The decline of the North American model of social work education

Article Abstract:

The descent into particularism is responsible for the gradual decline of US monopoly over social work education in the post-World War II decades. Undue focus on minority concerns has erased the universalism inherent in the American curriculum theory. Devoid of universal efficacy, the application of American ideas of community development has provoked widespread criticism. In the current scenario of localized social work practices, multiple approaches to social work training are evident. In each instance, a replication of the American experience cannot be ruled out.

United States, Education, Social policy, Social workers

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The functions of negative aspects of welfare in capitalist societies: a case study of temporary accommodation for the homeless in Britain and housing policy for small households in Hong Kong

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The negative aspects of social service in capitalist societies criticizes the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of social service and play an important role in enhancing welfare ideology. Case studies conducted on the homeless people in Britain and the housing policy in Hong Kong examined these negative influences. Negative aspects of temporary accommodation owe their rationale to the residual model of welfare and its dominant values, and changes are required to strike a balance between the power of the dominant class and the dominated.

Capitalism

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Social work education and practice: planning for the future

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This article examines the impact of societal changes on the practice and teaching of social work. Educational programs must consider changes such as government funding cutbacks, technological innovations, and demographic transitions when developing curricula to prepare students for leadership roles in the rapidly changing field of social work.

Canada, Research, Universities and colleges, Study and teaching, Forecasting, Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, Canadian Association of Social Workers

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