
Social Work Professional Organizations
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This edited volume provides the first comprehensive, comparative analysis of SWPOs in 15 countries, bridging Global North and South perspectives. Using an interdisciplinary framework, it offers an evidence-based typology of SWPOs, illustrating their evolving role as collective actors in social work.
Essential reading for educators, researchers and students in social work, this book speaks directly to the global community of SWPOs.
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1. Social Work Professional Organizations: why they are relevant and how to study them - Riccardo Guidi
2. Social Work Professional Organizations at the international level: recent history, current characteristics, future challenges - Annamaria Campanini
3. Social Work Professional Organizations in Italy and Spain: characteristics, roles, opportunities, and challenges within the professional order and college systems - Martina Francesconi, Riccardo Guidi, Iria Noa de la Fuente-Roldan
4. A comparative perspective on Social Work Professional Organizations in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland - Dieter Kulke, Iris Kohlfuerst, Tobias Kindler
5. Social Work Professional Organizations in Finland and Sweden: bear-hugged by the welfare state? - Helena Blomberg, Christian Kroll, Marcus Weckstroem
6. Social Work Professional Organizations in the United Kingdom: the resilience of the British Association of Social Workers in turbulent times - David N. Jones, Joe Hanley, Bridget Robb
7. Social Work Professional Organizations in the United States: divided responsibilities and pluralistic inclusion - Richard Hoefer
8. How does the Australian Association of Social Workers influence the context of social work practice and policy advocacy in Australia? - Philip Mendes, Manohar Pawar, Meghan Tangney
9. Social Work Professional Organizations in Japan: a collaborative model of practitioner and school organizations working together - Viktor Virag, Junko Wake, Machiko Ohara
10. Social Work Professional Organizations in Israel: when a trade union becomes a professional association - John Gal
11. Social Work Professional Organizations in India: a critical analysis - L.S. Ghandi Doss, B. Devi Prasad
12. Social work in Brazil: origins, development, and collective organization forms of the professional category - Reginaldo Ghiraldelli
13. Unity in action: strengthening social welfare through professional organization in Botswana - Kgomotso Jongman
14. Characteristics and challenges of Social Work Professional Organizations: an initial comparative analysis - Riccardo Guidi
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