Why listen to me? Developing Social Work Education and Social Work in Tajikistan

Alison McInnes

doi:10.1177/0020872812440716

Why listen to me? Developing Social Work Education and Social Work in Tajikistan

Alison McInnes

Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing

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Abstract

A critique of the notion that social work is an international profession operating with similar values and methodologies is presented. This is based on an ethnographic study of a project carried out in Tajikistan. It found that the Western social work universal values and models of working can be challenged.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	674-689
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	56
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872812440716
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2013

Keywords

Baby P
indigenization
social work education
Tajikistan
values

UN SDGs

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