In presenting a further edition of English language papers emerging from the work of ERIS, the European Research Institute for Social Work, in its collaboration with the Czech and Slovak Social Work Journal, this edition of the Journal is engaging in local, European and international discourses on social work. It may be a surprise to see material about Brazil, India, Italy and the UK alongside research on local
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It is estimated that 833 million people continue to live in rural India (The Census, 2011 in Hazare, 2011). ‘The development and transformation of rural economy requires rapid expansion of employment and income opportunities’ (Planning Commission, 2009).Zobrazit text
This article aims to analyze current research trends in Social Work from the demands submitted in the context of the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).Zobrazit text
The contribution is focused on the topic of social and solidarity economy and Italian social cooperatives, and is one of the outcomes of the Student Grant Competition project called The Use of Social Work in Italian Social Cooperatives Providing Social Services which has been conducted from January to December 2016 with the goal to clarify a working definition of social work implemented in organizations chosen for the research.Zobrazit text
The relatively limited literature on failing students on social work placements tends to focus on the emotional reactions of the participants.Zobrazit text
This text endeavours to capture the socio-political climate and those conditions under which family caregivers in the Czech Republic must work and which are influenced by the Czech Care Allowance (CA) system.Zobrazit text
The article discusses understanding the practice of social work in a health care institution providing both acute and long-term health care services in the Czech Republic.Zobrazit text
