金融危机下的人口问题及反思:以婴儿潮为视角

本文认为战后美国耍几潮时代的一代人逐渐高龄化,以及因此产生的人口问题引发了当前席卷全球的金融危机.上世纪五、六十年代,中国出现过两波人口生育高蜂,他们陆续进入老年期,受金融危机波及而产生的人口问题不可轻视.为此作者简介：进行了比较和反思,并从加强社会保障制度建设、延缓退休年龄、建构养老服务体系和促进城乡就业等方面提出了相关的应对建议.     

开朗、正面、积极如何可能——从《圣经》的视角

“开朗、正面、积极”是思想品德教育中经常听到的说教,以致我们的耳朵对这几个词几乎长起了抵挡的老茧!久而久之,我们对这些词麻木,并且在面对人生的许多不如意和社会许多不公义时,我们怀疑开朗、正面、积极怎么可能？!但是,且慢!《圣经》所启示的敬虔信仰给开朗、正面、积极做了非同一般的全新诠释,使我们看到开朗、正面、积极是可能的,而且是上苍的恩典!     

An 'Ecospiritual' Perspective: Finally, a Place for Indigenous Approaches

Despite holding significant roles in providing social servicesto First Nations or indigenous communities, social work hasbeen reluctant to accept indigenous perspectives and traditionalforms of helping and healing. Most often, social workers haveoperated within the dominant paradigms that, despite effortsto the contrary, have primarily imposed Western social workbeliefs and practices which have been unable to effectivelyaccommodate diversity. This paper argues that the recent attentionto the importance of the environment and spirituality, and theparadigmatic shift that such issues require, has created a welcomingspace for indigenous voices. Such acceptance has opened theopportunity for the profession to benefit not only from a genuineexchange among cultures, but also from a re-thinking of thefoundational beliefs of the social work profession.     

Optimistic but Confused: Perceptions about the Mission and Core Values of Social Work in Vietnam by Vietnamese Policy‐makers,Social Work Faculty and Practitioners

In 2010, the Vietnamese government officially recognized social work as a profession. This study explores whether key stakeholders in the development of social work in Vietnam (i.e. policy‐makers, pioneering educators, and practitioners) had reached a shared understanding about the mission and core values of Vietnamese social work by the end of 2015. An exploratory survey was conducted with 65 participants representing key stakeholders of social work in Vietnam. Participants had a shared but rather generic, at times vague, and overly optimistic view of the mission of Vietnamese social work as a “helping profession” that would be able to solve every social problem and present in all areas. There was a strong, unanimous desire for Vietnamese social work to focus on human dignity, social justice, and individuals’ rights, mixed with the preservation of Vietnam's collective, community‐based culture under the central guiding role of the state.