Books in the Contemporary Social Work Studies series

This text provides a contribution to the debate on how to tackle social work problems on a global scale. Aiming to fill both a theoretical and a practice gap in the literature, it discusses the experiences of academics, practitioners and students involved in international exchanges in social work.

The result of collaboration between authors from Canada, Britain and Australia, Social Work in a Corporate Era offers a critical overview of these developments and their implications.

How can mainstream Western social work learn from and in turn help advance indigenous practice? This title discusses some of the significant global trends and issues relating to indigenous and cross-cultural social work. It identifies the ways in which indigenization is shaping professional social work practice and education.

In this volume, Indigenous and non-Indigenous social work scholars examine local cultures, beliefs, values, and practices as central to decolonization. Supported by a growing interest in spirituality and ecological awareness in international social work, they interrogate trends, issues, and debates in Indigenous social work theory.

Brings together leading social work academics to examine the state of social work at the beginning of the 21st century. With their focus on the relationships between research, theory and practice, they reflect critically on the nature of social work as a discipline in higher education and the importance of this to the profession.

Offers an overview of the author's analysis of the complexity and challenges of the practice/research relationship in social work - a theme that has been the focus of much of his writing over his career. This title covers the following themes: Perspectives on Social Work Research; Evaluation; Qualitative Social Work Research; and, more.

Containing chapters covering the following five areas: policy and regulations; sending country perspectives; outcomes for intercountry adoptees; debate between a proponent and an abolitionist; and pragmatists' guides for improving intercountry adoption practices, this book suitable for social work practitioners involved with intercountry adoption.

This volume explores the complexity of the issues of race, racism and anti-racism discussions. The basis of the text comes from a conference set up for people of different races, ethnicities, and nationalities to talk about the different starting points for action aimed at combatting racism.