The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development (The Agenda) is designed by
IFSW, IASSW and ICSW to strengthen the profile of social work and to enable social workers …

This article analyses the role of professional social workers in managing immigrant clients'
needs in Italy, against a background of residual welfare provision, inconsistent immigrant …

No detailed analyses have been undertaken comparing and contrasting how social work is
responding to the problems generated by the imposition of so-called 'austerity'measures in …

This article explores the discourses employed by social work educators in their constructions
of social work identity, practice and education. The research data for this qualitative study …

Our article concerns the social representation of social work held by professional social
workers in a Canadian healthcare setting. While there have been extensive theoretical …

One of the core dimensions of social work practice, identified since its establishment as a
professional endeavour, is concerned with political action. Nonetheless, policy practice …

Professional social work in non-profit organisations is still little studied, despite the
increased number of social workers in such organisations. The article presents the results of …

Anti-oppressive social work has become a central topic among social work scholars, guiding
the analysis of practices, services, and policies. Both theoretical and empirical studies …

Periods of assessed learning in practice settings are common requirements for social work
students worldwide. The 'practice learning opportunity'as it is known in the UK, and 'tirocinio …

Neste artigo é discutida a identidade profissional dos assistentes sociais. Partindo-se do
reconhecimento de que se está em presença de uma crise da identidade profissional …