
Social Work with Indigenous Communities
A human rights approach
Linda Briskman(Author)
Federation Press
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 4. April 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-86287-948-5 (ISBN)
Description
In Social Work with Indigenous Communities - A human rights approach, Linda Briskman, social worker, academic and author of the acclaimed book The Black Grapevine - Aboriginal Activism and the Stolen Generations, throws down the gauntlet to practitioners and students of social work, challenging them to pursue a better, more informed way of meeting the unique needs of this community.
The realisation of the human rights of Australia's Indigenous population has been marred by recurring and seemingly intractable issues such as poor health and over-representation in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. In this second edition, Briskman adopts a discursive human rights approach which offers the potential to center Indigenous rights and Indigenous voice.
Fully updated, the book includes new chapters and references to literature and research which have been published since the first edition. There are specific chapters devoted to the areas of youth, health, criminal justice, children and families and an interrogation of different forms of social work practice such as casework, advocacy, research and community development.
This book provides practitioners and students with a good understanding of the circumstances they will be presented with when working with Indigenous communities, and an opportunity to reframe their practice so that they can provide services that are the best fit for Indigenous aspirations and rights. Good practice is marked by recognition of the strengths of Indigenous communities and an understanding of how to acknowledge and facilitate these. A human rights framework offers the potential for this to be achieved.
The realisation of the human rights of Australia's Indigenous population has been marred by recurring and seemingly intractable issues such as poor health and over-representation in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. In this second edition, Briskman adopts a discursive human rights approach which offers the potential to center Indigenous rights and Indigenous voice.
Fully updated, the book includes new chapters and references to literature and research which have been published since the first edition. There are specific chapters devoted to the areas of youth, health, criminal justice, children and families and an interrogation of different forms of social work practice such as casework, advocacy, research and community development.
This book provides practitioners and students with a good understanding of the circumstances they will be presented with when working with Indigenous communities, and an opportunity to reframe their practice so that they can provide services that are the best fit for Indigenous aspirations and rights. Good practice is marked by recognition of the strengths of Indigenous communities and an understanding of how to acknowledge and facilitate these. A human rights framework offers the potential for this to be achieved.
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Annandale, NSW
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
367 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86287-948-5 (9781862879485)
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Previous edition

Linda Briskman
Social Work with Indigenous Communities
Book
08/2007
1st Edition
Federation Press
€63.29
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Person
Linda Briskman is a social worker and human rights activist. She is Professor of Human Rights at the Institute for Social Research at Swinburne University of Technology. For more than 30 years, she has worked in partnership with Indigenous communities in Australia in direct practice, policy, research and advocacy. As well as a commitment to the rights of Australia's first peoples, Linda advocates for the most recent arrivals - asylum seekers who have been detained in Australia's immigration detention centres. Linda writes and conducts research on groups whose rights continue to be violated.
Content
Part 1: Background and Context 1. Challenges for Social Work 2. A Human Rights Approach 3. Wither Human Rights 4. Global and Local Perspectives 5. Racism in Australian Society Part 2: Practising Social Work 6. Social Work and Human Rights Practice 7. Child and Family Welfare 8. Youth (in)Justice 9. Adult (in)Justice 10. Health Part 3: Locating Social Work 11. Reconstructing Social Work Practice 12. Advocacy and Activism 13. Community Development 14. Research Part 4: Talking Points 15. Contested Ground and Debates 16. The Way Forward