Handbook on intersectionality and social work / edited by Claudia Bernard (professor, Goldsmiths, University of London), Carlene Firmin (professor, Durham University) and Frank Keating (professor emeritus, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bernard, Claudia, editor.

Firmin, Carlene, editor.

Keating, Frank, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar handbooks on social work

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Cross-cultural studies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social service.

Intersectionality (Sociology)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Intersectionality (Sociology).

Social justice--Study and teaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social justice.

Public welfare--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public welfare.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"The Handbook on Intersectionality and Social Work presents diverse perspectives on the systemic inequalities that impact social work across the globe. The Handbook examines the conceptual and analytical terrain of intersectionality and the insights it presents for social work practice, pedagogy and research. An international group of leading and emerging scholars provide wide-ranging analysis of intersectionality from different vantage points in social work. They demonstrate how intersectional thinking, values and knowledge can be applied to social work practice, theory and education and extend the analysis of oppressions, such as racism, sexism, ageism, ableism and heterosexism, in contemporary social work. Drawing on a variety of approaches, from law, policy, sociology and pedagogy, amongst others, the Handbook demonstrates remarkable breadth, and showcases new ways of harnessing intersectionality to explore the experiences of minoritised individuals and groups in welfare and social care systems. The Handbook is an essential resource for students and academics in social work, sociology and social policy, particularly those with an interest in intersectionality and diversity, equity and inclusion. It is also a valuable read for educators, practitioners and policymakers involved in social work across the globe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction: Handbook on intersectionality and social work / Claudia Bernard, Carlene Firmin and Frank Keating

Part I: Law, policy and social work education frameworks

1. Rights, knowledge and skills for intersectional social work / Kish Bhatti-Sinclair

2. Legal frameworks and scope to apply intersectionality: Children's services / Anna Gupta

3. Legal frameworks and scope to apply intersectionality: Adult services / Trish Hafford-Letchfield

4. Critical and intersectional approaches in social policy: Uses for social work / Joe Whelan

5. Intersectionality and the matrix of coloniality / Lisa Werkmeister Rozas

6. Towards an intersectional approach to social work pedagogy and learning / Prospera Tedam

Part II: The role of social work in structural change

7. Intersectional social work responses to criminalisation and criminalising systems / Patrick Williams and Lauren Wroe

8. Educational exclusion and social work: An intersectional lens / Roma Thomas

9. Social work within a hostile environment: Intersectional approaches to recognising the (potential) vulnerability of young male refugees / Muireann N ̕Raghallaigh

10. Intersectionality as an antidote to coloniality in social work and family therapy / Rhea V. Almeida and Jos ̌Miguel Paez

11. Arab-palestinians in Israel: Poverty, social work, and intersectionality / Michal Krumer-Nevo, Ensherach Khoury and Limor Lotan

12. Methods for developing intersectional approaches to structural social work: From advocacy to critical reflection / Tina Mattsson

Part III: The role of social work in contextual change

13. "the now is a whole make-up of the past": Intersectionality and black sexual minority men within social work contexts / Lance Keene

14. A rationale for social work interventions into hate relationships / Catherine Donovan, John Clayton and Stephen Macdonald

15. Where did context go? Revisiting patch, community, and locality models of social and youth work through an intersectional lens / Rick Bowler

16. Reframing child protection social worker talk about mothers who use substances: Providing safer contexts for them and their children / Eileen Joy and Suzette Jackson (Te Atiawa, Taranaki)

17. Contextual safeguarding: One entry point to intersectional social work with adolescents / Carlene Firmin and Patriche Bentick

Part IV: Intersectional practice: Practical application and processes - direct work with children and families

18. An intersectional understanding of child abuse and neglect / Claudia Bernard

19. Child victims of modern slavery: Making sense of commercial child sexual exploitation through an intersectionality lens / Pearson Nkhoma

20. Applying intersectionality to interventions with harmful practices / Geetanjali Gangoli and Lihan Miao

21. Intersectionality and care experience autumn roesch-marsh and maryam ishaq

22. Intersectional perspectives on young people's transitions from out-of-home care / Rajendra Rambajue and Christopher D. O'Connor

23. Integrating intersectionality into social work practice with individuals and families / Sara Matsuzaka, Kimberly Hudson and Gita R. Mehrotra

24. Kinship care at the intersection of race, gender, and class / Cynthia Okpokiri

Part V: Intersectional practice: Practical application and processes - direct work with adults

25. Taking account of inequalities and intersectionality in later life: Critical gerontological social work and the lifecourse / Alisoun Milne

26. Addressing inequalities in mental health through an intersectional lens / Jo Warner

27. Intersectional perspectives on informal care / Yvette Wittenberg and Rick Kwekkeboom

28. Navigating the crossroads: An intersectional approach to race and gender in refugee contexts from a critical social work perspective / Kim Robinson

29. An intersectional approach to understanding and working with disabled communities / Carmen Yau

30. Transitional safeguarding and intersectionality / Christine Cocker, Adi Cooper and Dez Holmes Concluding reflections Frank Keating, Claudia Bernard and Carlene Firmin.

Notes:

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035324460 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.