%0 Journal Article
%T Social work as a recognised profession in the Pacific region
%A Jioji Ravulo
%J International Social Work
%@ 1461-7234
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0020872817747027
%X This article explores how social work is understood as a profession in the Pacific region, alongside forces of globalisation and the consequent neo-colonialism that can emerge where Western models are perceived as superior to indigenous models of social work. Eight Western Sydney University social work students who completed their final 500-hour field practicums in Fiji and Samoa between 2013 and 2015 provided feedback on their experience. Issues include the lack of recognition of social work as a profession, as it is often perceived to occur naturally within Pacific cultures, and the role of social work education in preparing qualified practitioners
%K Indigenous
%K neo-colonial
%K Pacific Islands
%K social work education
%K social work profession
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0020872817747027