The changing status and growth of social work education worldwide: : Process, findings and implications of the International Association of Schools of Social Work 2010 census

Angeline Barretta-Herman, Patrick Leung, Brian Littlechild, Henry Parada, and Gidraph G. Wairire, 'The changing status and growth of social work education worldwide: Process, findings and implications of the IASSW 2010 Census'. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in International Social Work, Vol. 59 (4): 459-478, first online 6 October 2014, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872814547437. Published by SAGE Publishing, All rights reserved.The dramatic growth in social work education is documented in the International Association of Schools of Social Work’s 2010 census of institutions offering at least one degree program in social work. The census gathered data on program structure, personnel, student enrollment and curriculum from 473 respondents in the five IASSW regions. Half of the respondents reported requiring course content in social work history, values or ethics, and 20 percent of required courses are taught by non-social work educators. The expansion of social work programs is indicative of social work’s untapped potential for delivering social justice content on the international stagePeer reviewe

Migration of professional social workers: reflections on challenges and strategies for education

Please cite as follows:Pullen-Sansfacon, A., Spolander, g. & Engelbrecht, L. K. 2012. Migration of professional social workers : reflections on challenges and strategies for education. Social Work Education: The International Journal, 31(8);1032-1045, doi:10.1080/02615479.2011.609543.The original publication is available at http://www.tandfonline.comInternational migration of social workers has had, in recent years, a substantial influence on the political agenda of different countries in the world, and is fraught with challenges. In some countries, recruitment of internationally qualified social workers has even become an important strategy to meet staffing demands and to fill shortages in the social work profession. This paper aims to promote debate on the key role of social work educators in assisting social work students and practitioners to practise within both a national and an international context, by reflecting on specific practice examples from Canada, England and South Africa. We explore challenges, as well as possible strategies for adaptation in new contexts, such as the facilitation of additional training, globally comparable social work programmes, and the development of a stronger professional identity, based on integrated social work values. We conclude that by enabling a stronger professional identity through the development of professional virtues, social workers will be empowered to become more confident practitioners and internationally more adaptable.Post-prin