The design and delivery of a course on International Social Development for undergraduate social work students at Lviv Polytechnic National University in Ukraine

This practicum involved the development of a course on International Social Development for the fourth-year students in the new undergraduate social work program at the Lviv Polytechnic National University in Ukraine. The mission of the program is to contribute to social development reform by educating social workers committed to social change. The interest in courses incorporating an international dimension to social work education reflects an urgent need for changes in social work practice and education with the shift of emphasis from the personal and small group level to the macro level. This presents challenges in curriculum development and the adaptation of teaching materials to promote internationalization in social work education.;The present practicum was undertaken in the context of the Reforming Social Services: Canada-Ukraine Project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency. This was an international partnership project that included the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Social Work and Lviv Polytechnic National University. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).