Full Description
This unique book provides an international comparison of labour markets, migrant professionals and immigration policies, and their interaction in relation to social work.
Case studies based on the latest research from the UK, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and Australia allow readers to make critical comparisons and gain understanding of the global nature of the social work profession. Detailed analysis covers the opportunities and challenges presented by labour market mobility, the implications for social justice and discussion of the experiences and perceptions of transnational social workers.
Essential reading for social work educators, academics and professionals, this book will also inform the development of relevant policy, professional, and educational responses to the phenomenon of transnational social work mobility.
Contents
Transnational social work: opportunities and challenges of a global profession ‾ Allen Bartley and Liz Beddoe
Part One: Setting the transnational context
Opportunities and challenges of a global profession: an international perspective ‾ Karen Lyons
New Public Management, migrant professionals and labour mobility: possibilities for social justice social work? ‾ Donna Baines
Part Two: Practitioner perspectives
A complicated welcome: social workers navigate policy, organisational contexts and sociocultural dynamics following migration to Canada ‾ Marion Brown, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Stephanie Ethier and Amy Fulton
The experience of transnational social workers in England: some findings from research ‾ Sue Hanna and Karen Lyons
Transnational social workers in Australia: naivety in the transnational professional space ‾ Allen Bartley
Transnational social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand ‾ Liz Beddoe
Part Three: Employer/stakeholder views
In search of better opportunities: transnational social workers in the UK navigating the maze of global and social mobility ‾ Shereen Hussain
Transnational social workers and the Australian labour market ‾ Gai Harrison
Powhiri: a safe space of cultural encounter to assist transnational social workers in the profession in Aotearoa New Zealand ‾ Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata, Helen Simmons, Litea Meo-Sewabu and Antoinette Umugwaneza
Consistency and change: internationally educated social workers compare interpretations and approaches in Canada and their countries of origin ‾ Annie Pullen Sansfaçon, Marion Brown and Stephanie Ethier
Part Four: Policy challenges, professional responses
Readiness and regulation: perspectives of Canadian stakeholders on the labour mobility of internationally educated social workers ‾ Marion Brown, Annie Pullen Sansfaçon and Kate Matheson
Will she be right, mate? Standards and diversity in Australian social work ‾ Karen Healy
Recognising transnational qualifications in Australia ‾ Angelika Papadopoulos
Social work mobility in Europe: a case study from Ireland ‾ Trish Walsh, George Wilson and Erna O'Connor
Conclusion ‾ Liz Beddoe and Allen Bartley
