(Ebook) Decolonizing Social Work by Mel Gray, John Coates, Michael Yellow Bird, Tiani Hetherington (eds.) ISBN 9781138247390, 9781409426318, 9781409426325, 9781409472780, 1138247391, 1409426319, 1409426327, 1409472787, B0B7Q1N9MY

(Ebook) Decolonizing Social Work by Mel Gray, John Coates, Michael Yellow Bird, Tiani Hetherington (eds.) ISBN 9781138247390, 9781409426318, 9781409426325, 9781409472780, 1138247391, 1409426319, 1409426327, 1409472787, B0B7Q1N9MY

In this volume, Indigenous and non-Indigenous social work scholars examine local cultures, beliefs, values, and practices as central to decolonization. Supported by a growing interest in spirituality and ecological awareness in international social work, they interrogate trends, issues, and debates in Indigenous social work theory, practice methods, and education models including a section on Indigenous research approaches. The diversity of perspectives, decolonizing methodologies, and the shared struggle to provide effective professional social work interventions is reflected in the international nature of the subject matter and in the mix of contributors who write from their contexts in different countries and cultures, including Australia, Canada, Cuba, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and the USA.