World Change-Maker

Build Skills in International Development and Social Work

Ann McLaughlin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

235 Seiten

2022
Toplight Books (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8711-7 (ISBN)

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A skill-based practical book that empowers and equips potential international social workers. Chapters detail the common problems of global poverty and injustice and instruct on community-building methods as a means of creating lasting, sustainable change.

After directing the organization NGOabroad: International Careers and Volunteering for 20 years, the author wrote this guidebook to help both prospective and active social and humanitarian workers pursue their careers in international development. She has witnessed many individuals miss international job opportunities because they lack knowledge of the realities on the ground or the requisite skills.

This practical book fills in the gaps. Chapters detail the common problems of global poverty and injustice and instruct on community-building as a means of creating lasting change. The book is designed for those who wish to work or volunteer abroad in nursing, public health, engineering, education, entrepreneurship, environmental work, women's empowerment and other fields.

Since 2002, former psychotherapist and social worker Ann McLaughlin has provided international career counseling to help people enter or advance in international development careers. She has done extensive work coaching, training and consulting with grassroots organizations in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, and the Middle East and North Africa.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Cathryne L. Schmitz

Introduction

I—Perspective

1. Why Social Work Is So Valued in International

Development

2. Know Poverty? How Does Half the World Live?

II—Skills

3. Needs and Strengths Assessment to Program

Development

4. Capacity Building: Creating Collaborators, Not Passive Recipients

5. Capacity Building: Other Steps to Empowerment

6. Partner to the Poor and Participatory Development

7. Community Organizing: Having a Voice

8. Advocacy: Impacting Policies Which Create Poverty

III—Attitude

9. Attitude Is Everything

Conclusion

Appendix: Discussion and Skills Development

Guide for Classroom Use

Acknowledgments

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.03.2022
Zusatzinfo	26 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	1-4766-8711-0 / 1476687110
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8711-7 / 9781476687117
Zustand	Neuware