Social Work in Extremis: Lessons for Social Work Internationally - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847427189 ISBN 13: 9781847427182

Publisher: Policy Press, 2011

Synopsis

What is the relationship between social work and the state? Who controls which services needs are addressed and how? This important book looks at social work responses in different countries to extreme social, economic and political situations in order to answer these questions. Examples include: war situations, military regimes, earthquakes and Tsunamis. The results show the innovative nature of grass-roots provision and social work intervention and will be of interest to all social work academics, students and professionals.

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About the Author

Michael Lavalette is Associate Professor of Social Work at Liverpool Hope University and national co-ordinator of the Social Work Action Network. He has written numerous books and articles about social work and social policy, including International Social Work and the Radical Tradition (ed with Iain Ferguson) and Globalisation, Global Justice and Social Work (ed with Elizabeth Whitmore and Iain Ferguson). Vasilios Ioakimidis is a lecturer in social work and social pedagogy at Liverpool Hope University and visiting lecturer at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. Vasilios is a member of the steering committee of the Social Work Action Network. His writings and research focus on the contested and contradicted nature of International Social Work. He is the editor of "Social Work for Social Justice" the first radical social work book available in Greek. He has been invited to deliver presentations or guest lectures in the UK, Greece, Cyprus, Colombia, India, Lithuania, Jordan, Hong Kong, Italy and Belgium.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847427189
• ISBN 13: 9781847427182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Michael Lavalette, Vasilios Ioakimidis