The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work and Disaster Practice

This handbook addresses the diversity and complexity of social work practice in the context of disasters.Drawing on international perspectives, with the inclusion of case studies, this handbook provides a resource for students, practitioners, educators, and researchers seeking to prepare the social work profession for contemporary challenges associated with disasters. Divided into five parts, it explores the following subject areas:1.Conceptual aspects concerning social work’s relationship with disasters2.Social work’s role in preventing and preparing for disasters, and response and recovery3.Social work practice with specific populations4. Social work education and training in disasters5. Implications for social work organisations and policyLeading ideas, debates, and approaches from international authors will provide Global North and South perspectives.A critical examination of research and theories for practice, including concepts of human vulnerability and community resilience, wil