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This book consists of 27 chapters developed from papers originally delivered at a recent conference at the University of Toronto on anti-oppressive practice in social work. Dr. Shera has gathered expert contributors to discuss, define, and analyse theories of social work practice, pedagogical issues, fieldwork practice, models of education of social work practitioners, and current critical issues. These selected conference papers lay the groundwork for anti-oppressive practice in a way that will generate discussion and inspire researchers and practitioners.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction: Anti-Oppressive Practice: Emerging Perspectives and Future Challenges - Wes Shera
  • Section 1: Theoretical Perspectives
  • Chapter 1: Theorizing Social Exclusion: Determinants, Mechanisms, Dimensions, Forms, and Acts of Resistance - Luann Good Gingrich
  • Chapter 2: Margins as Centres: A Theory of Social Inclusion in Anti-Oppressive Social Work - Rick Sin and Miu Chun Yan
  • Chapter 3: Race, Class, and Gender in the Everyday Talk of Social Workers: The Ways We Limit the Possibilities for Radical Practice - Donna Baines
  • Chapter 4: Structural Social Work as Seen from an Aboriginal Perspective - Cyndy Baskin
  • Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity in Social Work Practice: Where Are We Now and What Are the Challenges in Addressing Issues of Justice and Oppression? - Connie H. Nelson and Dennis H. McPherson
  • Section 2: Fields Of Practice
  • Chapter 6: Child Welfare: AOP's Nemesis? - Gary C. Dumbrill
  • Chapter 7: Services for Street Youth: Do They Reproduce, Contribute to, and Perpetuate Oppression? - Charis Romilly
  • Chapter 8: ""Meaningful"" Participation and Governance: Lessons from Visible Minority Parents Using Child Care - Evelyn Ferguson
  • Chapter 9: Inclusion by Design: The Challenge for Social Work in Workplace Accommodation for People with Disabilities - Donald R. Leslie, Kaye Leslie, and Michelle Murphy
  • Chapter 10: Communities That Foster Diverse Modes of Existence Versus Societies Based on Control: A PHenomenological Approach to Improve the Deinstitutionalization Process - Alain Beaulieu
  • Chapter 11: Anti-Oppressive Practice with Older Adults: A Feminist Post-structural Perspective - Deborah O'Connor

  • Section 3: Critical Issues

  • Chapter 12: Social Work Identity and Purpose: Real or Imagined? - Ken Barber
  • Chapter 13: Narrative Therapy: Reifying or Challenging Dominant Discourse - Catrina Brown
  • Chapter 14: Reconceptualizing Empathy for Anti-Oppressive, Culturally Competent Practice - Janet L. Clark
  • Chapter 15: Seeking Cultural Competence: What Is It, How Do You Develop It, and How Do You Know When You've Got It? - Charmaine C. Williams
  • Chapter 16: Listening to the Voices of Service Participants in Child Protective Services, Children's Mental Health, and Psychotherapy - Marshall Fine, Sally Palmer, and Nick Coady
  • Chapter 17: A Community Approach to Combating Racism - Roopchand Seebaran
  • Chapter 18: Community Practice in the Internet Age - Steven F. Hick
  • Chapter 19: The Right to Food: An Essential Element in a Successful War against Terrorism - William H. Simpson Whitaker
  • Section 4: Social Work Education
  • Chapter 20: Controversies, Tensions, and Contradictions: Anti-Oppression and Social Justice in the Social Work Curriculum - Judy Hughes, Shirley Chau, Pamela James, and Steven Sherman
  • Chapter 21: Beyond the Role Play: Alternative Teaching Methods in an Anti-Oppression Classroom - Samantha Wehbi
  • Chapter 22: Understanding Multiple Oppressions and How They Impact the Person Requesting Assistance - Gilles Tremblay
  • Chapter 23: Principles and Practices of Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy as Represented by Dr. Terry Swice - Carolyn Campbell
  • Chapter 24: Are We Ready to Take a Stand? Education about Heterosexism - Fostering Anti-Oppressive Practice - Mike Woodford and Leslie Bella
  • Chapter 25: Critical Issues in Field Instruction: Empowerment Principles and Issues of Power and Control - Jeanne Bertrand Finch, Jean Bacon, Donna Klassen, and Betty-Jean Wrase
  • Chapter 26: Promoting Anti-Oppressive Social Work Education: The University of Calgary's Access Learning Circle Model - Michael Kim Zapf, William Pelech, Betty Bastien, Ralph Bodoy, Jeannine Carriere, and Gail Zuk
  • Chapter 27: Managing Institutional Practices to Promote and Strengthen Diversity: One School's Journey - Nancy MacDonald, Wanda Thomas-Bernard, Carolyn Campbell, Jeanne Fay, Judy MacDonald, and Brenda Richard

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      Publisher: Canadian Scholars
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/06/2003
      ISBN13: 9781551302256, 978-1551302256
      ISBN10: 155130225X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book consists of 27 chapters developed from papers originally delivered at a recent conference at the University of Toronto on anti-oppressive practice in social work. Dr. Shera has gathered expert contributors to discuss, define, and analyse theories of social work practice, pedagogical issues, fieldwork practice, models of education of social work practitioners, and current critical issues. These selected conference papers lay the groundwork for anti-oppressive practice in a way that will generate discussion and inspire researchers and practitioners.

      Table of Contents
      • Introduction: Anti-Oppressive Practice: Emerging Perspectives and Future Challenges - Wes Shera
      • Section 1: Theoretical Perspectives
      • Chapter 1: Theorizing Social Exclusion: Determinants, Mechanisms, Dimensions, Forms, and Acts of Resistance - Luann Good Gingrich
      • Chapter 2: Margins as Centres: A Theory of Social Inclusion in Anti-Oppressive Social Work - Rick Sin and Miu Chun Yan
      • Chapter 3: Race, Class, and Gender in the Everyday Talk of Social Workers: The Ways We Limit the Possibilities for Radical Practice - Donna Baines
      • Chapter 4: Structural Social Work as Seen from an Aboriginal Perspective - Cyndy Baskin
      • Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity in Social Work Practice: Where Are We Now and What Are the Challenges in Addressing Issues of Justice and Oppression? - Connie H. Nelson and Dennis H. McPherson
      • Section 2: Fields Of Practice
      • Chapter 6: Child Welfare: AOP's Nemesis? - Gary C. Dumbrill
      • Chapter 7: Services for Street Youth: Do They Reproduce, Contribute to, and Perpetuate Oppression? - Charis Romilly
      • Chapter 8: ""Meaningful"" Participation and Governance: Lessons from Visible Minority Parents Using Child Care - Evelyn Ferguson
      • Chapter 9: Inclusion by Design: The Challenge for Social Work in Workplace Accommodation for People with Disabilities - Donald R. Leslie, Kaye Leslie, and Michelle Murphy
      • Chapter 10: Communities That Foster Diverse Modes of Existence Versus Societies Based on Control: A PHenomenological Approach to Improve the Deinstitutionalization Process - Alain Beaulieu
      • Chapter 11: Anti-Oppressive Practice with Older Adults: A Feminist Post-structural Perspective - Deborah O'Connor

      • Section 3: Critical Issues

      • Chapter 12: Social Work Identity and Purpose: Real or Imagined? - Ken Barber
      • Chapter 13: Narrative Therapy: Reifying or Challenging Dominant Discourse - Catrina Brown
      • Chapter 14: Reconceptualizing Empathy for Anti-Oppressive, Culturally Competent Practice - Janet L. Clark
      • Chapter 15: Seeking Cultural Competence: What Is It, How Do You Develop It, and How Do You Know When You've Got It? - Charmaine C. Williams
      • Chapter 16: Listening to the Voices of Service Participants in Child Protective Services, Children's Mental Health, and Psychotherapy - Marshall Fine, Sally Palmer, and Nick Coady
      • Chapter 17: A Community Approach to Combating Racism - Roopchand Seebaran
      • Chapter 18: Community Practice in the Internet Age - Steven F. Hick
      • Chapter 19: The Right to Food: An Essential Element in a Successful War against Terrorism - William H. Simpson Whitaker
      • Section 4: Social Work Education
      • Chapter 20: Controversies, Tensions, and Contradictions: Anti-Oppression and Social Justice in the Social Work Curriculum - Judy Hughes, Shirley Chau, Pamela James, and Steven Sherman
      • Chapter 21: Beyond the Role Play: Alternative Teaching Methods in an Anti-Oppression Classroom - Samantha Wehbi
      • Chapter 22: Understanding Multiple Oppressions and How They Impact the Person Requesting Assistance - Gilles Tremblay
      • Chapter 23: Principles and Practices of Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy as Represented by Dr. Terry Swice - Carolyn Campbell
      • Chapter 24: Are We Ready to Take a Stand? Education about Heterosexism - Fostering Anti-Oppressive Practice - Mike Woodford and Leslie Bella
      • Chapter 25: Critical Issues in Field Instruction: Empowerment Principles and Issues of Power and Control - Jeanne Bertrand Finch, Jean Bacon, Donna Klassen, and Betty-Jean Wrase
      • Chapter 26: Promoting Anti-Oppressive Social Work Education: The University of Calgary's Access Learning Circle Model - Michael Kim Zapf, William Pelech, Betty Bastien, Ralph Bodoy, Jeannine Carriere, and Gail Zuk
      • Chapter 27: Managing Institutional Practices to Promote and Strengthen Diversity: One School's Journey - Nancy MacDonald, Wanda Thomas-Bernard, Carolyn Campbell, Jeanne Fay, Judy MacDonald, and Brenda Richard

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