Global Perspectives of Occupational Social Work

Paul Maiden

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781136395871
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

Explore the history and practice of social work around the world! This fascinating book presents a broad international survey of the development and current practices of occupational social work. Covering seven countries around the world, Global Perspectives of Occupational Social Work offers a unique cross-cultural perspective on issues of interest to social workers everywhere. From India to Ireland, issues of training, sexual harassment, and workplace health and safety are remarkably similar and intriguingly varied. Global Perspectives of Occupational Social Work describes the evolution of social work in factories and, later, in offices. When industrialization brought women into factories, owners hired nurses or governesses to guard, chaperone, and advise the young women in their employ. Since then occupational social work has sought to keep a balance between the interests of management and workers. In addition to discussing history and professional development, Global Perspectives of Occupational Social Work reveals the way professionals like you handle the same situations you face every day, including:

• the shift toward privatization
• corporate restructuring and downsizing
• developing alcohol and substance abuse interventions
• creating employee assistance programs
• racism and sexism in the workplace
• HIV/AIDS and other health problems
• workplace violenceCovering Australia, India, Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Israel, and the US, Global Perspectives of Occupational Social Work is a major contribution to the professional literature. Not only will this book increase international awareness, it may supply you with unique perspectives and fresh strategies for solving the problems your colleagues in Jerusalem and Pretoria also face.

Index

Aboriginals, support for, 8

Absenteeism, social workers and, 45, 57

Accident Insurance, German trade union movement and, 18

ACTWU. See Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU)

Addams, Jane, leading social worker, United States, 133

Addiction. See also Chemical dependency; Drug abuse

alcohol, intervention strategy for, 57

rare in Israel, 89

Addiction at Work, theme of congresses, 34

Addiction support program. See also Alcohol Working Group, The

continuing education programs and, 33

limitations of, 33-34

outcomes of, 34

preventative measures and, 33

reasons for success of, 32-33

Advocates, occupational social workers as, 129

AFL-CIO

Community Services department, history of, 133-134

programs developed under, 133

AFSCME. See American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Age Discrimination Act, occupational social work and, United States, 127

Agricultural workers (India), lack of welfare amenities for, 44

Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 150

Alcohol and drug abuse. See also Addiction; Substance abuse

case management model and, 154-155

EAPs and, 11

South African National Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SANCA) and, 101

Alcohol at Work, conference (Germany), 31-32

Alcohol intervention and treatment programs, successful, 17

Alcohol use

employer-sponsored programs not trusted, 3

Germany, 30-32

consumption at work, 31

welfare recipients and, 154

Alcohol Working Group, The. See also Addiction support program

program description, 32

program developed in Germany, 31-32

program implementation, 32-33

training provided for, 32-33

Alcoholics Anonymous, role in German program development, 31

Alcoholism

costs of, 30-31

German workforce and, 30-31

OAPs and, 130-131

programs for, 123

social workers and, 45

Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), 133

Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, programs developed under, 133

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)

Personal Support Program, 134

services provided to members, 134

social workers belonging to, 133

American Psychological Association (APA), counseling profession and, 137

Americans with Disabilites Act, management training and, United States, 132

Americans with Disabilities Act compliance with, occupational social workers’ role in, 129

occupational social work and, 127

APA. See American Psychological Association (APA)

Apartheid

mental health problems and, 114

practice within tre...

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface: Towards an International Understanding of Occupational Social Work
• Acknowledgments
• The Shadow Boxer: Occupational Social Work in Australia
• Occupational Social Work in Germany: A Continuously Developing Field of Practice
• Occupational Social Work in India
• Occupational Social Work in Ireland
• Occupational Social Work in Israel
• Occupational Social Work in South Africa
• The Evolution and Practice of Occupational Social Work in the United States
• Index