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Opportunities and challenges for social workers crossing borders

Ruth White

Department of Anthropology, Sociology and Social Work, Seattle University, 901 12th Ave., PO Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122-1090, USA, ruthw{at}seattleu.edu

English

Using the author's experience as a social worker who has studied and worked in Canada, Belize, Brussels, Jamaica, London and the USA, this article explores some of the issues facing social work students, scholars and practitioners who migrate across international borders. Topics include equivalency of qualifications, visas and socio-cultural issues.

French

L'auteur de cette recherche s'appuie sur son expérience d'étudiant et de professionnel dans le domaine du travail social au Canada, au Belize, à Bruxelles, en Jamaïque et aux États-Unis pour explorer certains enjeux auxquels sont confrontés les étudiants, les boursiers ou les praticiens oeuvrant à l'international. Les équivalences en matière de qualification, les visas et les questions d'ordre socioculturelles sont au nombre des thèmes abordés.

Spanish

Basándose en la experiencia del autor, que como trabajador social estudió y trabajó en el Canadá, Belice, Bruselas, Jamaica, Londres, y los Estados Unidos, se exploran algunas cuestiones con las que se encuentran estudiantes, investigadores y profesionales de trabajo social cuando emigran fuera de sus países. Se exploran los temas de equivalencia de títulos, visas y asuntos culturales.

Key Words: credential equivalency • cross-cultural • international social work • recruitment

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 5, 629-640 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806066765


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