Anti-Oppressive Social Work Theory and Practice

Abstract

List of diagrams -- Oppressive social relations: a concern for social workers -- Introducing Anti-Oppressive Theories for Practice -- Retheorising oppression to understand its complexities -- The multidimensionality of context -- Social work as an oppressive caring profession -- Social work within an anti-oppressive framework -- Oppression, Social Divisions and Identity -- Identity as a central feature of oppression -- 'Othering' processes as exclusionary -- Identity formation and exclusionary processes -- Identity in social work -- Anti-Oppressive Practice as a Legitimate Concern of Social Work -- Ethics in social work practice -- Human rights are a concern of anti-oppressive practice -- Legitimating anti-oppressive social work -- The backlash against anti-oppressive social work -- Anti-Oppressive Practice in Action: Working with Individuals -- Working with individuals in anti-oppressive ways -- Anti-Oppressive Practice in Action: Group Interventions and Collective Action -- Organising around identity -- Strengthening communities -- Managing poor people -- Engaging in Organisational Change -- Organisation(s) matter(s) -- Challenging the organisation -- Beyond Postmodern Welfare: Establishing Unity between Content, Process and Outcomes -- Postmodern insights -- The failings of postmodernism.