Transnational Social Work : : Opportunities and Challenges of a Global Profession / / ed. by Allen Bartley, Liz Beddoe.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Baines, Donna,; Bartley, Allen,; Beddoe, Liz,; Brown, Marion,; Fulton, Amy,; Hanna, Sue,; Harrison, Gai,; Healy, Karen,; Hussein, Shereen,; Lyons, Karen,; Matheson, Kate,; Meo-Sewabu, Litea,; O’Connor, Erna,; Papadopoulos, Angelika,; Sansfaçon, Annie Pullen,; Simmons, Helen,; Umugwaneza, Antoinette,; Walsh, Trish,; Walsh-Tapiata, Wheturangi,; Wilson, George,; Éthier, Stephanie,
• HerausgeberIn: Bartley, Allen,; Beddoe, Liz,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 9 Black and White

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of tables and figures -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on contributors -- Transnational social work: opportunities and challenges of a global profession -- Setting the transnational context -- Opportunities and challenges of a global profession: an international perspective -- New Public Management, migrant professionals and labour mobility: possibilities for social justice social work? -- Practitioner perspectives -- A complicated welcome: social workers navigate policy, organisational contexts and sociocultural dynamics following migration to Canada1 -- The experience of transnational social workers in England: some findings from research -- Transnational social workers in Australia: naivety in the transnational professional space -- Transnational social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand -- Employer/stakeholder views -- In search of better opportunities: transnational social workers in the UK navigating the maze of global and social mobility -- Transnational social workers and the Australian labour market -- Pōwhiri: a safe space of cultural encounter to assist transnational social workers in the profession in Aotearoa New Zealand -- Consistency and change: internationally educated social workers compare interpretations and approaches in Canada and their countries of origin -- Policy challenges, professional responses -- Readiness and regulation: perspectives of Canadian stakeholders on the labour mobility of internationally educated social workers -- Will she be right, mate? Standards and diversity in Australian social work -- Recognising transnational social workers in Australia -- Social work mobility in Europe: a case study from Ireland -- Conclusion -- Index