Msw 521 Discussion 1 (Module 1)

Module 1 Relationship between Environment and Disaster Explain the importance of environment in defining disaster in terms of the relationship between social work and the environment.

Alston, M., Hazeleger, T., & Hargreaves, D. (2019). Social work and disasters: A handbook for practice.

Routledge.

• Chapter Readings Introduction, pp. 1-11

• Chapter 1: Social work and the environment: An historical view, pp. 13-22

• Chapter 2: Global policy contexts, pp. 23-40

• Chapter 3: Providing conceptual clarity, pp. 41-58

• Chapter 4: Theories of social work and the environment, pp. 59-78