Social Work Practice and Disability Communities

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slayter, Elspeth, author.

Johnson, Lisa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Textbooks.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA ROTEL 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Designed as a main textbook for social work courses at the bachelor’s and master’s level or for social work practitioners in the field, this work moves beyond a traditional medicalized and segregated approach (i.e., chapters organized around impairments) to the exploration of disability-specific populations, instead taking a more intersectional approach in discussing specific service areas and practice issues while weaving in stories about the lived experiences of disabled people with a range of social identities. These issues include parenting, mass incarceration, ableism, aging, and employment, among many others. A key goal of this book is to introduce an intersectionality-informed and critically culturally competent approach to anti-oppressive social work practice with disabled people, primarily in the United States. To do this, we present an innovative practice model for social workers to use in their work with disabled people and communities, which is incorporated throughout the book in a variety of practice considerations. The main themes woven throughout our practice model are intersectionality theory, critical cultural competence, and anti-oppressive practice.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Disability Social Work Concepts and Principles

Chapter 2 - A Model for Social Work Practice with Disability Communities: Connecting Critical

Chapter 3 - Major Disability Policies in the United States

Chapter 4 - Health and Personal Care Services for the Disability Community

Chapter 5 - Disability Justice in Education and Transition to Adulthood

Chapter 6 - An Overview of Disabled Children and Parents in the Family Policing System

Chapter 7 - Gender, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Disability

Chapter 8 - Sexual Orientation, Sexuality, and the Disability Community

Chapter 9 - Mental Health and Addictions in Disability Communities

Chapter 10 - Employment, Housing, Poverty and the Disability Community

Chapter 11 - Disability and the Criminal Legal System

Chapter 12 - Aging, End-of-Life, and the Disability Community

Chapter 13 - Violence Against People with Disabilities: Implications for Practice

Chapter 14 - An Intersectional Analysis of Disability Resistance Movements: Looking Back to Look Forward

Chapter Authour Biographies

Grant Information

Notes:

Description based on print resource