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List of contents
Table and figures
Editors and contributors
Acronyms and abbreviations
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Understanding ethnic diversity
1 Australia and its 'others': Multicultural theory, policy and practice
2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights and multicultural
responsibilities
3 The ethical, legal and policy context of critical multicultural practice
4 Critical multiculturalism in practice
Part II: Fields of practice
5 Critical multiculturalism and disproportionality in child protection-
6 Mental health and critical multicultural practice: An arts-based
approach
7 Beyond the silos: Towards transformative social work practice
with people from refugee backgrounds living with a disability
8 Ageing and ethnicity
9 Critical multicultural practice: Domestic violence, and refugees
and asylum seekers
10 A relational pedagogy: A YoungMILE in our decolonising social
work practice journey
11 Critical multicultural resettlement practice
12 Nationless, homeless and seeking asylum: Considerations for
social workers
13 Working with community groups
14 Responding to rural and regional multiculture
15 Critical multicultural practice with ethnic minority children and
their families
Index
About the author
Dr Sharlene Nipperess is Lecturer in Social Work at RMIT University and is a co-editor of Allen & Unwin's Doing Critical Social Work. Professor Charlotte Williams, OBE, is Deputy Dean, Social Work at RMIT University. She is the co-author of Social Work in a Diverse Society, and editor of Social Work and the City: Urban themes in 21st century social work.
Summary
A guide to the theory and practice of effective and sensitive multicultural approaches across a range of settings including aged care, disability services and child protection, suitable for both students and practitioners.
