Social work, mental health, and public policy in diverse contexts : Chinese and cross-cultural perspectives / Sheying Chen, editor.
Chen, Sheying.
2023
HV418
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Social work, mental health, and public policy in diverse contexts : Chinese and cross-cultural perspectives / Sheying Chen, editor.
ISBN
9783031363122 (electronic bk.)
3031363124 (electronic bk.)
3031363116
9783031363115
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36312-2
Publication Details
Cham : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (232 p.).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-36312-2 doi
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HV418
Dewey Decimal Classification
361.951
Summary
The discipline of social policy, oftentimes deemed a part of social work as a profession, was born in the West. Unlike social policy that started with the post-war idea of a welfare state in the mid-20th century, social work traces its roots to individual casework pioneered by the Charity Organization Society (COS), early social administration including state-wide poverty relief (an advocacy effort of the COS but with deep roots in the English Poor Laws of the 17th century), and social action emphasizing political activities to improve social conditions (originating from the Settlement House Movement which began in the 1880s). The development of social work is historically intertwined with that of public welfare, philanthropy, and charity and is an inherently international subject. This conception is broader than international social work as a discrete field of professional practice, which crosses geopolitical borders and all levels of social and economic organizations with a focus on development. However, each nation has a story of its own in terms of professionalization of social work in the evolution of public welfare and philanthropic/charitable undertaking within its particular economic, political, social, and cultural settings. A wide-ranging and in-depth study of various (especially non-Western) country cases is essential to an adequate, comprehensive understanding of the social work profession, which is also a basic requirement of its value of diversity. China is undoubtedly an important case with the largest population on earth. Its also unique in view of so-called Chinese characteristics which are sometimes fundamentally different from other (particularly Western) societies. Its even intriguing given the countrys lengthy, complex history and its recent, rapid rise to a global superpower with a claim of national goals and core values that seem to be rather considerable to social work as a helping profession. Therefore, any significant lessons learned from the Chinese experiences would help with a better international understanding and further advancement of social work and public welfare at a global scale.
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The Establishment of Project Design and Service Process Highlights the Complexity of Social Work
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Chen, Sheying.
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International perspectives on social policy, administration, and practice.
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Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in Diverse Contexts
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Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in China: A Comparative-Historical and Theoretical-Practical Approach
Chinese Social Work in Context: Research Needs, Questions, and Approaches
Organization of the Book and Highlights of Chapters
Main Audience
References
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Chapter 2: Policy System, General Public Policy (GPP), and Comparative Social Policy: A Tale of the Economic State vs. Welfare State (and More)

Research Questions and Origin of the GPP and Economic State Ideas
Finding Out: A Quest Across National Borders
The Policy System and General Public Policy (GPP)
Major Lessons Learned and Implications to Social Work
Conclusion
References
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Part II: Professionalization of Social Work as an Eclectic Discipline with Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Chapter 3: From Weak Autonomy Embedding to Institutional Embedding in the Development of Social Work Professionalization: A Case Study on a Pilot Project of a Child Welfare Institution
Introduction
Literature Review

The Professional Development of Social Work
Embedded Development of Social Work
Case Introduction and Research Methods
Case Introduction
Research Method
The Practice Evolution of Social Work in Child Welfare Institutions and Its Internal Logic
Before the Placement Mode Lands: Weak Autonomy Embedded in Social Work in Child Welfare Institutions
Professional Service Boundaries Are Unclear
Professional Service Activities
Lack of Cross-Departmental Communication in Professional Services
The Social Worker Growth Mechanism Has Not Been Established

After the Implementation of the Resettlement Mode: The Structural Optimization of Social Work in Child Welfare Institutions
Department Setting and Post Setting Tend To Be Scientific and Reasonable
Service Standards and Specifications Are Clear
Relevant Service Guarantee Mechanisms Have Been Established and Improved
The Growth Mechanism of Social Workers Has Been Established and Improved
Institutional Embedding: The Development Characteristics of Local Social Work Specialization

The Institutionalized Organization Is an Important Guarantee for the Professional Development of Social Workers
The Independent Status of Social Workers and Their Professional Activities Highlight the Autonomy of Their Professional Development
The Needs of the Comprehensive Development of Disabled Children Reflect the Necessity of the Professional Development of Social Workers
The Characteristics of All Social Workers and the Service Quality Guarantee Mechanism Show the Exclusivity of Professional Function

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