Anti-Racist Practice in Social Work

Abstract

List of Figures and Tables p. vii List of Practice examples and Exercises p. viii Professional identity p. 48 Conclusions p. 50 Knowledge for social work practice p. 53 Building personal knowledge p. 71 Conclusions p. 80 Reshaping organizations and professional practice p. 84 Managing research in practice p. 107 Conclusion p. 111 Service users, 'race' and racism p. 115 Developing anti-racist practice on service user involvement p. 126 Conclusions p. 132 Developing anti-racist educational practice p. 136

What do we know the experiences and outcomes of anti-racist social work education? An empirical case study evidencing contested engagement and transformative learning

“…In terms of data for overall learning, with the exception of only 2 students, the remainder (N=34) agreed that the module had developed their understanding of 'race' issues. These positive educational outcomes demonstrate the important of anti-racism in social work training (Bhatti-Sinclair, 2011) and suggest that this particular strand of emancipatory education can lead to a more conscious and committed form of anti-racist practice (Cowden & Singh,2013).…”

How is ‘racism’ understood in literature about black and minority ethnic social work students in Britain? A conceptual review

“…At the same time, discussion about race and racism is less prominent in social work practice and education in Britain now than in the past (Lavalette andPenketh, 2013, Williams andParrott, 2013). Some discussions of social work practice have maintained a useful focus on race (Bhatti-Sinclair, 2011 andSingh et al, 2013). However, in social work education policy, the anti-racism of the 1990s has been displaced by a discourse of diversity, equality and cultural competence (Singh, 2013).…”

Police Responses to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence in South Asian Communities

“…For some time, concern about a lack of co-ordination and the need for better multiagency work in responding to South Asian families has also been highlighted, as have high levels of stereotyping and racism. Indeed, the social care literature has revealed the pathologising of black families by professionals who tend to misunderstand or essentialise cultural specificities (Bhatti-Sinclair, 2011;Brah and Phoenix, 2013). The use of 'culture' to explain problems in service delivery is reported to be widespread, with professionals' inadequate understanding of cultural specificities often seen to act as an obstacle in providing effective responses to, for instance, South Asian families (Bhatti-Sinclair, 2011).…”

“…Indeed, the social care literature has revealed the pathologising of black families by professionals who tend to misunderstand or essentialise cultural specificities (Bhatti-Sinclair, 2011;Brah and Phoenix, 2013). The use of 'culture' to explain problems in service delivery is reported to be widespread, with professionals' inadequate understanding of cultural specificities often seen to act as an obstacle in providing effective responses to, for instance, South Asian families (Bhatti-Sinclair, 2011). Research has also pointed to the limitations of using 'culture' as a concept to assess risk and needs and has underlined the inadequacy of using 'culture' to frame appropriate responses.…”