International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Programs

International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Programs draws together the practice wisdom emerging within the broad scope of international social work practice. Using an integrated perspectives approach, which incorporates global, human rights, ecological, and social development perspectives, authors David Cox and Manohar Pawar prepare readers to actively respond to modern global challenges that are critical to the well-being of people, communities, nations, and ultimately to all of us.

For college students and professionals, Cox (social work, LaTrobe U., Australia) and Pawar (social work, Charles Sturt U., Australia) present a textbook on international social work. They define social work, provide a global overview, and consider related contexts, problems, perspectives, and approaches. The subsequent chapters focus on strategies and programs used in specific fields of development, different types of poverty, conflict, post-conflict reconstruction, displacement and forced migration, and populations such as street children child laborers, migrant workers, and AIDS orphans in Africa. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Dr. Pawar's research interests include: Social Work Education, International Social Work and Social Development, Social Policy, NGOs and Community Development, Criminal Justice, Juvenile Welfare and Training and Evaluation. In 1990, he was awarded his Ph.D. from Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Dehli, India. He currently works as Senior Lecturer in Social Work, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Charles Stuart University, Wagga Wagga, Australia and as Associate Director and Key Researcher, Centre for Rural Social Research. He has won numerous awards, including the following:

* Quality of Life Award 2001 from the Association of Commonwealth Universities

* Faculty Award for Research Excellence 2001

* ICSSR institutional Doctoral Fellowship

* Best Student-Alumni Association Prize

* National Merit Scholarship

* Rank Holder, Karnataka University.

He is also widely published on subject including social work theory and practice in rural environments, jobs and careers, community social work, and international social work theory and practice.