Social Work, Social Sciences, and Global Challenges

Part I. Global Challenges, East-West Perspectives, and Indigenous Approaches to Social Work and Social Sciences.- Chapter 1. Syncretic Social Science and Eclectic Social Work for the Asia-Pacific Era: Academic and Professional Leadership in an Uncertain World.- Part II. Social Work Education and Social Service Provision.- Chapter 2. Alignment Framework for Social Work Practice Education.- Chapter 3. The Role of the Social Service Workforce in Care Reform Practices in Southeast Asia: Lessons Learned from Indonesia.- Part III. Contemporary Indigenous Community Practice.- Chapter 4. Decolonial Social Development and Indigenous Social Work: Rearticulating Local Wisdom as Epistemic Foundation in the Hutumuri Indigenous Community, Maluku–Indonesia.- Chapter 5. Borderland Governance and Indigeneity: Spatial Consequences of the Indonesia-Malaysia Land Border Re-demarcation in Sebatik Island.- Part IV.   Aging, Wellness, Mental Health, and Disabilities.- Chapter 6. Gender Politics of Ageing: A Critical Examination of Existing Policies in Indonesia.- Chapter 7. Physical Activity and Fitness, Social Relationships, and Social Support Toward the Quality of Life of Older Adults.- Chapter 8. The Life Narratives of People with Alzheimer’s Disease: Field Research at the CRA Cassiano Tozzoli.- Chapter 9. Mental Health Services in Indonesia: Gender and Youth Considerations.- Chapter 10. Disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Island Region.- Part V. Technology and Media: Challenges and Opportunities.- Chapter 11. Cyber Security in Social Work: What Do We Know So Far and What Should We Know?.- Chapter 12. Social Work Responses to Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Practice Barriers and Future Directions.- Chapter 13. The Triumph of Human Values in the Age of AI: Perspectives from Indonesian and Malaysian Lecturers.- Chapter 14. Who Speaks for Sustainability? Media Representation of Marginalized Voices in National SDG Narratives.- Chapter 15. The Role of Activist and Social Media: A Critical Netnography of the Banten Sea Fence Conflict.