Global Social Work: Crossing Borders, Blurring Boundaries is a collection of ideas, debates and reflections on key issues concerning social work as a global profession, such as its theory, its curricula, its practice, its professional identity; its concern with human rights and social activism, and its future directions. Apart from emphasising the complexities of working and talking about social work across borders and cultures, the volume focuses on the curricula of social work programs from as many regions as possible to showcase what is being taught in various cultural, sociopolitical and regional contexts. Exploring the similarities and differences in social work education across many countries of the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific, the book provides a reference point for moving the current social work discourse towards understanding the local and global context in its broader significance.

'Besides benefitting those interested and involved in international
social work, it also serves as a stepping stone for those seeking to
engage in the relevant discourses about international social work and
social work education from a global perspective.'

'this book is an attempt to reshape the current debate about global
social work, and it offers a considerable contribution from senior social work academics from some 24 countries. ... This is not yet a programme of action, but there does seem to be a new consistency from these academics, who are well placed to move things forward.'

About the editors:

Carolyn Noble is professor emerita at the Victoria University, Melbourne and inaugural professor of social work at the Australian College of Applied Psychology in Sydney, Australia.
Helle Strauss is senior lecturer at the Metropolitan University College, Institute of Social Work, Denmark.
Brian Littlechild is professor of social work at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.