Indigenous social work around the world : towards culturally relevant education and practice / by Mel Gray, John Coates and Michael Yellow Bird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Mel, 1951-

Contributor:

Coates, John, 1948-

Yellow Bird, Michael.

Series:

Contemporary social work studies.

Contemporary social work studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with Indigenous peoples.

Social work with Indigenous peoples--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can mainstream Western social work learn from and in turn help advance indigenous practice? This volume brings together prominent international scholars involved in both Western and indigenous social work across the globe - including James Midgley, Linda Briskman, Alean Al-Krenawi and John R. Graham - to discuss some of the most significant global trends and issues relating to indigenous and cross-cultural social work. The contributors identify ways in which indigenization is shaping professional social work practice and education, and examine how social work can better address diversity in international exchanges and cross-cultural issues within and between countries. Key theoretical, methodological and service issues and challenges in the indigenization of social work are reviewed, including the way in which adaptation can lead to more effective practices within indigenous communities and emerging economies, and how adaptation can provide greater insight into cross-cultural understanding and practice.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Structure of the Book

Introduction

Part 1 'Indigenization' as an Outmoded Concept

1 From 'Indigenization' to Cultural Relevance

2 Promoting Reciprocal International Social Work Exchanges: Professional Imperialism Revisited

Part 2 Indigenous Social Work: A Just Cause

3 Towards an Understanding of Indigenous Social Work

4 Indigenous People and the Language of Social Work

5 Indigenous Social Work in the United States: Reflections on Indian Tacos,Trojan Horses and Canoes Filled with Indigenous Revolutionaries

6 Decolonizing Social Work in Australia: Prospect or Illusion

Part 3 Towards Culturally Relevant Social Work Practice

7 The Development of Culturally Appropriate Social Work Practice in Sarawak, Malaysia

8 The Past, the Present and the Future: The New Zealand Indigenous Experience of Social Work

9 Tongan Social Work Practice

10 Critical Reflections on an Aboriginal Approach to Helping

11 Home-made Social Work: The Two-way Transfer of Social Work Practice Knowledge between India and the USA

12 Localizing Social Work with Bedouin-Arab Communities in Israel: Limitations and Possibilities

Part 4 Culturally Relevant Social Work Education

13 Reconfiguring 'Chineseness' in the International Discourse on Social Work in China

14 A Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with One Step: The Development of Culturally Relevant Social Work Education and Fieldwork Practice in China

15 Re-envisioning Indigenization: When Bentuhuade and Bentude Social Work Intersect in China

16 Developing Culturally Relevant Social Work Education in Africa: The Case of Botswana.

17 Missing the 'Flight from Responsibility':Tales from a Non-Indigenous Educator Pursuing Spaces for Social Work Education Relevant to Indigenous Australians

18 Picking Up What was Left by the Trail: The Emerging Spirit of Aboriginal Education in Canada

19 Indigenous Social Work Education: A Project for All of Us?

20 Hearing Indigenous and Local Voices in Mainstream Social Work

21 Conclusion

Postscript- Terms of Endearment: A Brief Dictionary for Decolonizing Social Work with Indigenous Peoples

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-317-11725-5

1-315-58836-6

1-281-76603-8

9786611766030

0-7546-8958-1

9781315588360

OCLC:

471131384