Annual of social work, Vol. 10 No. 1, 2003.
Professional paper
CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSPECTIVES OF CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
Kristina Urbanc
Vanja Branica
Abstract
As social work is increasingly becoming a profession based on human rights (establishment, study, implementation, protection, improvement), the focus of many programmes are those areas of the social work profession which, due to the process of integration, are being transformed into global challenges of the social work practice. On the local level, the social circumstances of a particular community are under the influence of globalisation, international politics, international communication, doseness and cooperation. The characteristics and greatness of social issues (poverty, deprivation, social exclusion, discrimination, exile etc.) are also under the influence of global events. Therefore, contemporary social work studies are evermore directed towards the «international» components in their programmes, attempting to train future social workers for dealing with «new» problems of individuals, groups and communities. In the paper the authors present the basic traditions of the development of social work in some European countries as well as the educational programmes (curricula) for social workers emerging from the traditions mentioned, and also comment upon their common characteristics and differences.
Keywords
tradition; education; social work; university educational programmes (curricula); Europeisation
Hrčak ID:
3473
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Publication date:
1.11.2003.
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