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Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian) 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
News and Views... from IASSW 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Developmental social work in South Africa: Translating policy into practice 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Developmental social work is receiving increasing international recognition and much may be learnt from its application in different societal contexts. The article draws on empirical data from a South...
Why should they listen to me? Developing social work education and social work in Tajikistan 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
A critique of the notion that social work is an international profession operating with similar values and methodologies is presented. This is based on an ethnographic study of a project carried out i...
'Not knowing that I donot know and not wanting to know': Reflections of a white Australian social worker 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
In this article I critically reflect on how white power and privilege constitutes my personal power and professional experiences as a social work practitioner and social work educator in Australia. I ...
Australian Practice Standards nine years on: Are they useful? 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Nine years after their introduction, the Australian Social Work Practice Standards are reviewed against the five purposes of codes of practice proposed by Banks (2006). The review concludes that the S...
Social workers' perceptions and experiences on the psychiatric disease mandatory assessment review committee: A qualitative study in Taiwan 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
In Taiwan, the decision regarding compulsory detention of patients with severe psychiatric disorders is subject to review by the Psychiatric Disease Mandatory Assessment Review Committee. Approved psy...
Critical incident stress management: A review of the literature with implications for social work 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
This article describes the debates in the research literature surrounding the provision of critical incident stress management (CISM) and outlines the implications for social work. The literature revi...
Demographic, work-related, and life satisfaction predictors of northern social workers' satisfaction with work and profession 27 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Social workers in northern Canada were surveyed about work and professional satisfaction. Career commitment, turnover, and organizational citizenship predicted organizational satisfaction. Total satis...
