Anti-Oppressive Social Work A Guide for Developing Cultural Competence [Paperback]

Anti-Oppressive Social Work: A Guide for Developing Cultural Competence aims to improve social work training and practice by arguing that a thorough understanding of people's values, social norms, and family arrangements are crucial to achieving culturally sensitive practice. The book moves beyond traditional conceptions of anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice by exploring the cultural heritages of some of the main ethnic minorities living in the United Kingdom, and by identifying the many forms that racism can take.Anti-Oppressive Social Work: A Guide for Developing Cultural Competence aims to improve social work training and practice by arguing that a thorough understanding of people's values, social norms, and family arrangements are crucial to achieving culturally sensitive practice. The book moves beyond traditional conceptions of anti-oppressive and anti-racist practice by exploring the cultural heritages of some of the main ethnic minorities living in the United Kingdom, and by identifying the many forms that racism can take.Racism and Ethnic Minorities
Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Practice
Cultural Competence in Social Work
Communities with Roots in India
Communities with Roots in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Communities with Roots in the Caribbean
Communities with Roots in China
Economic Migrants and Refugees
Developing Cultural Awareness