ABSTRACT
South Africa is fast becoming one of the most popular destinations with regard to international students. As international social work expands, so do the debates around global and local issues in social work education and practice. Professional social work has a history and tradition of being rooted in colonialism and western hegemony, with the professionalisation process as defined within the logical-positivist paradigm, which constitutes one of social work's major dilemmas and challenges, being firmly entrenched in Europe and North America (Pozzuto, 2001; Sewpaul, 2001; Dominelli, 2002).
