Contemporary Challenges in Social Work

Reflective Practice in Contemporary Social Work Classrooms

Social work literature provides analysis and strategies about teaching social work practice and its interrelationship with a diverse society. In this paper, we present a framework to aid instructors' understanding of and response to coriflict in the classroom, which is unavoidable. We propose the reflective practitioner paradigm along with the contributions of mindfulness, as useful for social ...

Social Work Intervention Challenges for an Abused Elder Client

Introduction: Increasing abusing elders in developing countries, including Iran, is undeniable. While governments and people in developed countries are ready to meet this challenge, developing countries have no clear vision for it. In this article, a case of abused elder women and the challenges which the social worker encountered in her intervention have been reported.  Case Description: A sev...

Ethics: contemporary challenges in health and social care

state in their introduction. They describe the UK healthcare and social care primarily shaped by financial and political factors since the very beginning of the National Health Service in 1948 and the fifty years to come. One of the major drivers requesting the guidance of ethics nowadays is the increased stress on the healthcare system. Demand spirals out of control by aging populations while ...

Contemporary social work licensure: implications for macro social work practice and education.

Understanding the impact of state licensing on social work practice remains a critical concern for social work academics and professionals alike. Given the complex social problems of our times, social workers need to be prepared to intervene with the individual, in various structural dimensions, and to engage in policy debates at the core of human injustice and suffering. Currently, there is in...

ISLAM AND CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL CHALLENGES