This landmark book brings together the reality of globalization and the imperative for social justice for helping professionals and students. Helping professions such as social work, counseling, and community building in non-profit agencies, NGOs, and government and the people and needs they serve can no longer be understood outside a global framework. While the very notion of helping professions is entails a social justice perspective, the relationship between the effects of globalization and the requirements of social justice have been missing from the literature, education, and practice of these fields.This book provides an understanding of the economic and social dimensions of globalization, how globalization increases the interdependence of nations, the particular risks and opportunities it presents, and how some aspects of globalization can exacerbate oppression and marginalization. There are particular explorations of the challenges globalization presents in Africa and South America and a consideration of the special needs of children and families in the global context.This is a necessary volume. Its distinguished contributors have various perspectives on globalization, but all write to inform and assist the work of those whose vocation is to help others.

Section I 1. Globalization: Setting the Stage for a Social Justice Agenda Katharine Briar-Lawson, William Roth, Blase Briar Bonpane III, Maria Onetti-Bischoff, and Daniel Roth 2. Contextualizing the Helping Professions Daniel Roth and William Roth 3. Collaborative, Democratic Professionalism Aimed at Mobilizing Citizens to Address Globalization's Challenges and Opportunities Hal A. Lawson Section II 4. Economics, Transnational Corporations, and Social Justice William Roth 5. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Nancy Claiborne 6. Globalization: Effects on the Welfare State and Social Policy William Roth Section III 7. Globalization and Africa: Development Challenges and Implications for Helping Professionals Shirley J. Jones and Sandra A. Austin 8. Analyzing the Impact of Globalization on Latin America: Five Research and Teaching Strategies Derived from Political Economy Fernando Leiva Section IV 9. Children, Landmines and the Cycle of Trauma: A Cause for Humanity Starr Wood and Deborah Reyome 10. Globalization and Disability: Disability Service Sectors for the Twenty-first Century Susan Peters 11. The Global Abuse of Children William Roth Section V 12. Global Government and Social Justice William Roth 13. Toward Justice Based Practice: Integrating Economic and Social Development Katherine Briar-Lawson and Blase Briar Bonpane III List of Contributors Index