Essays about: "Aboriginal Social Workers"

Found 2 essays containing the words Aboriginal Social Workers.

1. 1. “We Don’t Have a Job, We Have a Way of Life” Perspectives on Effective Aboriginal Social Work Education and Addressing the Impacts of Generational Trauma

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Annalisa Rasmussen; [2013-07-03]
   Keywords : Aboriginal Social Workers; Traditional Knowledge; Generational Trauma; Social Work Education; Indigenization; Professional Imperialism;

   Abstract : The aim of this research paper is to investigate how Aboriginal social workers apply the knowledge they’ve gained as part of their formal social work education to working with Aboriginal clients dealing with the effects of generational trauma. This includes looking at which aspects of their education they considered to be the most useful, when they felt the need to rely on traditional knowledge, and discussing any dilemmas they encounter in transferring knowledge from one community to another. READ MORE

3. 2. Cultural collisions in social work – The case of Aboriginal clients in Australia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Sara Lundberg; [2010]
   Keywords : Australiskt socialt arbete; urbefolkning; aboriginer; literature review; Australian social work; Aboriginal; indigenous; litteraturstudie; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Problems in social work with aboriginal clients in Australia are analysed in this thesis. The cultural collision between Western social workers and aboriginal clients is interpreted as the result of poor insight into the culturally determined worldview, the value system, norms and conceptions held by many aboriginal clients. READ MORE