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Breaking Through Racial Barriers in Social Work : SAWUBONA As a Model for Decolonising Children's Social Work.
De Gruyter Bristol University Press/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2026 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cornish, Carlene.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social work with minorities.
- Children, Black.
- Children, Black--Services for.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (171 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Drawing on original qualitative research with Black and Brown mothers, this book introduces the SAWUBONA model - an Afro-centric, anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice framework that values indigenous knowledge, fosters cultural humility and centres empathetic, collaborative relationships between practitioners and service users.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Key issues deserving focus
- The research study
- The birthmothers
- Terminology
- The call to reconstruct a culturally sensitive child welfare system
- Overview of the chapters
- 1 Racism, tension, and complexities within the child protection system
- Chapter overview
- International focus on child protection with Minoritised Black, Asian, and ethnic communities/Indigenous communities
- International experiences of racism, inequalities, and disparities in the child welfare system
- The complex nature of cross-cultural considerations in child protection systems
- Child protection legislation and safeguarding duties in England
- Official statistics of looked-after children
- Serious case reviews
- SCRs in the context of race, culture, and ethnicity
- Invisibilisation
- Child Q and adultification
- Child M and racialised and gendered discourses
- Khyra Ishaq and Sara Sharif
- Jamilla's SCR and the profound effects of multiple, complex, intersectional layers of oppression
- A call to action: putting race and ethnicity on the agenda in child protection systems
- Debate
- Conclusion
- Key reading
- 2 Modern racism and oppression in the child protection system: an African mum perspective
- Critical discussion points
- Key messages for subsequent chapters influencing the design of an anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice model
- Food for thought
- 3 Modern racism and oppression in the child protection system: an Asian mum perspective
- Critical summary for practice considerations
- Key messages for subsequent chapters influencing the design of an anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice model.
- Food for thought
- 4 The perils of overlooking whiteness, colonialism, and invisible white dominance in statutory children's social work services
- Foregrounding issues of race, ethnicity, and racism in the child welfare system
- Naming whiteness, colonialism, social stigma, and Westernised perspectives in social work assessments and interventions
- 5 Recognising the significance of an Indigenous practice model: introducing SAWUBONA
- Addressing the lack of contextual knowledge regarding Minoritised Black, Asian, and ethnic families
- Impacts of Hostile Environment policy
- Family and cultural factors impacting the lived experiences of children
- Systemic inequalities within the design and operations of the child welfare system
- Westernised, Eurocentric concepts and values underpinning social work
- Prioritisation of Attachment Theory in child welfare and its devastating effects
- Examples of complications: monotropy versus alloparenting
- Colonial influences on parenting capacity assessments
- Structural disadvantage and biased systems
- Complications with a notify-investigate system
- Availability and appropriateness of essential services
- Misconceptions of agency and voice
- Racial bias in child protection rules
- Significance of Indigenous knowledge and practices for UK social work
- 6 Establishing an Afrocentric space for SAWUBONA in contemporary children's social work
- Theoretical contextualisation of SAWUBONA
- Indigenous knowledge and systems
- Poverty-Aware Paradigm
- Social model of child protection
- The power of SAWUBONA in children's social work
- SAWUBONA explained in child protection social work.
- The application of SAWUBONA credos applied in foster care placements
- Rashieda and a youth from a refugee background
- SAWUBONA applied in teaching, learning, and workplace contexts
- Limitations of SAWUBONA
- Appendix
- Instructions
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4473-7866-0
- OCLC:
- 1586908421
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