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Reimagining Anti-Oppression Social Work Practice
Edited by Samantha Wehbi, Henry Parada
August 2017
Print ISBN: 9781551309798
Overview
Thought-provoking and engaging, this edited volume invites readers to examine how anti-oppression practices can be fostered as a platform for transformation within social work education and organizational settings. Written by practitioners, educators, and students who have long engaged with anti-oppression and social justice frameworks, the chapters in this collection offer in-depth insights into how anti-oppression principles can enhance social work practice.
Through supportive critiques and an exploration of the complexities of practice with and by marginalized populations, the authors seek to push the scope and boundaries of anti-oppression practice. They offer concrete examples on a diversity of issues, including developing Indigenous practice principles, addressing anti-Black sanism, challenging normative constructions of grief, supporting queer resistance, and advancing critical practices with children and youth. A well-timed contribution to the field, this edited collection will be an indispensable resource for social work students, scholars, and practitioners.
Features
- offers in-depth insights based on wisdom from practitioners, educators, and students
- features uniquely Canadian examples while also considering issues and populations that are relevant within international contexts
- perfect for upper-level students looking to build their understanding of antioppression
Table of Contents
Preface: Reimagining Anti-Oppression Social Work Practices: Tensions and Conversations
Samantha Wehbi and Henry Parada
Section I: Supportive Critiques of Anti-Oppression
Chapter 1. Parallel Pathways to Decolonization: Critical and Indigenous Social Work
Cyndy Baskin and Caitlin Davey
Chapter 2. Long-Standing Social Conflicts and Local Problems of Population Governance: Reorganizing for Future Theory Development and Community Practice
Tina Wilson
Chapter 3. Ontario’s Child Welfare Transformation and Primary Health Care Renewal: The Allure of Change
Kristin Smith
Section II: Nuancing Anti-Oppression
Chapter 4. Youth Engagement in Governmental and Community Organizations: Contradictions and Recommendations
Susan Preston and Jordan Aslett
Chapter 5. Breaking Barriers: Obstacles to the Use of Family Group Conferencing
Nyron Sookraj, Doret Phillips, and Gordon Pon
Chapter 6. Equal Rights Discourse: Transformative Possibilities?
Dawn Onishenko
Section III: Engagement with Marginalized Populations
Chapter 7. Anti-Oppressive Social Work with Disabled People: Challenging Ourselves to Do Better
Judith Sandys
Chapter 8. When the Suff ering Is Compounded: Toward Anti-Black Sanism
Idil Abdillahi, Sonia Meerai, and Jennifer Poole
Chapter 9. “It’s Like a Tattoo”: Rethinking Dominant Discourses on Grief
Robyn L. Ord
Section IV: Anti-Oppression as a Frame for Transformation
Chapter 10. Building Anti-Oppressive Organizations: Thoughts from a Multi-Dimensionally Informed Journey
Lisa Barnoff , Idil Abdillahi, and Beth Jordan
Chapter 11. Trade Unions and Social Work: Toward New Convergences Against Austerity
Winnie Ng
Chapter 12. The Professional Portfolio: Bridging the Classroom–Practice Divide in Social Work Education
Jennifer Clarke, Susan Preston, and Jennifer Ajandi
References
Index
