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Globalisation and Social Work
Yvonne Ford
Advisor for Academic English
Fb4 FH Frankfurt
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What social analysis is the basis for social
work?
What is our vision of human life?
What problems are blocking realisation of
that vision?
What action is required of social workers?
Who are social workers allies?
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Financial resources to pay for social work
Transfer payments from taxpayers (through
the government) to social programs
Lower taxes result in budget cuts for social
and health programs
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The question of national priorities is raised –
how can we conduct a dialogue about these
priorities?
How can citizens be involved the activites of
caring for those who need assistance? Who
does this work? How important is it?
Who might have said this? When?
„ No one country in the cultural sphere of
mankind today is self-sufficient and can exist
without relations to others.
The countries are dependent on each other, in
economic, social, and mental-moral ways.
(continued)
The world has become smaller (…). Individuals
and nations have become closer, in a good
and in a bad sense.
In a new dimension, they can destruct and ruin
themselves or fight with each otehr or fight
against povery, ignorance, illness and death.
(continued)
This is because the causes of adversity lie
often besides (beyond) the national borders
within which they occur and the effects of
adversity reach beyond national borders.
Hence, every country has an interst in all other
countries, developing a well-regulated
welfare system, and therefore, the joint
measures to combat adversity are
indispensable.“
These words were written…
 By Alice
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Salomon in Berlin
1930!
http://www.alice-salomon-archiv.de/start.html
What is globalisation?
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Economics:
– Access to natural resources
– international transportation and
communication
– reducing price of production,
– growth of trans-national corporations
– finance markets
– Job loss
What is globalisation?
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Political :
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political alliances
Political treaties and agreements
International organisations
Impact of unrest and conflict
What is globalisation?
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Cultural :
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migration
mmigration, multi-cultural societies
music, theater, books, films
internet
travel for leisure
foods
What is globalisation?
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Academic:
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Conferences
Journals
Exchange trips
Study in another country
Working groups
Joint research
What is globalisation?
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Social Work:
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Recognising the inter-connection of
problems
Focus on human rights, social justice
International SW organisations
Conferences and publications
International SW organisations
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International Associaiton of Schools of Social
Work (IASSW)
International Federation of Social Workers
(IFSW)
International Council on Social Welfare
(ICSW)
Society for international Cooperation in
Social Work (SICSW)
Give some examples…
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For problems inside Germany that have their
origins outside Germany
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For problems that originated in Germany and
affect people in other countries