International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Papua New Guinea PNG is a low-income country experiencing high rates of family violence and child maltreatment Child protection services are under-developed and few tertiary-trained social workers are employed by them A research team was commissioned to develop a parenting programme for implementation in remote provinces After development and co-design of the programme a pre- and post-evaluation was conducted in communities to test the programme's potential...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This methodological article explores using Indigenous methodologies to elicit gather and report Indigenous knowledge as it relates to maternal health and mortality in the North Wollo Zone of Ethiopia The authors demonstrate how attention to recruitment procedures i e researcher and research assistant familiarity with the zone data collection i e interviews visual dialogues and observations and data analysis i e Circles and talking pieces facilitated...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - May lt br gt This study examines the effect of living arrangements on intergenerational support for older Chinese using a nationally representative survey data of respondents mean age years The results of a generalised ordered logit and logit model showed that older adults living with a daughter received better instrumental and emotional support than those living with a son The associations between residing with a daughter and the...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This note describes how integrating refugees into programs of social work education at universities and universities of applied sciences in Germany influenced the education provided especially in rural areas where student bodies tend to be homogeneous groups The refugees enrolled in social work courses changed those mostly homogeneous groups of students not only with their presence but moreover by introducing new perspectives on course content As...

This years World Social Work Day Event celebrated the Teaching Parnerships first 'Practice Educator of the Year Awards' This was a particularly poignant moment for the Teaching Partnership as the inaugural award was dedicated to Mr Martin Hunt who had sadly passed away last year Martin had worked within Kirklees Local Authority for many years...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Social work can be an effective tool in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals specifically those concerning children and families such as ending poverty hunger promoting good health wellbeing peace justice and strong institutions Now more than ever with the COVID- pandemic social work has a crucial role in promoting the SDGs through communities that are suffering from illness isolation grief economic despair and mental health illness...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - March lt br gt Social work interventions for families individuals and communities should be comprehensive and sustainable A social enterprise model with dual social and economic value creation provides a useful framework for such interventions Through a qualitative research approach and case study design three social enterprises were studied The findings indicate that social enterprises pursue people-centred investment engineer and promote social integration and equity in the local...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt The article describes a quantitative cross-sectional study of a sample of university students enrolled in social work programmes in four countries Belgium Canada Chile and Switzerland The study aimed to assess HIV AIDS knowledge and attitudes among participants The median HIV-KQ- score for the sample was which Carey and Schroder classify as indicating borderline low levels of knowledge Based on the results the authors argue that...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - November lt br gt This article contributes to the ethical and practical conceptualizations of centring marginalized voices in research across borders This project worked within the parameters of international social work ISW in Per which is a space where the advancement of globalization and colonization has deepened the historical exclusion and marginality of Indigenous women To work towards social justice this project developed creative innovative approaches to engagement...

Brian Iselin Slavefreetrade Brian is an Australian Swedish counter-slavery campaigner He is a former soldier years and Federal Agent years who for the last almost years has specialised in counter-slavery operations around the world While posted aboard as a Federal Agent in China he started seeing human trafficking cases and switched priorities to...