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Facilitating the development of social work in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

A collaboration between Jordan and the UK

Reading University

Sahar S. Al-Makhamreh

Princess Rahma University College, Al Balqa' Applied University, PO Box Allan(15), Jordan

Siham Abuieta

Hashemite University, PO Box 150459, Zarqa 13115, Jordan

Jehad Alaedein

Hashemite University, Social Work Centre, PO Box 150459, Zarqa 13115, Jordan

Donald Forrester

Brunel University, is Reader in Child Welfare, University of Bedfordshire, Park Square, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3JU, UK

Mary Pat Sullivan

School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK, mary.sullivan{at}brunel.ac.uk

English

This article reports on a collaboration between Jordan and the UK to develop social work as a profession in Jordan. Reflecting on some of the less anticipated outcomes of the project and the mutual benefits of engaging with cross-cultural alliances, the article is contextualized within debates around post-colonialism and the indigenization of practice.

French

Cet article présente une collaboration jordano-britannique visant le développement de la profession du travail social en Jordanie. Il apporte une réflexion sur certains des résultats les plus inattendus du projet ainsi que sur les bienfaits retirés de part et d’autre de cette alliance interculturelle. La présente réflexion se situe dans le contexte d’un débat touchant le post-colonialisme et l’adaptation des pratiques aux différents milieux d’exercice.

Spanish

Se informa sobre una colaboración entre Jordania y el Reino Unido en el desarrollo profesional del trabajo social. Se reflexiona sobre algunas consecuencias del proyecto que no fueron anticipadas, así como los beneficios mutuos de crear alianzas culturales. El ensayo toma en consideración el contexto de los debates acerca del post-colonialismo y las prácticas indígenas.

Key Words: collaboration • education • Jordan • professional practice • social work

International Social Work, Vol. 52, No. 6, 799-810 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872809342656


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