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31 Int'l Soc. Work 3 (1988)

handle is hein.journals/intsocwk31 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial One of the ever-astonishing aspects of life in the 1980s is the rapidity of change and complexity of issues in our world. Each morning as I drive to work I am able to pick up the BBC news from London. These broadcasts frequently speak of issues from an international perspective, often of places in the world which I would not be able to find on a map. As I listen to these descriptions of events, often concerning riots, rebellions and human suffering, I wonder about our col- leagues living in these areas, and of the complex roles and difficult challenges that they face during these events. I was brought face to face with some of these realities last month on a brief visit to Chile where I met many colleagues practising in very difficult situations. I raise this question of dramatic practice situations and rapidly changing sociopolitical realities for a very direct reason related to the function of our Journal. In the past we have tended to publish articles which have a comparative and analytic quality to provide an opportunity to look at common issues across a broad inter- national spectrum. This we must continue to do. However, I think it equally important that we seek articles which describe events, or deal with those many atypical situations which occur with consistent regularity in various parts of the world. I urge this for several reasons. First I think we should all be aware of the practice and policy realities with which our col- leagues deal, which are dramatically different from the stereo- typical picture of 'standard social work practice'. So often in these situations persons are not aware that they are engaged in dramati- cally innovative practice which could be of assistance in further- ing our knowledge and skill. Our colleagues at times seem to want to apologize for what they are doing rather than appreciating that they indeed are advancing practice knowledge and skill, not impeding it. Further I think a journal such as ours has a responsi- bility to record for history some of these important societal events in which our profession has played a part. This for no other reason International Social Work (SAGE, London, Newbury Park, Beverly Hills and New Delhi), Vol. 31 (1988), 3-4.

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