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International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Social workers play a pivotal part in the implementation of human trafficking policies not least in identification of victims When assessing who is and who is not a trafficking victim boundaries are drawn between different groups of people and the human trafficking definition is operationalised However the actual practice of trafficking identification has not been sufficiently explored Based on qualitative interviews with social workers in Norway...

Stephen Martineau summarizes a recent case at the Court of Protection involving hoarding behaviour AC and GC Capacity Hoarding Best Interests EWCOP With thanks to Neil Allen for alerting us to the judgment via this Tweet The NIHR Continue reading...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article attempts to provide an insight into the experiences of drug addicts at a rehabilitation center run by the provincial Social Welfare Department in Lahore Pakistan through a qualitative approach The menace of drugs is increasing worldwide including Pakistan Effective treatment and rehabilitative services can lower the prevalence rate of drug addiction The aim of this research was to understand explore the experiences of research...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - January lt br gt The aim of this study is to understand the phenomenon of isolation due to COVID- through the lens of a feminist perspective It focuses on daily life experiences of oppressed individuals living in ankaya whose spatial socio-cultural and political positions intersect with their age disability and gender Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with people of different ages disabilities and gender statements Findings show that...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article reports on qualitative research investigating Pakistani minority youth's political engagement in the Anti-Extradition Movement in Hong Kong Some informants' engagement was inhibited by challenges such as institutional limitations while others identified various opportunities This article presents an Asian example from a unique historical context to illuminate the potential role of political engagement in ethnic minority youth's personal and social development and how the citizenship...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Along with the logistic planning the important focus of international student mobility programmes in social work is on the field supervision process and measuring its outcome Without a social work council in India for setting uniform standards in field education this paper proposes a framework for field supervision to support inbound mobility students in India The study predominantly explores the qualitative experiences of field supervisors from...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This paper presents findings from an investigation of nature-based practices from the perspectives of academics educators from six nations Participants engaged in a focus group exploring the prevalence and inclusion of nature in social work practice and education While the study focused on individual members' experiences and perspectives the findings highlight important context-specific factors for including nature within social work to reconnect humans with nature for...