The new global definition of social work was adopted by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) in 2014. IFSW is a global organization for social work professionals, which comprises 116 national associations. IFSW has been granted Special Consultative Status the United Nations .Although promotion of social cohesion and respect for diversities in terms of cultural citizenship was additionally included in the new definition, social work studies on practical levels in terms of cultural citizenship are still under development. Since 1990s, community arts organisations in western countries such as UK, Canada and Australia have developed community engagement projects for migrants or people with disability through digital media production.
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Firstly, The social work profession’s core mandates deleted problem solving in human relationships, focuses on promotion of social change, social development. Therefore, the participatory and person-centered approach is reflected in commentary notes for the definition that “Engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing.” In this definition, social workers promote community-based practice by working with rather than for …show more content…
I visited many ethnic organizations and non-government organizations in NSW and Victoria, which engage in community settlements and social services for them. Since 1990s, community arts organisations in western countries such as UK, Canada and Australia have developed community cultural development projects for migrants or people with disability to promote cultural citizenship. It is important to develop the collaboration method between artists and social workers to promote cultural citizenship for social minority groups. These projects are often called as Community arts or Community Cultural Development (CCD) . These projects are usually funded by the chief funding body, The Australia Council of the Arts. The program is currently called Community Partnerships program. Badham (2010) analysed the characteristic of Community Partnerships program as follows. She argues that CP promotes collaboration with non-arts organizations (such as health, welfare, education, housing). Community Partnerships focuses its support in a number of specific areas, which include regional Australia, disability, young people, cultural diversity, emerging communities, Indigenous people, remote Indigenous communities, and specific critical social and cultural issues requiring focused
Firstly, The social work profession’s core mandates deleted problem solving in human relationships, focuses on promotion of social change, social development. Therefore, the participatory and person-centered approach is reflected in commentary notes for the definition that “Engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing.” In this definition, social workers promote community-based practice by working with rather than for …show more content…
I visited many ethnic organizations and non-government organizations in NSW and Victoria, which engage in community settlements and social services for them. Since 1990s, community arts organisations in western countries such as UK, Canada and Australia have developed community cultural development projects for migrants or people with disability to promote cultural citizenship. It is important to develop the collaboration method between artists and social workers to promote cultural citizenship for social minority groups. These projects are often called as Community arts or Community Cultural Development (CCD) . These projects are usually funded by the chief funding body, The Australia Council of the Arts. The program is currently called Community Partnerships program. Badham (2010) analysed the characteristic of Community Partnerships program as follows. She argues that CP promotes collaboration with non-arts organizations (such as health, welfare, education, housing). Community Partnerships focuses its support in a number of specific areas, which include regional Australia, disability, young people, cultural diversity, emerging communities, Indigenous people, remote Indigenous communities, and specific critical social and cultural issues requiring focused