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Lynne Healy, Professor of Social Work and Director of the Center for International Social Work Studies, University of Connecticut
1: International Social Work: Why Is It Important and What Is It? Section I: The Context of International Social Work: Concepts, Issues and Organizations 2: Globalization and Social Work 3: Development and Human Rights 4: Global Social Problems 5: International Social Welfare Organizations and their Functions Section II: The Profession in International Context and Action 6: The Hisotry of the Development of Social Work Around the World 7: International Professional Action: A Selective History 8: Social Work Around the World Today Section III: International Social Work Values, Practice and Policy 9: Values and Ethics for International Professional Action 10: International Relief and Development Practice 11: International/Domestic Practice Interface 12: Understanding and Influencing Global Policy 13: Utilizing International Exchange Conclusion: Social Work in Global Civil Society Appendix A: IFSW/ASSW Ethics in Social Work: Statement of Principles Appendix B: United Nationals Millenneum Development Goals Appendix C: 10 Commitments Appendix D: Milestones in the International History of Social Work
