| Description |
xxiv, 255 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Why is the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People important for social work students and graduates? -- 2 The people who populate Aboriginal social work -- 3. Engaging communities -- 4 .The supervisory yarn: embedding Indigenous epistemology in supervision -- 5. Trauma, grief and loss: the vulnerability of Aboriginal families in the child protection system -- 6. Indigenous yarning modalities: an insider̀s perspective on respectful engagement with Torres Strait Islander clients -- 7. Yarning and listening: yarning and learning through stories -- 8. Indigenous social work education in Australia -- 9. Collaboration and relationship-building in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social work -- 10. Walking the journey: the student experience -- 11. Australian social work is white |
| Summary |
Offers the collective voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and allied colleagues as a foundation for creating the conditions of possibility that will aid in the transformation of Australian social work into a field of work that honours its ethical and moral aims. Bennett ACU, Green UNSW, Gilbert Uni of Newcastle, Bessarab Curtin Uni |
| Analysis |
All Australian Indigenous Material |
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Social work |
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Australian |
| Notes |
"Bindi Bennett, Sue Green, Stephanie Gilbert, Dawn Bessarab"--T.p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247) and index |
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Valadian, Margaret, 1936-
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Bellear, Lisa, 1961-
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Robertson, Boni
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Calma, Tom
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Australian Association of Social Workers.
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Social workers -- Training of -- Australia.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social networks.
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Social workers -- Supervision of -- Australia.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Social life and customs.
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Family relationships.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- History.
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Social workers.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Economic conditions.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Social conditions.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Government policy.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Public welfare.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Care.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Economic conditions.
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Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Care -- Australia.
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Public welfare -- Australia.
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Social workers -- Australia.
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Social service -- Australia.
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| Author |
Bennett, Bindi, editor
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Green, Sue, editor
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Gilbert, Stephanie, editor
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Bessarab, Dawn, editor
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| ISBN |
9781420256734 (paperback) |
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