International Social Work

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Cognitive, cultural, and institutional capital: An approximation to a local development perspective
International Social Work - Tập 55 Số 3 - Trang 369-382 - 2012
Marcela Flotts de los Hoyos, Paula Antunez Diaz
This article presents the key findings of a case study of how intangible capital supports local development in an association of Mapuche women in Chile. Findings indicated that certain intangible capitals favor processes of local development, which identify interesting challenges for social work particularly in regards to collective intervention with indigenous groups.
Modernization and its impact on Chinese older people’s perception of their own image and status
International Social Work - Tập 54 Số 6 - Trang 800-815 - 2011
Nelson Chow, Xue Bai
This article represents an attempt to look at the impact of modernization on how older people in China perceive their own image and status. Findings from a study conducted in Wuhan, China reveal that modernization has tarnished the image and lowered the status of older people, who still welcome their country’s modernization as it has made marked improvements in their standard of living. Differences in reactions towards modernization are also found to exist between urban and rural older residents — an issue that the Chinese Government must redress to promote positive ageing.
Refugees' Responses to Mental Health Screening
International Social Work - Tập 46 Số 2 - Trang 235-250 - 2003
Nancy Ovitt, Christopher R. Larrison, Larry Nackerud
For a variety of reasons related to pre- and post-migration factors, refugees experience a high rate of mental health problems. The early detection of these problems among refugees arriving in the United States benefits those individuals, the agencies that sponsor them and the communities that absorb them. The development of culturally-sensitive mental health screening instruments to identify pathology among refugees has been the focus of some research. This study explores the reactions of eight Bosnian refugees who were administered the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 as part of a mental health screening during the resettlement process. Through structured interviews with this sample, the authors elicited qualitative data about the mental health screening, from which preliminary conclusions were drawn about including such screening in the resettlement process.
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