English Children are working and sleeping in the streets of many urban centers. They are sometimes viewed as deviants and often treated with harshness. Despite difficult circumstances, not all of them manifest antisocial behaviors or hopelessness. This study shows how street children in Accra, Ghana, manage street life by adopting socially constructive strategies. French Dans un grand nombre de centres urbains, les enfants travaillent et dorment dans les rues. Ils sont parfois perçus comme des personnes dé viantes et ils sont souvent traité s avec brutalité . En dé pit de ces difficulté s, ces enfants ne pré sentent pas tous des comportements antisociaux et ils ne sont pas tous en proie au dé sespoir. Cette é tude té moigne de la façon dont les enfants de la rue à Accra, au Ghana, gè rent leurs conditions en adoptant des straté - gies socialement constructives. Spanish Niños se encuentran trabajando y durmiendo en las calles de muchos centros urbanos. Ellos son vistos a veces como desviados y frecuentemente tratado con dureza. A pesar de circunstancias difíciles no todos ellos mani- fiestan conductas antisociales o desesperació n. Este estudio muestra como los ninños de la calle en Accra, Gana gestionan la vida en las calles incorporando estrategias sociales constructivas.

Sex trafficking (ST), a contemporary form of female slavery, is a human rights issue of critical concern to social work. The global response to ST has been substantial, and 166 countries have adopted anti-ST legislation. Despite considerable efforts to combat ST, the magnitude is increasing. To date, the majority of anti-ST efforts have focused on criminalization policies that target traffickers or purchasers of sexual services, who are predominantly male; prevention programming and services for predominantly female victims have received less support. Therapeutic services to assist pornography addicts and purchasers of sexual services are also necessary. In this article, authors examine current anti-ST policies, programs, and services, both domestically and globally, and present an innovative paradigm that addresses social inequities and emphasizes prevention programming. They conclude with a discussion of the paradigm's implications for social work policies, practices, and services.

Child protection services are seen as the largest field of social work service delivery in South Africa. Repeated warnings of the 'crisis state' of child protection services have gone unheeded. The aim of this article is to determine the current landscape of child protection service delivery and research within the South African context. The developmental social welfare approach was used as the epistemological framework for this systematic review. Findings indicated a significant emphasis on statutory services and a lack of resources for family preservation efforts. Appropriate costing models should be generated to specify critical needs and garner support from stakeholders.

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This article provides a synopsis of mentoring and coaching, with a focus on the importance of mentoring in academia. Although there are considerable differences between mentoring and coaching, both of these processes share similar goals and foundational elements. Over time, the traditional concept of mentoring has evolved to become more relational in nature. Scholars have noted the benefits of this contemporary type of relational mentoring, as well as the challenges of mentoring with select populations (i.e., women and people of color) who have historically experienced barriers to receiving appropriate mentorship. Theoretical frameworks and practice recommendations are presented for understanding and developing mentoring relationships. By using a relational and holistic approach to mentoring, social work educators and practitioners can help to advance the next generation of leadership within the profession.