Cover; Psychology for Social Workers: Black perspectives on human development and behaviour; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 The black perspective in psychology; 2 Forming impressions of people: A black perspective; 3 The emergence of a black perspective in group work; 4 The black family; 5 Black identity development; 6 Educational achievement and the black child; 7 Black people and mental health issues; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Subject Index; Author index
Summary
Social work education has recently undergone major changes, with anti-discriminatory practice being a high priority area in professional training. Psychology for Social Workers provides an introductory text which will help qualifying and practising social workers to:understand and counteract the impact of discrimination;work in an ethnically sensitive way;demonstrate an awareness of ways to combat both individual and institutional racism through anti-racist practice. Drawing together research material and literature on black perspectives in human development and behaviour from North America and
