Scope of social work: Boundaries, components, criteria, targets or standards? (Editorial)
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O’Leary, Patrick
Tsui, Ming-sum
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Year published
2019
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Social work encompasses micro, mezzo and macro fields of practice. In this journal, the breadth and scope of social work across globe continues to unfold. The internationalisation of social work enables a dynamic basis for how social work engages across fields of practice and social issues. This pursuit engages with inherent tensions in how social work applies its knowledge and skill base to respond with the legitimacy of a profession, but also how it keeps true to its value, orientation and spirit to be guided by our communities. Here, complexities are inherent in how boundaries, components, criteria, targets or standards ...
View more >Social work encompasses micro, mezzo and macro fields of practice. In this journal, the breadth and scope of social work across globe continues to unfold. The internationalisation of social work enables a dynamic basis for how social work engages across fields of practice and social issues. This pursuit engages with inherent tensions in how social work applies its knowledge and skill base to respond with the legitimacy of a profession, but also how it keeps true to its value, orientation and spirit to be guided by our communities. Here, complexities are inherent in how boundaries, components, criteria, targets or standards can be determined for social work. Standards of practice and targets require careful consideration as to who they serve and what purpose they fulfil.
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View more >Social work encompasses micro, mezzo and macro fields of practice. In this journal, the breadth and scope of social work across globe continues to unfold. The internationalisation of social work enables a dynamic basis for how social work engages across fields of practice and social issues. This pursuit engages with inherent tensions in how social work applies its knowledge and skill base to respond with the legitimacy of a profession, but also how it keeps true to its value, orientation and spirit to be guided by our communities. Here, complexities are inherent in how boundaries, components, criteria, targets or standards can be determined for social work. Standards of practice and targets require careful consideration as to who they serve and what purpose they fulfil.
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Journal Title
International Social Work
Volume
62
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
O’Leary, P. & Tsui, M-S., Scope of social work: Boundaries, components, criteria, targets or standards?, International Social Work, 2019, 62 (6), pp. 1467-1468. Copyright 2019 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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Social work