Changes and challenges: Preparing social work students for practicums in today's sub-Saharan African context

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An overview of the sub-Saharan context and the changes in the way the NGOs that send out volunteers and development workers and the volunteer orienting organizations to prepare people to live in Africa are presented. There is a need for Canadian schools of social work to incorporate issues of risk in their preparation processes for international practicum students and care should be taken while structuring learning opportunities, including post-practicum de-briefing, that enables students to develop a social-justice based comprehension of the contexts they encounter overseas.

Non-governmental organizations, Nongovernmental organizations, Sahara

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Learning the lessons of Bam: The role of social capital

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The theory of social capital as applied to relief efforts in disaster management is examined in the light of the earthquake that hit Bam, Iran in December 2003.

Iran, Analysis, Education, Environmental aspects, Emergency management, Disaster planning, Social capital (Sociology), Bam, Iran, Earthquake, 2003, Bam, Iran

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Social work students' and practitioners' views on the need for training Caribbean social workers in disaster management

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The social work students and practitioners in Barbados give their views on the importance of social workers receiving formal training in disaster management.

Caribbean Region, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Disaster Aid, Disaster Relief & Insurance, Psychological aspects, Disaster relief, Caribbean Islands

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