Cross-cultural practice

Abstract

Social work practitioners in developing countries have difficulty in comprehending Western knowledge in day-to-day practice. This study examined by interpretive methods how Indian social workers in an alcohol treatment center, which was patterned after an American treatment model, deal with technology transfer. Dharma, karma and making pragmatic judgements as to “what works” were found to be the predominant influences in the social worker’s utilization of knowledge and everyday practice.