How can social work be framed within an international context and without borders that is, if the profession looked beyond its past and current careerist trappings, current international context and national professional discourse and concerns, what would it look like (professionally, ideologically and in practice and research). We are looking for contributions, from all regions of the world, in which you share your experiences of practice examples of working without borders or research summary or other relevant student projects or material you would like to be considered for this edition. Click here for more information.

CWLA's Child Welfare journal is planning a Special Issue on improving the use and usefulness of research. The issue's goal is to assemble a collection of articles that consider how research is used in child welfare and provide examples of organizational strategies, structures, and alliances that embed research use in organizations' ongoing efforts to promote the well-being of children, youth, and families. Policymakers, practitioners, and researchers have different responsibilities and prioritize different activities; these differences contribute to gaps between what is known by researchers and the knowledge used by public child welfare leaders, administrators, and supervisors. Fusing resources from research with the knowledge and experience of those leading services will advance the production and uptake of research, and ultimately benefit children and families. Prospective authors should write and submit an abstract that describes their article by COB on June 15, 2015. Abstracts should be 750 words, typed and double-spaced, and submitted to Rachel Adams,Child Welfare's managing editor, at radams@cwla.org. Please use "Special Issue on Improving the Use and Usefulness of Research" as your subject line. Abstracts should clearly identify the topic of the article, the background and need for the article, the methodology used to address the topic, the use of research, and a brief statement about the application of the knowledge gained from the article.

The regulation of migration and the rights of migrant workers are among the most controversial policy issues around the world. In public debates, migrants can be development "heroes" for both receiving and departing communities, "free riders" who threaten the job and welfare security in host communities, and/or "victims" of exploitation by employers and by migration policies as well. Theoretical arguments that favor open-border policies emphasize the responsibility liberal democracies have to promote global and/or distributive justice; proponents for migration restriction argue that equal rights protection for migrants runs against the interests of states and even migrant workers themselves.  Consequently, countries around the world have adopted various practices of protecting (or regulating) migrant workers and promoting migrant friendly communities.  Differential policy regimes and practices are influencing migrant workers' wellbeing across diverse domains. This volume will address this timely and challenging topic. Click here for more information.