Social work with the Black African diaspora /

Social work with the Black African diaspora / Washington Marovatsanga and Paul Michael Garrett.

Social work education and interventions with Black African families are frequently impaired because of discrimination, racism and the structuring priorities of neoliberalism. Rooted in rich and fascinating empirical work with practitioners and educators, this urgent, scholarly and accessible book em...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Authors: Marovatsanga, Washington (Author), Garrett, Paul Michael, 1958- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Social service.
Racism in social services.
Social work with African Americans.
Black people > Social conditions.
Black people > Services for.
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • List of abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Keywords, concepts and terminology
  • Decolonising theory
  • Afrocentricity and its critics
  • Social work in neoliberal, 'multicultural' Ireland
  • 'When in Rome, you do as the Romans do'? Social work with the Black African diaspora
  • Conclusion
  • 'Outsiders within': a short reflection on the interviews in the book
  • References
  • Index.

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