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• Interconnections between social work and the natural environment

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  Julia Kosztka

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  The aim of my study is to examine the appearance of ecology and natural environment in the
  theory and practice of social work. By reviewing international literature, my aim is to review and
  systematize basic theories and professional directions. I also consider it important to look at the
  Hungarian aspects. Global environmental changes and social changes interact, and the social
  work profession evolves, and incudes new trends and approaches while reflecting ever-changing
  challenges. The relationship between the person and his/her environment has always been one
  of the central themes of social work, but the pursuit of sustainability and the focus on the natural
  environment may bring a new dimension to the interpretation of the person-in-environment
  approach. In my paper, I attempt to understand the values and motivations of ‘green social work’,‘environmental social work’ and ‘eco-social work’ and I attempt to understand the relationship
  between social work and the natural environment, and examine the roles social workers may
  carry on related to the global environmental changes.