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Defining international social work

A social service agency perspective

Qingwen Xu

Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA, xuq{at}bc.edu

English

Interest in international social work has been growing, as social workers are increasingly confronting problems stemming from international forces. However, there is no agreement on defining this particular field of practice. This agency-oriented study presents the aspect of today's international social work -- the global context's penetration of the local context.

French

L'intérêt envers le travail social international ne cesse de croître, les travailleurs sociaux étant de plus en plus souvent interpellés par les problèmes que le personnel international essaie d'endiguer. Toutefois, il n'existe pas d'entente régissant ce champ d'exercice particulier. Cette recherche axée sur l'agence présente la situation actuelle du travail social international -- en mettant l'accent sur la pénétration du contexte mondial dans le contexte local.

Spanish

El interés por el trabajo social internacional crece a medida que los trabajadores sociales confrontan más problemas provocados por fuerzas internacionales. A pesar de ello, no existe un consenso sobre la definición de este campo particular de práctica. Este estudio, basado en la experiencia de una agencia, presenta el aspecto del trabajo social internacional de hoy la penetración del contexto global en el local.

Key Words: field of practice • international social work • social service agency

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 6, 679-692 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806069075
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