COMPETENCIES OF MASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK:

Some Lessons from Students Practicum in Universty Sains Malaysia

Azlinda Azman, Syarif Muhidin, M. Fadhil Nurdin

Abstarct
This paper focus on how to develop and build the competencies needs for Masters level in Social Work at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. Urgently, the lectures, students, institutional officers and community leaders experiences, there has been increasing knowledge and skills to solve the clients problems. Therefore, aims formulate and standardized Masters competencies towards becoming a competent social worker.

Introduction
Globalization and Social Work Issues Globalization became a central theme in any discussion such as the force which accelerates change, increase our vigilance to deconstruct our understanding of the meaning and development paradigm. Lately, we have witnessed the phenomenon of how a global idea of influencing the mind. The term spread and used as a development vision, theory, processes in many countries. Translated by the development of each country in local languages, with an appropriate word choice in each country. The concept of globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people, and economic activity. Globalization may contribute to economic growth in developed and developing countries through increased specialization and the principle of comparative advantage. The pro-globalization lobby argues that globalization brings about much increased opportunities for almost everyone, and increased competition is a good thing since it makes agents of production more efficient. The anti-globalization group argues that certain groups of people who are deprived in terms of resources are not currently capable of functioning within the increased competitive pressure that will be brought about by allowing their economies to be more connected to the rest of the world. Critics of globalization allege that globalization's benefits have been overstated and its costs underestimated. Critics argue that it has decreased inter-cultural contact while increasing the possibility of international and intra-national conflict. However, in the globalization and social work context, Lena Dominelli, the writing article: Globalization, contemporary challenges and social work practice (ISW,2011), that globalization
has had a profound effect on social work practice, changing service delivery; altering the labour process for professional social workers; creating new social problems for practitioners to address, such as people-trafficking and environmental issues; and producing demands for indigenization, or the development of locality specific forms of theory and practice. This article considers globalization in terms of these issues and the impact of the current financial crisis on

a more closely connected and interdependent world. It also explores the role of the state in these developments and considers the implications of these for social work practice in the 21st century.

Globalization and Social Work: International and Local Implications Karen Lyons (PhD, CQSW) is now self-employed, following a career in social work practice, management and education. She is an Honorary Professor of International Social Work at University of Hertfordshire (where she co-edits a monograph series focusing on international and comparative perspectives in social work) and also at London Metropolitan University (where she is editor in chief of the journal, International Social Work). Other activities include writing, doctoral supervision and inputs to social work education programmes outside the UK. Abstract Globalization can seem a remote process, related only to the economic and commercial world. However, it impacts (differentially) on the work opportunities and living conditions of populations around the world and has also influenced thinking about welfare policies, including through state provision. It thus has implications for the practice and education of social and community workers in both affluent and poverty stricken states. In addition to social professionals who seek opportunities to work internationally, globalization is also affecting the practices of those who would previously have seen their work as essentially rooted in local conditions and community needs. This paper therefore gives some examples of the ways in which local practice may have cross-border and international dimensions, drawing on experiences in the child-care field, particularly in the UK and European context. The author indicates how international social work courses are aiming to equip specialist international social workers, while also arguing for the development of educational programmes which prepare local social workers for practice in an interdependent world. Social work Based on Values, Knowledge and Skills in Practice Condition of Masters Student in USM

Masters Practicum Issues in Social Work

Philosophy and Theories Intervention: Practicum as the learning or working Process ? The Lack of Knowledge and Skill to Practicum ? Integrate Philosophy, Theories and Skills to Practices Arena ?

Some Comptencies to Become MSW in Malaysia

Primary Standards in Malays Culture Profesional and indicators Masters of Social Worker

Conclusion The result is this invaluable resource collection that not only reflects upon the condition of social work today but also looks to future developments. The role of Social worker, Policy dimensions, Practice, Perspectives Values and Ethics, the context of social work, research, aand Future challenges.

Social work is a profession that is increasingly involved with issues which have a global dimension. This Handbook tackles the global/local aspect of social work in its various forms and interrogates the key concerns that societies are facing through an international lens. The contributors show that, with an appreciation of commonalities and differences, local practices and appropriate forms of international activity can be better developed. Areas covered include: - Analysis of 'International social work' - Globalisation and indigenisation - Social justice and human rights - Poverty and livelihoods - Ecological issues - Migration - Education, theory, research and practice - Social work in different settings - Religion and spirituality - Responses to disasters and conflicts

- Life course perspectives - Regional perspectives - Future directions With a truly international range of contributions, the Handbook incorporates perspectives from Asia, Africa, Europe, Australasia, the Middle East and the Americas. It will be an invaluable resource for undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and academics working in the fields of social work, social welfare, human services, and community development worldwide, as well as service providers and policy makers in the international arena.