Developmentalsocialworkemphasizesinterdisciplinarycollaborationsandbelievesitcanaccuratelyrespondtotheissuesandtheneedsofoursociety.Therefore,moreandmorenon-profitorganizationsareinvolvedinthisfield.InTaiwan,therecentsocialissues,suchasthepovertyofyoungadultsandtheLong-termCare,allindicateaneedforfreshthoughtsandworkingmethods.Respondingtothisneed,“socialinnovation”hasbeenseenasawayofdevelopmentalsocialworkpractice.
Since2015,EdenSocialWelfareFoundationhascollaboratedwiththeDepartmentofSocialWorkofNationalTaiwanUniversitytoholdthreeinternationalconferencesregardingdevelopmentalsocialwork.WepublishedtwoconferenceproceedingsDevelopmentalSocialWork:TheoryandPracticeandDevelopmentalSocialWork:AdvancingPolicyandPractice.
Thisbookfocusesonthethemeof“socialinnovation”andcontainsvariousinnovativeongoingcasesofdevelopmentalsocialwork.Italsocompileslectureandforumnotestosharetheconcepts,practices,anddialoguesofdevelopmentalsocialwork,helpingreadersdevelopabroaderanddeeperinnovativethinking.
INNOVATION SOCIAL WORK PRACTICES THEREFORE
