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标题：Reflections upon practices are important in Social Work
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作者：Siv Oltedal
期刊名称：Journal of Comparative Social Work
电子版ISSN：0809-9936
出版年度：2010
期号：2
出版社：University of Nordland
摘要：I now realise that as a social worker there is need to be creative, for life may throw at you something new that you have never experienced before" writes Zainab Longwe from Malawi in her essay: "Reflections from challenges of working with HIV/Aids affected and infected orphans in Malawi." In spite that the AIDS epidemic is responsible for eight deaths every hour in Malawi, it is still a stigma to disclose such a disease. Zainab worked with orphans and writes about the critical incident she encountered when she met with nine year old Vincent: "The minute that the boy entered the room to greet me, something moved inside me." Death and dying were not talked about to children and this caused more pain and suffering for Vincent. Vincent surprised the social worker Zainab as he asked: "are you ever going to leave me, because everyone I know either leaves or dies like my mother, because I am HIV positive". This essay deals with the core issue of social work: How to reflect in action as to be able to respond to the problems we as social workers encounter in practice. The role of practice in social work is also important in the article: "A Comparative Analysis of Social Work in Vietnam and Canada: Rebirth and Renewal." Durst, Lanh and Pitzel writes: "Field education is the link from theory to practice and is often where differences between the two countries become evident." The social work profession in Canada is characterized by a strong practice orientation, with for example compulsory field education at the master level. As a new academic field in Vietnam theories more than practices are valued within the universities. There is a challenge for social work in Vietnam to contextualize and adapt social work theories in a way that will help to illuminate reflections upon local practices