SSW chpt 14

• Four Domains of International Social Work


  • Domestic practice
  • International practice
  • Professional exchange
  • Policy works and advocacy
• Domestic Practice with International Implications


  SWs and SSWs contribute to international causes through work at home in their own country such as through refugee settlement and international adoption work
• International Direct Practice


  SWs and SSWs often join international development agencies and other agencies that contribute directly to communities around the world
• Professional Exchange between Nations


  SWs and SSWs may travel abroad to participate in professional exchange opportunities (such as international conferences and training sessions)
• Policy Work and Advocacy


  International social workers play an important role in national and international organizations to help with policy formation and to advocate for international causes
• "The Third World"


  Now called "Developing", refers to the underdeveloped countries of Central and South America, Africa, and Asia
• Economic globalization


  The growing integration of international markets for goods, services, and finances, including the expansion of free trade and investment and the use of agreements between nations and international bodies
• The Occupy Movement


  "We Are the 99%" - started on Wall Street in New York in 2011 and grew into local chapters worldwide, drawing attention to the unequal distribution of wealth in Western countries
• Types of organizations


  • Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)
  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs)


  Organizations, such as the United Nations, composed primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states), or other intergovernmental organizations
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)


  Organizations that are neither part of a government nor conventional for-profit businesses
• Multi-dimensional Poverty


  According to income-based measures, 1.2 billion people worldwide live on $1.25 or less per day. According to the UNDP Multidimensional Poverty Index, 1.5 billion people in 91 developing countries are living in poverty
• Inequality-Adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI)


  Considers how human development is distributed, measuring the differences between different regions or groups within a country. Countries with greater inequality see lower human development scores than countries with greater equality
• Sustainable development


  A guiding principle that focuses on sustaining the resources that are necessary for the success of future generations
• Three Types of Human Rights


  • Negative rights (Liberty) strive to ensure protection from torture, false imprisonment, or execution
  • Positive rights (Equality) Justice, freedom, and full participation in society
  • Collective rights (Fraternity)Usually involved in national and international law
• International Human Rights Instruments


  • Declarations (adopted by bodies such as the UN General Assembly, but not legally binding)
  • Conventions (legally binding instruments included under international law)
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)


  Adopted by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007, by a majority of 144 states in favor, 4 against and 11 abstentions. Recognizes Indigenous Peoples' basic human rights, as well as rights to self-determination, language, equality and land, among others