This module critically considers the international definition of social work and key concepts in social work such as social Justice, Human Rights, Participation, Diversity and Inclusion and Indigenous Theories in the context of international and transnational social work. National as well as international ideas and examples will be used to outline the concepts. Students will be required to link the concepts with active research about organisations and consider how these concepts apply/don’t apply in practice. The module will comprise of lectures, readings, research and discussion. The seminar will take place in English. The assignment at the end of the module can be submitted in English/German.