Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social work in Australia : similarities as difference / Barbara Fawcett -- Social work and HIV/AIDS in Botswana : issues, challenges, and the way forward / Tapologo Maundeni and Poloko Nuggert Ntschwarang -- Social work in Aotearoa New Zealand : social policy, risk, and professionalization / Liz Beddoe and Phil Harington -- Evidence based social work practice : challenges and opportunities in the global context / Mark J. Macgowan -- Canadian social work practice and First Nations people / Michael Hart and Denis Bracken -- Child and family social work in Canada : issues and challenges within a neo-liberal political context / Edward Kruk -- Politics as social work : the micromanagement of behaviour in the new millenium / Ken McLaughlin -- What kinds of violence and abuse affect vulnerable people? reflections on the evolving context of adult protection and safeguarding in the UK : legislation, regulation and professional practice / Hilary Brown and Susan Hunter -- Social work practice in a post-9/11 context : integrative practice with immigrants and refugees in the United States / Amelia Seraphia Derr and Biren 'Ratnesh' Nagda -- The making of childhood in a post-modern age : challenges and possibilities for social work in the United States / Mekada J Graham-Gallegan -- HIV/AIDS in India : challenges for professional social work / Vimla V. Nadkarni and Anita Rego -- Involving service users and carers in social work education : a consideration of the UK and global perspectives / Gillian MacIntyre and Pearse McCusker -- Social work in Russia : between the global and the local / Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova and Pavel Romanov -- Indigenous social work in China / Wai-Fong Ting and Eric Blyth -- A social work charter for unexpected disasters : lessons from the Bam, Iran earthquake / Edward Kruk and Habib Aghabakhshi -- The changing face of social work in youth justice in Scotland / Bill Whyte -- Australian social work in the 21st millenium : workforce trends, challenges, and opportunities / Robert Lonne -- Conclusion : social work : a unique profession in a diverse context / George Palattiyil, Dina Sidhva, and Mono Chakrabarti.