Adapting Social Work in Working with Muslim Clients

Graham, John R.; Bradshaw, Cathryn; Trew, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1080/02615470802400729

Cited by 36 publications

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“…The last theme from the literature discussed the lack of contribution from the field of social work to the Muslim community. Graham, Bradshaw and Trew (2009) state, there is a deficiency of literature that examines Islam and social work. Only a few journal articles exist that have examined the influence of Islam on social work in relation to prayer, traditional healing, social transformation and Islamic conceptions of charity/social welfare.…”

Section: Lack Of Social Work Contributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reconstructing the narratives around young Muslim men in the GTA

Hussain¹

2021

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This research explores the narratives of young Muslim men and challenges social work practitioners to be more critical about their own implicit biases towards them. Existing literature on young Muslim men have not focused on the positive narratives that I personally and professionally know of them. This research examined the harmful impact the historical and current master narrative has on young Muslim men. This was a qualitative study examining Canadian Muslim men. Participants were interviewed through open-ended questions to examine how they continued to thrive regardless of the problematic notions that surround them, the strategies they used to navigate to be successful and their self-perception. The findings present a compelling case for rethinking about the way young Muslim men are perceived, using orientalism in reconstructing how we perceive them. In conclusion, although themes were common amongst both participants, the experiences of young Muslim men cannot be generalized. Key words: Young Muslim men, anti-Muslim racism, orientalism, narrative resistance, social work

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Section: Lack Of Social Work Contributionmentioning

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Reconstructing the narratives around young Muslim men in the GTA

Hussain¹

2021

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“…Both social work practitioners and agencies need to remain cautious, particularly around continuing colonial impositions that do not recognize cultural nuances and complexities of diverse populations amongst Muslims living in Canada. Familiarizing oneself with a client or family's interpretation and understanding of their cultural and religious traditions is one way to welcome diversity in practice with families and clients from this populations (Graham, Bradshaw and Trew, 2009a). In addition, coordinated responses and efforts to building capacity and offer supports from educational institutions, community agencies and social work professionals supporting this community would be ideal (Muslim Resource Centre, 2018).…”

Section: Social Work With Muslimsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Development of a Social Work Program for an Islamic Day School in Southwestern Ontario

Elkassem¹,

Csiernik²

2018

International Journal of School Social Work

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“…The culturally contingent nature of self-rated health implicitly underscores the importance of identifying correlates of self-rated health among the growing Islamic community in the United States. Unfortunately, little research has been conducted on Muslims in the United States, both in social work (Graham, Bradshaw, & Trew, 2009) and other disciplines (Koenig & Shohaib, 2014). Indeed, the most recent comprehensive review of research on self-rated health did not list any studies featuring U.S.-based samples of Muslims (Koenig & Shohaib, 2014).…”

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Correlates of Self-Rated Health among Muslims in the United States

Hodge

Zidan

Ḥusain

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Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Service

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Despite the large and growing population of Muslims in the United States, a paucity of research exists on the variables that may impact health status among members of this distinct cultural group. We address the lack of research by identifying correlates of self-rated health among a community sample of Muslims in the United States (N = 269). We examine the effects of demographic characteristics, health behaviors, psychological health, and contextual factors in the form of discrimination and spirituality. The results of our sequential logistic regression indicate that Muslims who were younger, married, had a graduate degree, and prayed more frequently were more likely to report higher levels of self-rated health. Conversely, respondents who reported clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms and those who reported being singled out by law enforcement as a result of being a Muslim were more likely to report poorer self-rated health. We conclude by discussing the implications of the results for social work practice with Muslims.

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Adapting Social Work in Working with Muslim Clients

Cited by 36 publications

References 40 publications

Reconstructing the narratives around young Muslim men in the GTA

Reconstructing the narratives around young Muslim men in the GTA

The Development of a Social Work Program for an Islamic Day School in Southwestern Ontario

Correlates of Self-Rated Health among Muslims in the United States

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