An ‘Ecospiritual’ Perspective: Finally, a Place for Indigenous Approaches

Despite holding significant roles in providing social services to First Nations or indigenous communities, social work has been reluctant to accept indigenous perspectives and traditional forms of helping and healing. Most often, social workers have operated within the dominant paradigms that, despi...

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Published in:British Journal of Social Work
Main Authors: Coates, John, Gray, Mel, Hetherington, Tiani
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2006
Subjects:
Social Work not elsewhere classified
First Nations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10072/59214
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcl005
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spelling ftgriffithuniv:oai:research-repository.griffith.edu.au:10072/59214 2023-05-15T16:16:12+02:00 An ‘Ecospiritual’ Perspective: Finally, a Place for Indigenous Approaches Coates, John Gray, Mel Hetherington, Tiani 2006 http://hdl.handle.net/10072/59214 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcl005 English eng Oxford University Press British Journal of Social Work Social Work not elsewhere classified Journal article 2006 ftgriffithuniv https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcl005 2018-07-30T10:49:20Z Despite holding significant roles in providing social services to First Nations or indigenous communities, social work has been reluctant to accept indigenous perspectives and traditional forms of helping and healing. Most often, social workers have operated within the dominant paradigms that, despite efforts to the contrary, have primarily imposed Western social work beliefs and practices which have been unable to effectively accommodate diversity. This paper argues that the recent attention to the importance of the environment and spirituality, and the paradigmatic shift that such issues require, has created a welcoming space for indigenous voices. Such acceptance has opened the opportunity for the profession to benefit not only from a genuine exchange among cultures, but also from a re-thinking of the foundational beliefs of the social work profession. No Full Text Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Griffith University: Griffith Research Online British Journal of Social Work 36 3 381 399
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An ‘Ecospiritual’ Perspective: Finally, a Place for Indigenous Approaches
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Gray, Mel
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