marie Spilácková, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic 35. Challenges of the Transformation of Social Policy and Social Work in Contemporary Russia Olga Borodkina, Petersburg University, Saint Petersburg, Russia Alevtina Starshinova, Ural Federal University, Russia 36. Professional Imperialism, Colonial Legacy and Crisis in Indian Social Work: New Directions Post 2018 Bishnu Mohan Dash, University of Delhi, India 37. Examining Racism and Settler-Colonialism in Canadian Social Work Education: (Re)shaping the Contours of Curriculum and Pedagogy Stephanie Tyler, University of Calgary. Canada Sheliza Ladhani, University of Calgary. Canada 38. From England to Canada with Care and Social Control: Tracing the Trajectories of Social Work Education and Practice in Canada Akin Taiwo, Kings Western University, Canada 39. An Asymmetrical Relationship in International Developmental Social Work Practices: Towards Co-creation of Knowledge Masateru Higashida, Asian Research Institute for International Social Work (ARIISW), Shukutoku University, Japan. 40. Role of the State in Development and Professionalization of Social Work: Voice from Fragile Democracy Regime Adi Fahrudin, University of Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia. Toton Witono, Ministry of Social Affair, Republic of Indonesia Part VI Introduction to Section VI The Future of Social Work education and practice Rajendra Baikady 41. Care-experienced Social Workers as Relational Activists in United Kingdom Trevor Rodgers-Gray Michael Starr Janet Melville-Wiseman 42. 'Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More': Exploring and Locating Solidarity as a Theory and Practice within Community Social Work Practice. Dr. Darren Hill, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom. Erika Laredo, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom. 43. Governmentalizing the 'Social Work Subject': Social Work in Ireland in the Era of Corporate Governance: A Sociological Analysis. Joe Whelan, Trinity College, The University of Dublin. 44. Strengthening the Resilience of Students and Social Workers Monika Punová, Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of Social Policy and Social Work 45. Training the Social Work Students for the Next Generation: The Role of Academia A. Shahin Sultana, Pondicherry University, India 46. Sociohistorical Evolution of the Chilean Juvenile Criminal Judicial System and its Relationship with Public Policy Claudia Reyes Quilodrán, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 47. Looking for Transformation in Social Work: Professional Resistance as an Analytical Counterpoint Gianinna Muñoz Arce, Universidad de Chile, Chile. 48. Global Migration and Control Politics: Defending Human Rights in international Social Work Andrea Schmelz, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, (Coburg/Germany) 49. Social Work Education and Global Social Change in the United Kingdom, Mainland Europe and the United States Alison McInnes, Northumbria University, UK Terry Murphy, Teesside University, UK 50. The Social Media Paradox: Information and Ethics Dilemmas in Future Social Work Practice Robert Mutemi Kajiita, University of Fort Hare, South Africa Eleanor A. Hendricks, University of Fort Hare, South Africa Conclusion 51. Reinventing social work education in a superdiverse global society - where have we got to? Rajendra Baikady Editors Bio Authors Bio Index
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