ABSTRACT
It is difficult for many social work students to grasp the importance they and their
traditional client base play in global environmental issues. International development generally focuses on supporting human development through the development of natural
resources. However, increased human consumption everywhere in the world is disrupting the global system upon which all life depends. Continued Western consumption habits are
simply unsustainable. It is therefore incumbent that any increase in consumption, even in the ‘developing’ world, be considered in terms of global environmental sustainability;
change must also occur within the developed world. To address this problem, reflexive processes that support transnational analysis and action must be developed. This paper suggests classroom activities that help students analyze and problem solve around this
process of Reflexive Development.
