Beyond Racial Divides

Lena Dominelli is President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work and Director of the Centre for International Social and Community Development, The University of Southampton, UK

• Contents: Introduction, Lena Dominelli, Walter Lorenz and Haluk Soydan. Exploring Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work: Emerging ethnicities as a theoretical framework for social work, Janis Fook; Ethnic sensitivity: a theoretical framework for social work practice, Wynetta Devore; Multicultural organizational development, Lorraine Gutiérrez; Inclusive thinking and acting, Edwin Hoffman. Community-Oriented Models of Practice: The social pedagogical model in the multicultural society of Germany, Franz Hamburger; Social development as a model of social work practice: the experience of Zimbabwe, Edwin Kaseke; Social work education with migrants and refugees in France, Tasse Abye. Mainstreaming Social Work Practice With Diverse Client Groups: Linking our circles, Richard P. Barth; Minority ethnic elderly: ageing with care, Naina Patel; Lost in public care: the ethnic rights of ethnic minority children, Darja Zavirsek; Mental health services to ethnic minorities: a global perspective, Barbara Solomon. Reclaiming Heritages Through Social Work Practice: Making circles: renewing first nations’ ways of helping, Gord Bruyere; A Maori social work construct, Waereti Tait-Rolleston and Sharon Pehi-Barlow; Appropriateness of social work practice with communities of African origin, Asher John-Baptiste. Final Observations, Lena Dominelli, Walter Lorenz and Haluk Soydan; Index.

’...a unique and thought-provoking book that examines race and ethnicity in relation to social work theories and practices...It is a must!’ Paula Allen-Meares, University of Michigan, USA ’...loaded with important perspectives and insights. On reading this book, one gains a renewed appreciation for the complexity of the concept of racial and ethnic identity; that our identities develop and change in response to life experiences and conditions and, in turn, reciprocally affect our views of these life experiences and conditions. Before our eyes, a potentially fixed construct is transformed into a dynamic one.’ Professor Alex Gitterman, University of Connecticut, USA ’...the challenge of this book is much greater than simply reaching out into another tradition. The book is an invocation to explore and be transformed. It is to recognize the impoverishment of the narrow confines of European Enlightenment thought and the traditional social sciences and to begin immersing oneself in the fantastically rich knowledges of the peoples of the world. The book will be core reading for social work students, practice teachers, academics and practitioners alike.’ British Journal of Social Work ’...the papers unfolded as a kaleidoscope of international experience in diverse field settings accompanied by sophisticated practice analysis and research, re-framed insights and terminology. A very helpful compendium of ideas for educators, practitioners and managers of human services, committed to nondiscriminatory and inclusive social work practice.’ Australian Social Work ’This edited text by Dominelli, Lorenz and Soydan is timely. It is one that many social work practitioners and educators will want to have on their bookshelf.’ International Social Work