Author(s)	Donna Baines
Publication Year	2017
Publisher	Fernwood Publishing

ISBN: 9781552668795

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Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice

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Social Justice Social Work

This updated third edition of the immensely popular Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice introduces students to anti-oppressive social work, its historical and theoretical roots and the specific contexts of anti-oppressive social work practice. Key to this practice is the understanding that the problems faced by an individual are rooted in the inequalities and oppression of the socio-political structure of society rather than in personal characteristics or individual choices. Moreover, the contributors show that social justice and social change — working against racism, sexism and class oppression — can and must be a key component of social work practice.

Drawing on concrete examples from specific practice contexts, personal experience and case work, including child welfare, poverty, mental health, addictions and disability, the contributors demonstrate how to translate social justice theory into everyday practice.

This new edition adds chapters on working with refugee, immigrant and racialized families; children; older adults; cognitive behavioural therapy; and using social media as a tool for social change.

Contributors

Donna Baines

Donna Baines is Associate Professor of Social Work and Labour Studies at McMaster University. In 2006-07, she was Visiting Scholar, RMIT University, in Melbourne, Australia.

Chapter	Contributors	Pages	Year	Price
Section One - Overview of Anti-Oppressive Practice Anti-Oppressive Practice This chapter defines and gives an overview of anti-oppressive social work practice, and the roots of this concept. View	Donna Baines	29	2017	$2.90
Anti-Oppressive Practice This chapter looks at some of the broad social, political and economic forces shaping social work practice and workplaces, including globalization, neoliberalism, and managerialism. View	Donna Baines	25	2017	$2.50
Section Two - Types of Practice Introduction This chapter expands on how AOP differs from mainstream social work practice as well as outlines the second section of the book. View	Donna Baines	2	2017	$0.20
Emic and Alliance This chapter looks at anti-oppressive child protection practices. The author puts particular emphasis on understanding the perspective of the parent receiving intervention. View	Gary Dumbrill	13	2017	$1.30
Who's Protecting Whom? This chapter looks at the over-representation of Black children in the care of the Ontario child welfare system and the implications of this phenomenon, highlighting structural factors such as … View	Doret Phillips; Gordon Pon; Idil Abdillahi; Jennifer Clarke	19	2017	$1.90
Bridging the Practice-Activism Divide This chapter uses examples from frontline social work practice and from schools of social work to highlight ways to integrate activism into everyday social work practice. It discusses various … View	Donna Baines	16	2017	$1.60
Soup Days and Decolonization Drawing on Indigenous (Haudenosaunee or Iroquoian) knowledge and cultural practices, this chapter examines the need for anti-oppressive practices that address the multiple and compounded layers … View	Bonnie Freeman	17	2017	$1.70
Let Us Work Together This chapter discusses ways for social workers to work collaboratively and strategically with people living in poverty. The chapter explores strategies for social workers to help people challenge … View	Jeanne Fay	15	2017	$1.50
Disability Rights and Justice Activism This chapter examines disability rights and justice activism, exploring key principles for community organizing undertaken from an antioppressive approach. The author emphasizes the experiences … View	Samantha Wehbi	16	2017	$1.60
Beyond the Social Model of Disability This chapter addresses anti-oppressive social work practice with people with disabilities. The authors highlight the importance of language in the social construction of disability and expanding … View	Irene Carter; Judy MacDonald; Roy Hanes	19	2017	$1.90
Business As Usual This chapter explores the strategies used by anti-oppressive practice practitioners to integrate anti-oppressive principles into their everyday practices in feminist agencies, in particular, the … View	Lisa Barnoff	21	2017	$2.10
Counter-Storytelling This chapter questions taken-for-granted assumptions in social work practice with older adults. It explores the importance of challenging the notion that older adults are a homogenous group by … View	llyan Ferrer; Shari Brotman; Wendy Hulko	19	2017	$1.90
Creating Counter-Stories This chapter explores feminist narrative therapy and its applications and benefits. View	Catrina Brown	21	2017	$2.10
Pathologizing Distress This chapter critically examines the mental health supports and services often offered to immigrants, refugees, and racialized peoples in Canada. It draws on a case study to make the point that … View	Ameil Joseph	19	2017	$1.90
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Anti-Oppressive Practice This chapter examines the popularity of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and anti-oppressive practice, exploring CBT’s alignment with neoliberalism and attempting to resolve the friction … View	Laura O'Neill	17	2017	$1.70
Section Three - Reflexivity and Resistance Introduction This introduction discusses the importance of reflexivity and resistance to anti-oppressive social work practice as well as outlines the third section of the book and its aim. View	Donna Baines	3	2017	$0.30
Occupied Spaces This chapter looks at the prevalence of standardized assessment tools in the health care sector and the implications of this move towards standardized forms of care. View	Kristin Smith	17	2017	$1.70
Crossing Boundaries This chapter looks at tensions between theory and practice when it comes to AOP; it discusses three case studies that highlight the need to rethink and further develop elements of AOP theory. View	Notisha Massaquoi	15	2017	$1.50
Social Work Activism Within Neoliberalism This chapter considers the challenges of social work practice amidst neoliberal globalization. It explores different types of activism, and the project of building a broader conceptualization of … View	Meaghan Ross	17	2017	$1.70
Reflection as Resistance Drawing on the author’s own practices as well as examples from other social workers, this chapter explores the relationship between neoliberalism, digital media-based critical reflection, … View	Tara La Rose	16	2017	$1.60
Unions Drawing on historical evidence and some recent studies, this chapter explores the similarities and connections between social justice-oriented social work and unions. View	Donna Baines	14	2017	$1.40
Doing Anti-Oppressive Social Work This chapter reiterates key topics, context, and concepts discussed throughout this book and further explores the importance of resistance and personal responsibility to anti-oppressive social work. View	Akua Benjamin	9	2017	$0.90

Doing Anti-Oppressive Practice

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