
Social Work in a Sustainable World addresses the context of social work and the responsibility of the social worker within the larger global community. Mary extracts the fundamental principles of various schools of thought to clearly demonstrate the need for change in the way social workers view their immediate communities, the global community, and their responsibility to each. With sustainability and its dimensions of human survival, biological diversity, and equity as key concepts, Mary urges social workers to act as agents of change and to take on new challenges and roles in the institutions of politics, the economy, the environment, and, ultimately, social welfare.
This book investigates the critical intersection between social work practice and the global imperative for environmental and social sustainability. Nancy L. Mary, an experienced academic in the field of social welfare, utilizes a framework that integrates ecological principles with traditional social work ethics. She argues that the profession must expand its scope beyond individual and community casework to address systemic issues of biological diversity, economic equity, and human survival. The text serves as a call to action for practitioners to integrate sustainability into their professional identity and institutional roles.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts in the field recognize this work as a foundational text for integrating ecological consciousness into social work curricula. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which effectively bridges the gap between macro-level policy and micro-level practice.
Page Count:
234
Publication Date:
2008-03-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190615982
ISBN-13:
9780190615987
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