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Key Concepts in Anti-Discriminatory Social Work
"This is a key text that provides a well-rounded introduction to anti-discriminatory social work, placing this underpinning concept within the context of theory, methods, policy, legislation and skills. It will be of immense value to students, practitioners and service users. An excellent book!" John MacDonough, London South Bank University "Addressing both the ideas underpinning anti-discriminatory practice and more practice oriented approaches, this is an accessible book which will be of benefit to social work students and practitioners." Amanda Thorpe, University of Bedfordshire This Key Concepts clearly and concisely explains the basic ideas in the field of anti-discriminatory social wor...
Child and Family Social Work
A special edition of Child & Family Social Work focusing on the lives and circumstances of refugee and asylum seeking children and families in several countries - Australia, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom. Predominantly focusing on unaccompanied or separated children who come to these countries without an adult to look after them. But equally importantly, many children are accompanied by adult members who seek asylum, and sometimes achieve their goal of full refugee status. Papers include: The child's or the State's best interests - An examination of the ways immigration officials work with Unaccompanied asylum seeking minors in Norway- Ada Engebrigtsen Asylum, Children's rights and ...
Working with Children of Mixed Parentage
This uniquely important new book asks fundamental questions about professional practice that views society as a binary world in which children can be only 'Black' or 'White'. It questions social workers' and others' assumptions about children of mixed parentage, and challenges simplistic understandings of race, ethnicity and culture. It advocates a more complex understanding of the issues - one rooted in the lived experience of the children and families who are the subjects of social intervention. Rather than viewing these children and young people as victims of confusion and uncertainty, this important book identifies the ethnic and cultural diversity to which these youngsters are heir as t...
Understanding Interracial Relationships
Interracial relationships are no longer a novelty. However, there remains strong interest in the nature of these relationships, in the motivations that drive them, and in the experiences of the children that are born within them. Sometimes this interest is articulated as concern and/or prejudice, both in society and within the helping professions. This book provides an analysis of the experiences of the people in the UK involved in such relationships. The interracial relationships of black men and white women constitute the highest proportion. This type of relationship also appears to provoke the greatest disapprobation from many in society. Understanding Interracial Relationships explores t...
Social Control and the Use of Power in Social Work with Children and Families
The role of a social worker has always been about balancing the necessity for care and control, yet practitioners are generally more comfortable with the care element of their profession rather than the control element. In this book, ten contributors explore the complex nature of power and its important function, both in social work in general and the childcare field in particular. The book: examines the extent of social work powers in working with children and families * explores the changing role of social workers, and childcare social work in particular * discusses the crisis of confidence about the role, duties, and responsibilities of working within the children and families sector * ex...
Sensory Awareness and Social Work
Understanding sensory needs is fundamental for social work and care management practice. Social workers are trained to reflect on their own practice, make useful application of theory and promote anti-discriminatory practice at all times. This book will assist students in identifying people who have a sensory need and enable them to have the knowledge, skills and values to address this. Designed specifically to encourage students to build confidence and develop skills essential to best practice, this book is specifically structured to address all aspects of sensory need.
Mothering, Mixed Families and Racialised Boundaries
This pioneering volume draws together theoretical and empirical contributions analyzing the experiences of white mothers in interracial families in Britain, Canada and the USA. The growth of the mixed race population reflects an increasingly racially and culturally heterogeneous society, shaped by powerful forces of globalisation and migration. Mixed family formations are becoming increasingly common through marriage, relationships and adoption, and there is also increasing social recognition of interracial families through the inclusion of mixed categories in Census data and other official statistics. The changing demographic make-up of Britain and other Western countries raises important q...
Multiple Identities
In recent years, Europeans have engaged in sharp debates about migrants and minority groups as social problems. The discussions usually neglect who these people are, how they live their lives, and how they identify themselves. Multiple Identities describes how migrants and minorities of all age groups experience their lives and manage complex, often multiple, identities, which alter with time and changing circumstances. The contributors consider minorities who have received a lot of attention, such as Turkish Germans, and some who have received little, such as Kashubians and Tartars in Poland and Chinese in Switzerland. They also examine international adoption and cross-cultural relationships and discuss some models for multicultural success.
The Art of Social Work Practice
"The Art of Social Work Practice suggests that it is important for social work to reclaim many of its intuitive skills and core values. The core principle of building and maintaining professional relationships with service users is good and should never have been jettisoned for encounters that are characterised by an arm's length approach. Indeed, in many areas - such as user involvement, ADP, holistic approach, social model of intervention - social work has led the way and other professions have subsequently followed." "The Art of Social Work Practice asserts that reinstating trust in social work relationships, as opposed to emphasising a contractual relationship, would not be incompatible with a (post-post-) modern, dynamic and effective profession. Social work did not need to strip itself of subjectivity in order to appear credible by being 'objective' in its dealings with service users and other professions."--BOOK JACKET.
