Description
By Abie Mansaray, George Mansaray and Ruth Stark
Contents
Invitation p.9
Acknowledgements p.11
Introduction p.14
PART 1 – Social Work: A Global Profession? p.20
Chapter 1: What is social work? p.21
Chapter 2: Eleanor’s Story p.27
Chapter 3: International diversity in social work p.34
PART 2 – Social Work: A Closer Look at Diversity in our Global Profession? The development of social work in two communities p.48
Chapter 4: Sierra Leone p.50
Chapter 5: Scotland p.59
Chapter 6: Common challenges in diverse environments p.67
PART 3 – An exploration of an African interpretation of the Kindergarten p.72
Chapter 7: Ruth Stark’s Hope Kindergarten p.75
Chapter 8: The Community Plan p.90
PART 4 – Social Work & Community Development in a State Welfare System p.122
Chapter 9: Scotland Communities, the duty to promote social well-being; where are we now? p.123
PART 5 – Social Work: A Vision for The Global Agenda? p.149
Chapter 10: Finding a vision from paradox and paradigms in the role of the social worker p.150
Chapter 11: The Role of Social Work & Citizen Leadership in Social Development p.161
Chapter 12: Working conditions; supporting interactive relationships p.167
Chapter 13: Investing in the future – understanding the vision of our young people p.171
Conclusion: How can we build social transformation? p.179
References p.197
Appendix: The Community Plan p.198
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