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

• Autore: Gray Mel <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Aldershot, Hants, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (339 pages)
• Disciplina: 362.84
• Soggetto topico: Social work with indigenous peoples; Social work with indigenous peoples - Study and teaching
• Altri autori: CoatesJohn <1948-> Yellow BirdMichael
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Indigenous social work around the world
• ISBN: 1-317-11725-5; 1-315-58836-6; 1-281-76603-8; 9786611766030; 0-7546-8958-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808776203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary social work studies.