Building Indigenous Australian Social Work

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11957798
AutoresSue Green (0000-0003-1760-3679, a Nura Gili), Susan Green (0000-0001-8803-3488, autor de correspondencia), Eileen Baldry (0000-0001-5599-5592, b Social Sciences and International Studies , Univeristy of New South Wales , New South Wales, Australia)
Año2008
Volumen61
Número4
Páginas389-402
Fecha de publicación2008-11-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0312-407X • E-ISSN: 1447-0748
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03124070802430718
OpenAlexW2043976018
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas39
Referencias citadas18

An Indigenous social work guided by Indigenous Australians’ participation and experience that has, at its heart, human rights and social justice is in its infancy in Australia. The present paper continues a discussion on Indigenous Australian social work theory and practice developments being generated by those working in this field. Aspects of this “praxis” include recognition of the effects of invasion, colonialism, and paternalistic social policies upon social work practice with Indigenous communities; recognition of the importance of self-determination; contemporary Indigenous and non-Indigenous colleagues working in partnership; the impact of contemporary racist and neocolonialist values; and rethinking contemporary social work values and practices. There is discussion of appropriation and reinterpretation of social work concepts, incorporation of international and local Indigenous theory, and the framing of social work by Indigenous Australians’ views and values

Colonialism · Environmental ethics · Framing (construction · Geography · Indigenous · Political science · Praxis · Social change · Social philosophy · Social relation · Social science · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work