Abstract
Chapter objectives
- To provide a broad understanding of rural social work
- To identify unique factors that shape the practice of social workers living and working in regional, rural and remote places
- To outline common types of practice and service delivery in rural social work
- To highlight ethical issues relevant in rural social work
- To note future social issues, service and practice developments in rural social work
- To provide a broad understanding of rural social work
- To identify unique factors that shape the practice of social workers living and working in regional, rural and remote places
- To outline common types of practice and service delivery in rural social work
- To highlight ethical issues relevant in rural social work
- To note future social issues, service and practice developments in rural social work
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Social Work |
| Subtitle of host publication | Fields of Practice |
| Editors | Margaret Alston, Samone McCurdy, Jennifer McKinnon |
| Place of Publication | Melbourne, VIC |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Chapter | 15 |
| Pages | 227-241 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-19-030987-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Context
- Contextual differences, distance and isolation
- Contextualisation and networking
- Dual relationships
- Generalist
- Generalist practitioner
- History and context of a place
- Indigenous cultures and contexts
- Practice context
- Regional, rural and remote
- Rural social work