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´International´ social work is too often used as a bolt on subject which considers ´others´ outside the ´national´ framework. Instead this book encourages readers to embrace the concept of ´globally minded social work practice´. This means paying closer attention to globalisation and broader issues of social justice, mirroring the kind of changing professional context social workers practice in today.

Drawing on a Local-Global-Local framework, the authors promote critical reflection and dialogue across diverse contexts of practice. They outline why global mindedness is a priority for the future of social work practice before considering how it is defined and applied in practice. Examples are drawn from a wide range of contexts including working with children, young people, adults and communities across different countries.

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International social work - the vision and the reality.- Defining global mindedness in practice: values, knowledge, and skills.- Global Mindedness in Protection Work.- Global Mindedness and Equity and Diversity Work.- Global Mindedness and Structural Work.- Sustainability work and global mindedness.- Globally mindedness in practice

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JANET ANAND is a Lecturer in Social Work, Queen´s University Belfast, UK.

CHAITALI DAS is a Lecturer in Social Work, Queen´s University Belfast, UK.

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