Hull City Council are pleased to account their first CPD event through the Humber Social Work Teaching Partnership.

As you may already know many biological siblings in the UK foster care system end up being separated from each Read more...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Social work education in Africa is faced with a myriad of challenges that require immediate attention for a sustainable future If the principles of social justice human rights and respect for diversities are central to the social work profession then the education and practice of social work in Nigeria should be culturally relevant in engaging people and structures to address challenges Participants for the study included...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article explores the role of homeless voices in constructing knowledge about homelessness and the development of policy and service delivery responses to homeless people Specifically the article highlights the suggestive value position for social work encapsulated in Honneth's concept of recognition as a framework from which to understand and incorporate homeless voices in the construction of knowledge about and policy responses to homelessness While written...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study analyses welfare chauvinist attitudes in the generous welfare states of Sweden Norway and Finland We find that strict forms of exclusionary welfare chauvinism are near non-existent However Finland Norway and Sweden are in the top tier in Europe when it comes to beliefs that immigrants need to obtain citizenship before being given equal rights to social benefits This may indicate a future turn in...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt In Malaysia inclusiveness for people with disabilities in higher education remains a challenge This study addresses the perception of students with disabilities of their campuses' physical accessibility The survey shows partial dissatisfaction with facilities with seniors displaying the highest discontent In addition interviews with students reveal opinion discrepancies between students with visual impairments and those with other physical disabilities The overall findings imply that inclusive education...

Social Workers Across Borders shows that social work skills are tranferrable into the front line and can help in the immediate aftermath of major tragedies...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - May lt br gt The various feminisms create a complex and sometimes contradictory picture Within social work and social care there has been a mixed reception However it is maintained that a gendered analysis in a profession where women remain in the majority remains highly relevant In particular the continuing and increasing pay gap and the relatively low numbers of women in senior positions are used as markers...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article provides new social work knowledge about the parenting practices of Papuan parents which includes their perceptions of marriage and having children This qualitative ethnographic study included participant observation and individual semi-structured interviews with Papuan parents mothers and fathers who were interviewed across five different Papuan regencies Supiori Jayapura Jayawijaya Boven Digul and Mimika A key finding was that communal parenting and having multiple children...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article contributes a comparative review of social work in Canada and Scotland to international conversations about social work and the environment The 'environmental question' of the st century is a radical challenge to social work developed in relation to the 'social question' of the th century Work to begin to include the natural environment within high-income state social work can expect to encounter established infrastructures...