ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book considers how communities have altered under globalisation. Globalisation provides the macro-level context within which social work education, policy and practice take place. Meso- and micro-level contexts have to be taken into account whether this is in redefining communities, practice, educational curricula in social work or globalisation itself. The book focuses on the developments from a social justice perspective. It suggests that the changes require a rethinking of social work theory and practice and carry substantial implications for how social work education is taught and practised. The book addresses the damaging impact of 'deficit' models continues to occupy aboriginal peoples. The book shows the countries without formal curricula are quickly developing the necessary knowledge and skills needed and argues that practitioners and educators can work alongside those asking for services to promote a humanity rooted in equality, reciprocity and justice.
