Social Work in Poland: From the Marginal Position to the Professionalisation of Education and Social Work Practice
This chapter provides an in-depth understanding of social work development in various stages in contemporary Poland. The social welfare act of 1990 introduced the obligation for social workers to have vocational training. As a result, several universities
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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Work Education “This book is an important contribution to the body of literature not only on social work education, but social work and social development praxis. It has been written at a critical juncture when the world seems to be inundated with new and old threats such as inter alia: racism, xenophobia, gender-based violence, climate change, a migrant crisis, and reactionary politicians ascending to power in the traditional liberal democracies and in other parts of the globe. More than ever, social work education needs to adequately equip students with relevant knowledge and skills to respond to the aforementioned challenges. This book will be useful to many educators, practitioners, policy-makers and students as it practically covers sixty chapters from forty-three countries located in different regions of the world. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to have both a panoramic view and deeper understanding of social work education across the globe.” —Ndangwa Noyoo, Head of the Department of Social Development, University of Cape Town, South Africa “The editors and contributors to this handbook are to be commended for compiling such a helpful and accessible source of information about social work education around the world today. They also provide an insightful analysis of how social work education has evolved and how it seeks to prepare students to serve their communities in many different countries. It will be a vitally important resource for social work educators, students, and researchers everywhere.” —James Midgley, Professor of the Graduate School and Dean Emeritus of the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA “While sharing many similarities and common characteristics, such as the global definition and standard with their counterparts in other countries, social work in each country has its own uniqueness due to local socio-politico-cultural factors. In this post-colonial era, we have tried to decentre the Eurocentric discourse of social work. Knowing how social work is practiced and institutionalized in different countries will be one of the decentring strategies. Throughout the years, several sets of edited volumes have been published to introduce the social work of various countries. This new handbook is an exciting and most updated reference that documents and introduces the social work practice of forty-three countries from around the world, many of which have rarely been introduced in the existing literature. I congratulate the editorial team on this meaningful and important contribution to the global social work community.” —Miu Chung Yan, Professor of the School of Social Work, University of British Columbia, Canada
“This handbook is essential reading for lecturers, students, policy makers, and social workers, offering an easily accessible opportunity to read how social work education is experienced in a range of different continents and countries within the same continent. These contributions include not only the usu
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