World Change-Maker: Build Skills in International Development and Social Work

by Ann McLaughlin

Overview

After directing the organization NGOabroad: International Careers and Volunteering for 20 years, the author wrote this guidebook to help both prospective and active social and humanitarian workers pursue their careers in international development. She has witnessed many individuals miss international job opportunities because they lack knowledge of the realities on the ground or the requisite skills.

This practical book fills in the gaps. Chapters detail the common problems of global poverty and injustice and instruct on community-building as a means of creating lasting change. The book is designed for those who wish to work or volunteer abroad in nursing, public health, engineering, education, entrepreneurship, environmental work, women's empowerment and other fields.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476687117
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	05/30/2022
Pages:	235
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Since 2002, former psychotherapist and social worker Ann McLaughlin has provided international career counseling to help people enter or advance in international development careers. She has done extensive work coaching, training and consulting with grassroots organizations in Asia, Africa, Central and South America, and the Middle East and North Africa.

Table of Contents

Foreword Cathryne L. Schmitz 1

Introduction 5

I Perspective

1 Why Social Work Is So Valued in International Development 16

2 Know Poverty? How Does Half the World Live? 33

II Skills

3 Needs and Strengths Assessment to Program Development 56

4 Capacity Building: Creating Collaborators, Not Passive Recipients 75

5 Capacity Building: Other Steps to Empowerment 91

6 Partner to the Poor and Participatory Development 102

7 Community Organizing: Having a Voice 126

8 Advocacy: Impacting Policies Which Create Poverty 149

III Attitude

9 Attitude Is Everything 180

Conclusion 199

Appendix: Discussion and Skills Development Guide for Classroom Use 203

Acknowledgments 211

Chapter Notes 215

Bibliography 221

Index 227

Editorial Reviews

In this book, Ann McLaughlin takes you around the world, boldly sharing her firsthand, vivid experiences and observations that are insightful, instructive and inspiring to passionately engage you in international social work and development, not only to get a job, but to contribute to making a difference to the world in your own ways.”—Manohar Pawar, professor of social work, Charles Sturt University, Australia, president, International Consortium for Social Development, author of International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Programs

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