Social Work and Countering Violent Extremism

This book introduces social work audiences to the current field of countering violent extremism (CVE), offering an international perspective on its theories, approaches, and prevention and intervention practices. Addressing CVE from a social work perspective is an innovative and timely undertaking. Across the globe, social workers are key stakeholders in the field of CVE and many CVE programs employ social workers to practice in different intervention programs. On a theoretical and conceptual level, due to how the field of CVE has emerged in many countries, social work has to date been largely absent from CVE research and knowledge production. This book fills this gap by covering the following areas: Bridging the Gap between Social Work and Countering Violent Extremism An Overview of Radicalization and Extremism Terminology and Theory Disengagement and Exiting from Violent Extremism: Holistic Assessment, Case Management, and Clinical Practice Multi-Agency Collaboration, Youth