This volume anticipates the CSWE accreditation standards, stressing the importance of international content to the effectiveness of social work programmes. It focuses on a global commitment to sustainable human development and the interaction of social workers globally.

This volume anticipates the CSWE accreditation standards, stressing the importance of international content to the effectiveness of social work programmes. Focusing on a global commitment to sustainable human development and the interaction of social workers globally, this book brings together the work of this field's eminent researchers. The text emphasizes reciprocity of professional technology and practice rather than exporting expertise from western nations. Along these lines, the material focuses on guiding social workers in facilitating a more humane and multidimensional approach to social and economic development and a sensitivity to marginalized citizens of the globe.

Historical perspectives
understanding human condition and behaviour in a global era
infusing global perspectives in social work practice
infusing global perspectives in social work values and ethics
global approaches to social policy
social work research and global case studies
a global model of ethnic diversity conflict - implications for social work with populations at-risk
social and economic justice issues worldwide
models of field practice in global settings
social development in social work - learning from global dialogues
professional growth in the global context
future visions for incorporating global studies into social work.