Transnationalism and social work education

Transnationalism, Social Wellbeing and Older Chinese Migrants

The concept of transnationalism offers a renovated window into the study of migrant ageing. This paper employs transnationalism as a theoretical framework to explore two outcome domains of social wellbeing i.e. health and social connectedness, among older Chinese migrants. The findings reveal that older Chinese migrants’ transnational health practices and social connected...

Conflict Theories and Social Work Education

Virtual Transnationalism: Technologically Supported Social Network Phenomenon

INTRODUCTION In a world of digital connections that seem to span the globe with ease, social network sites, similar to instant messaging and email before them, have radically reduced the costs of relational upkeep regardless of where in the developed world people may be. Social relationships rely on communication to survive and physical distance remained a difficult barrier to surmount prior to...

A Challenge to Social Work Education

Lecturer in Mental Health, School of Economics; Chairman, Association of Psychiatric Social Workers, 1958-60 Of all the groups of untrained social workers in the statutory services, the mental welfare officers have been the most persistent their demand for training. The reasons why their cry went Unheard by the Ministry of Health and the local authorities is now Part of history?too recent to un...

Contemporary social work licensure: implications for macro social work practice and education.

Understanding the impact of state licensing on social work practice remains a critical concern for social work academics and professionals alike. Given the complex social problems of our times, social workers need to be prepared to intervene with the individual, in various structural dimensions, and to engage in policy debates at the core of human injustice and suffering. Currently, there is in...