Full Description
Despite their long history and growing influence, social work professional organisations (SWPOs) remain underexplored in social work research. Created and fully or partly governed by professionals for professionals, SWPOs comprise millions of practitioners worldwide - some groups having existed for around 100 years - to develop activities that are increasingly relevant for practitioners, users, schools of social work and policy makers.
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.
Contents
Introduction - Riccardo Guidi
1. Why Social Work Professional Organizations 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 de la Fuente Roldan
4. A Comparative Perspective on Social Work Professional Organisations in Austria, Germany and Switzerland - Dieter Kulke, Iris Kohlfürst, Tobias Kindler
5. Social Work Professional Organizations in Sweden and Finland - Bear-Hugged by the Welfare State? - Helena Blomberg, Christian Kroll, Marcus Weckström
6.Social Work Professional Organisations in the United Kingdom - David 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 (AASW) 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: 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 Profession Association - John Gal
11. Social Work Professional Organisations 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 Organisation in Botswana - Kgomotso Jongman
14. Characteristics and Challenges of Social Work Professional Organizations. An Initial Comparative Analysis - Riccardo Guidi
