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Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in Diverse Contexts - Chinese and Cross-Cultural Perspectives (1st ed. 2023)
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Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in Diverse Contexts - Chinese and Cross-Cultural Perspectives (1st ed. 2023)
Series: International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice
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The discipline of social policy, oftentimes deemed a part of social
work as a profession, was born in the West. Unlike social policy
that started with the post-war idea of a welfare state in the
mid-20th century, social work traces its roots to individual
casework pioneered by the Charity Organization Society (COS), early
social administration including state-wide poverty relief (an
advocacy effort of the COS but with deep roots in the English Poor
Laws of the 17th century), and social action emphasizing political
activities to improve social conditions (originating from the
Settlement House Movement which began in the 1880s). The
development of social work is historically intertwined with that of
public welfare, philanthropy, and charity and is an inherently
international subject. This conception is broader than
“international social work” as a discrete field of professional
practice, which crosses geopolitical borders and all levels of
social and economic organizations with a focus on development.
However, each nation has a story of its own in terms of
professionalization of social work in the evolution of public
welfare and philanthropic/charitable undertaking within its
particular economic, political, social, and cultural settings. A
wide-ranging and in-depth study of various (especially non-Western)
country cases is essential to an adequate, comprehensive
understanding of the social work profession, which is also a basic
requirement of its value of diversity. China is undoubtedly an
important case with the largest population on earth. It’s also
unique in view of so-called Chinese characteristics which are
sometimes fundamentally different from other (particularly Western)
societies. It’s even intriguing given the country’s lengthy,
complex history and its recent, rapid rise to a global superpower
with a claim of national goals and core values that seem to be
rather considerable to social work as a helping profession.
Therefore, any significant lessons learned from the Chinese
experiences would help with a better international understanding
and further advancement of social work and public welfare at a
global scale.
General
Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG
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Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Series: |
International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Editors: |
Sheying Chen
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
232 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2023 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-136311-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
3-03-136311-6 |
Barcode: |
9783031363115 |
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