Recommendations to Enhance the Educational Experience of Aboriginal Social Work Students

It is troubling that universities continue to have too few Aboriginal students, especially in social work, because of both the historical harm done through social work and the high percentage of Aboriginal clients in many areas of practice. This paper looks at ways post-secondary institutions can wo...

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Published in:Critical Social Work
Main Author: Artemis Fire
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.22329/csw.v7i2.5732
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