This informative resource responds to recent developments in social work practices in North America and abroad through its exploration of anti-oppression practice. This groundbreaking collection demonstrates the transformative potential of inclusive practices, such as in Indigenous practice principles, through concrete examples of anti-oppression work with marginalized populations. Contributors also reveal how anti-oppression approaches more strongly combat a diversity of social issues, including anti-Black sanism, normative constructions of grief, discrimination against queer populations, and children and youth injustices. Accessible and engaging, Reimagining Anti-Oppression Social Work Practice will appeal to industry professionals and undergraduate students interested in examining original research on social work practitioners' experiences with anti-oppression practices.
Samantha Wehbi is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University. Henry Parada is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University.
Preface: Reimagining Anti-Oppression Social Work Practices: Tensions and Conversations Samantha Wehbi and Henry Parada Section I: Supportive Critiques of Anti-Oppression Chapter 1: Parallel Pathways to Decolonization: Critical and Indigenous Social Work Cyndy Baskin and Caitlin Davey Chapter 2: Long-Standing Social Conflicts and Local Problems of Population Governance: Reorganizing for Future Theory Development and Community Practice Tina Wilson Chapter 3: Ontario's Child Welfare Transformation and Primary Health Care Renewal: The Allure of Change Kristin Smith Section II: Nuancing Anti-Oppression Chapter 4: Youth Engagement in Governmental and Community Organizations: Contradictions and Recommendations Susan Preston and Jordan Aslett Chapter 5: Breaking Barriers: Obstacles to the Use of Family Group Conferencing Nyron Sookraj, Doret Phillips, and Gordon Pon Chapter 6: Equal Rights Discourse: Transformative Possibilities? Dawn Onishenko Section III: Engagement With Marginalized Populations Chapter 7: Anti-Oppressive Social Work with Disabled People: Challenging Ourselves to Do Better Judith Sandys Chapter 8: When The Suffering Is Compounded: Towards Anti-Black Sanism Idil Abdillahi, Sonia Meerai, and Jennifer Poole Chapter 9: "It's Like a Tattoo": Rethinking Dominant Discourses on Grief Robyn L. Ord Section IV: Anti-Oppression as a Frame for Transformation Chapter 10: Building Anti-Oppressive Organizations: Thoughts from a Multi-Dimensionally Informed Journey Lisa Barnoff, Idil Abdillahi, and Beth Jordan Chapter 11: Trade Unions and Social Work: Toward New Convergences Against Austerity Winnie Ng Chapter 12: The Professional Portfolio: Bridging the Classroom-Practice Divide in Social Work Education Jennifer Clarke, Susan Preston, and Jennifer Ajandi References
"This volume has creatively advanced the knowledge base of anti-oppressive social work through detailed applications to individual, community, organizational, and educational emancipatory practices. Wehbi and Parada have respectfully responded to the practice critique of AOP through a concise illustration of applied engagement with practice. They have brought together an expertise of creatively applied AOP across the terrain of social work. Social work students, practitioners, and educators must read, reflect, and engage with this volume." - Judy E. MacDonald, PhD, MSW, School of Social Work, Dalhousie University
