International Happenings: Readings
At home and Around the World

Books

Daley, J.G. (2006). Advances in Social Work: Special Issue on the Futures of Social Work. Victoria, BC, Canada: Trafford Publishing, 2006.

Healy, L. M. (2008). International Social Work: Professional Action in an Interdependent World. New York: Oxford University Press.

Herrick J.M. & Stuart P.H. (2005). Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America. California: SAGE Publications, Inc.

Mapp, S. C. (2007). Human Rights and Social Justice in a Global Perspective: An Introduction to International Social Work. New York: Oxford University Press.

Mary, N. L. (2008). Social Work in a Sustainable World. Chicago: Lyceum Books.

Mayadas N. S., Thomas W. D. & Elliott D. (Eds.). (1997). International Handbook on Social Work Theory and Practice. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Midgley, J. (1997). Social Welfare in Global Context. California: SAGE Publications.

Ramanathan, C. S., & Link, R. J. (1999). All our Futures Principles & Resources for Social Work Practice in a Global Era. Belmont: Brooks/Cole.

Journal Articles

Allen,P. D. & Gansle, K. A. (2003). New Global Development, Journal of International and Comparative Social Welfare XIX: 1, XIX: 2, 3-99 Library does not have a subscription to this journal; request a copy of article via Interlibrary Loan (https://ill.lib.pdx.edu/Logon.php)

Greif, G.L. (2004). How International Is the Social Work Knowledge Base? Social Work 49: 514-516.

Hare, Isadora. (2004). Defining Social Work for the 21st Century: The International Federation of Social Workers' Revised Definition of Social Work. International Social Work 47: 407-424. DOI: 10.1177/0020872804043973

North/South American Regional Forum (2005) The SYLFF Network in Action: Tackling the Challenges of Sustainable Development. Proceedings, Supported by: The Tokyo Foundation

Midgley, J.(2007). Perspectives on Globalization, Social Justice and Welfare. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 34(2): 17-36.

Rotabi, K.S., Gammonley, D., Gamble, D.N., & Weil, M.O. (2007). Integrating Globalization into the Social Work Curriculum. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare 34: 165-185.

Sowers, K. M., & Dulums, C. N. (2005). Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal [Special Issue] 1(2): 1-139.

Research/Reports

Ette, E. U. (2005). Transplants in the West: a study of settlement and adjustment issues among Nigerian immigrants in Portland, Oregon. Portland, OR: Portland State University, Social Work and Social Research Ph.D. Program.

Davis, C., Cummings, S., MacMaster, S. & Thompkins, A. (2007). Responding to the War with Iraq among Social Work Faculty in the USA, UK and Australia.International Social Work 50: 185.

Websites

Australian Social Work
British Journal of Social Work
Canadian Social Work
Council on Social Work Education
European Journal of Social Work, Journal of Comparative Social Welfare
International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools
International Association of Schools of Social Work
International Federation of Social Workers
International Society for Mental Health
National Association of Social Workers
Planet Social Work
United Nations Human Rights
World Health Organization - Mental Health

Paid Employment and Volunteering Opportunities

Anti-Slavery International
Care
Holt International
Interaction: American Council for Voluntary International Action
International Federation of Red Cross
International Labor Organization
Relief web
Save the Children
United Nations AIDS
United States Agency for International Development
World Vision