Social Work Practice for Social Development in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges. Issue 2 (3rd March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hossain, Md. Ismail; Mathbor, Golam M.
• Is Part Of: Asian social work and policy review. Volume 8:Issue 2(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 123
• Page End: 137
• Publication Date: 2014-03-03
• Subjects: Social service -- Asia -- Periodicals; Social service -- Periodicals; Asia -- Social policy -- Periodicals; 361.2509505
• DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12030
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-1403

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="aswp12030-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Social work addresses social issues that constrain the betterment of a community. However, social work practice is struggling to deal effectively with the development challenges of Bangladesh. Based on a literature review and the experiences of the authors, this paper explores the emerging issues where social work practice is anticipated as a promising alternative for bringing sustainable social development in Bangladesh. Simultaneously, the paper discovers the limitation of social work practice in Bangladesh addressing these challenges.</p> </abstract>