Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society

Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society
ISBN-10
0197608043
ISBN-13
9780197608043
Category
Political Science
Language
English
Published
2022
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Authors
Richard P. Barth, Jill Theresa Messing, Trina R. Shanks

Description

"Grand challenges" represent a focused method of attacking the most deeply significant problems of a discipline, organization, or society itself. Since the concept was first introduced over a century ago, more than 600 governments, foundations, and professions subsequently adopted this language and approach, often to excellent effect. In 2012, the social work profession launched its own national initiative, with aim of using science, innovation, and new forms of collaboration to accelerate progress toward critically needed social solutions. There was also strong corollary interest in changing the profession itself, introducing new forms of practice and problem-solving. The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare served as the first home of the Grand Challenges initiative in social work; in 2017, as the initiative grew more complex, it became an independent organization"--

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