This is one of Wehbi's recommendations for international placements:
~Ans~ A pre-departure preparation program
Wehbi's article is primarily focused on:
~Ans~ International placement of students
Which of these is NOT one of the reasons Wehbi provides for pursuing placements:
~Ans~ A desire to t...
This is one of Wehbi's recommendations for international placements:
~Ans~ A pre-departure preparation program
Wehbi's article is primarily focused on:
~Ans~ International placement of students
Which of these is NOT one of the reasons Wehbi provides for pursuing placements:
~Ans~ A desire to travel the globe
Wehbi describes this sort of person as the "most typical" case of someone being
placed:
~Ans~ A single female US citizen with an 'emotional tie' to the country
Wehbi is concerned about the language of "cultural competence" because:
~Ans~ Culture is usually understood and relied upon in a superficial way that
reinforces existing power relations between North and South and within countries
Comparative Policy Analysis
~Ans~ enhanced knowledge of one's own system through assessment of its place
in the global system
Technology Transfer
~Ans~ the identification of innovations in other countries that can be adapted and
adopted at home
Microloans- type of banking service that is provided to unemployed or low-income
individuals or groups who otherwise have no other access to financial services.
Conditional Cash transfers- seek to help the current generation in poverty, as well as
breaking the cycle of poverty for the next through the development of human capital.
Three Aspects of International exchange
~Ans~ Comparative Policy Analysis
Technology Transfer
Mutuality
Mutuality
~Ans~ Goal interdependence
Mutuality in resource exchange
Frequent contact/communication
Attitudes and behaviors of personnel
Motivations for study abroad
~Ans~ Fascination with other cultures
, liking people from another country
making a difference
giving something back.
Concerns for studying abroad
~Ans~ Oppressive relationships
ethnocentrism
individualism
Mutuality/Reciprocity
~Ans~ when all partners benefit from a relationship or transaction-the identification
of common interests (each partner contributes resources valued by the receiving
partner)
Academic Imperialism
~Ans~ unequal relation between academics, where one group dominates and the
other is dominated or ignored
Environmental sustainability (Why is it important for social workers to consider?)
~Ans~ As the profession continue to work towards safe, equal and ethical
treatment of all people, the fate of the natural environment is becoming increasingly
significant
The idea of climate change as a "threat multiplier"
~Ans~ Generally the people most affected by climate change tend to be the poor,
older adults, children and families, and people with a history of mental health
problems — populations that are typically the focus of social work practice- climate
change increases these social issues
The idea of disproportionality in climate change impacts
~Ans~ Disproportionate impacts
Coastal impacts of rising seas
Dependence upon subsistence fishing and farming
Greatest climate impacts felt at global poles and at the equator
Arid regions are getting dryer and tropical regions are getting wetter
Disproportionate capacity to adapt
Air conditioning, irrigation systems, university extension programs, and GMO crops
are all responses to climate conditions. Most are unavailable to people in poverty.
Harvey recovery in Houston vs. Maria recovery in Puerto Rico
"Pick up and move?" Most can't.
Disproportionate responsibility
Vast majority of historical emissions have come from the U.S. and other major
industrialized countries (i.e. Canada, Western Europe).
Current emissions are similarly inequitable.
Developing countries and their populations have contributed next to nothing to the
reality of climate change, yet are hit hardest by its effects.
Relative to historic contribution of GHGs, developing nations bear a disproportionate
amount of the burden of climate change.
Biblical ideas about Climate Change
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