21st Century Well-being: Integrating Economic, Environmental, and Social Perspectives

Integrating Economic, Environmental and Social Well-being into Social Work Research, Teaching and Practice Dorothy N. Gamble Clinical Assoc. Professor Emerita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, U.S.A. dee_gamble@unc.edu Social Work /Social Development 2012: Action and Impact, July 9, 2012, Stockholm

Traditional ‘Person-in-Environment’ Concept Primary focus on how social environment affects individual problems

21st Century “Person-And-Environment” Well-being Concept • Dynamic, reciprocal, andinteractive relationships among people and social, economic, political and natural environments • Healthy biosphere is essential • Interactive, purposeful engagement for long term social, economic and environmental sustainability

21st Century Person-And-Environment Well-being Concept

21st Century Transformation Needed

Priority Themes for 21st Century SW & SD • Economic justice & elimination of debilitating physical and emotional effects of poverty • Social Justice & elimination of exclusion/oppression because of difference • Decrease violence and promote safety at all levels • End environmental destruction, restore and protect natural resources

Goals and Improved Outputs for 21st Century Well-being • Social Well-being • Economic and Livelihood Well-being • Political/Civic Well-being • Environmental Well-being (handout provides some suggested goals)

Role of Social Work in 21st Century Well-being • Local community level roles - Increase active social workers engaged with community members • Regional and state level roles - Funding for action research for well-being goals • National and international level roles - Collaborative lobbying for economic, social, & environmental justice; decreasing violence and promoting safety

Resources for Action

Resources for Developing Global Visions and Benchmarks for Improved Well-being • Visions: • Richard Estes (1993; Website 1984-2009) • Marie Hoff (1994; 1998; 2012) • Jef Peeters (2011; 2012) • Vandana Shiva (2005; 2008) • Benchmarks: • Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Social Justice in OECD • Bruni, Comin & Pugno (2008) Capabilities & Happiness • Manfred Max-Neef - Human Scale Development • Human Development Report (1990-2011)

Leadership, Political Will and Collaboration Moving Social Work and Social Development Into Action for the 21st Century

21st Century Well-being: Integrating Economic, Environmental, and Social Perspectives

21st Century Well-being: Integrating Economic, Environmental, and Social Perspectives

Presentation Transcript

Richard N Rosenthal, MD Professor of Clinical Psychiatry

Professor Sally Brown Emerita Professor, Leeds Metropolitan University

Psychoanalysis of Dorothy

Mr Kwok-Leung Cheung Clinical Associate Professor, University of Nottingham

Sally Brown sally- brown Emerita Professor, Leeds Metropolitan University,

Sally Brown sally-brown Emerita Professor, Leeds Metropolitan University,

Assoc. Prof. Simona LACHE Assoc. Prof. Marcela LUCA Transilvania University of Brasov

Marilyn N. Bulloch, PharmD , BCPS Assistant Clinical Professor

Margaret Haney, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Neuroscience Columbia University

Darleane C. Hoffman Professor Emerita, Graduate School Department of Chemistry

Barbara E. Walvoord, Ph.D. Professor Emerita, University of Notre Dame

Sally Brown sally-brown Emerita Professor, Leeds Metropolitan University,

Kenise Murphy Kilbride, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor and Professor Emerita

P-I John R. Wygant Assoc. Professor of Physics University of Minnesota

Chad Hart Assoc. Professor of Economics, Iowa State University

Lutz Kaelber Assoc. Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Email: LKAELBER@uvm

Paul G. Eberle, Ph.D( abd ), RRT Assoc. Professor of Respiratory Therapy Weber State University

Assoc Professor Annettee Nakimuli

Cheryl Ooten, Ph.D. Mathematics Professor Emerita Santa Ana College

Cloud computing Assoc. Professor Bela Stantic