Native American social work – Including family and community
| Autor: | Shanley Swanson, Merete Saus, Reidunn Håøy Nygård |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health (social science)
Social work Family involvement Native american VDP::Social science: 200::Social work: 360 05 social sciences Gender studies Indigenous 050906 social work VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosialt arbeid: 360 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Sociology 0509 other social sciences Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology Qualitative research |
| Popis: | Summary This study investigates family involvement and culturally informed social work in Native American communities. The study was conducted in Native American communities in Montana, USA. Twenty-three Native American social work professionals participated in qualitative interviews. Analyses draw on theory of historical trauma and family involvement in indigenous social. Throughout the study, indigenous methodology has been a central principle. Findings Among social workers, there is a common understanding that social work should involve family and community if it is to be culturally informed. Social work professionals talk of family involvement in indigenous social work as “common sense.” For the Native American social work professionals interviewed, the following tenets are all “common sense”: (1) family and community belonging are important aspects of Native American culture; 2) oppression and colonization had a negative impact on family, community, and tribal relations; and (3) social work has an obligation to restore family, community, and tribal relations. Application Social work has a responsibility to connect culture, trauma, and the resolution of trauma. Furthermore, family and community involvement plays a core part in restoration and resilience processes, healing historical trauma caused by the colonization. Hence, in order to provide culturally competent care, social work practices serving Native American clients should involve family and community. Mainstream social work does not sufficiently build on family involvement as an ideological foundation for qualitatively good social work. We argue that social work curricula impacting Native clients could benefit from the experience and knowledge of these Native American social workers. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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