'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia
Whilst writing another chapter on Australia, the authors realised there is little to no literature led by Aboriginal people about their social work field placements. Given social work’s desire for social justice, we thought it vital to begin to start these conversations and to address the large gaps...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Format: | Book Part |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Routledge
2022
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/${Handle} |
id |
ftunivnewcastnsw:uon:51007 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftunivnewcastnsw:uon:51007 2023-09-05T13:19:26+02:00 'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia Hennessey, Kiel Keed, Steven Howard, Rachael Bennett, Bindi Pallas, Phillip Agllias, Kylie The University of Newcastle. College of Human & Social Futures, School of Humanities and Social Science 2022 http://hdl.handle.net/${Handle} eng eng Routledge The Routledge Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work p. 187-202 10.4324/9781032164946-16 http://hdl.handle.net/${Handle} uon:51007 ISBN:9781032126074 literature Aboriginal people social justice first nations peoples book chapter 2022 ftunivnewcastnsw 2023-08-21T22:26:36Z Whilst writing another chapter on Australia, the authors realised there is little to no literature led by Aboriginal people about their social work field placements. Given social work’s desire for social justice, we thought it vital to begin to start these conversations and to address the large gaps that may not only be affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples but may be relevant to First Nations peoples internationally. First Nations people rely on respectful and reciprocal relationships. For too long, First Nations people have had research done to them instead of with them. The non-Indigenous authors were very aware of the power imbalances and the history of social workers in this space. As part of their cultural responsiveness, the non- Indigenous (white) academics wanted to make sure that this chapter was led by First Nations peoples and experiences. The team was gathered based on existing relationships but also with a variety of ages and genders to have diverse voices. This process has been Aboriginal-led and in a recipricol and respectful process. Book Part First Nations NOVA: The University of Newcastle Research Online (Australia) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
NOVA: The University of Newcastle Research Online (Australia) |
op_collection_id |
ftunivnewcastnsw |
language |
English |
topic |
literature Aboriginal people social justice first nations peoples |
spellingShingle |
literature Aboriginal people social justice first nations peoples Hennessey, Kiel Keed, Steven Howard, Rachael Bennett, Bindi Pallas, Phillip Agllias, Kylie 'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia |
topic_facet |
literature Aboriginal people social justice first nations peoples |
description |
Whilst writing another chapter on Australia, the authors realised there is little to no literature led by Aboriginal people about their social work field placements. Given social work’s desire for social justice, we thought it vital to begin to start these conversations and to address the large gaps that may not only be affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples but may be relevant to First Nations peoples internationally. First Nations people rely on respectful and reciprocal relationships. For too long, First Nations people have had research done to them instead of with them. The non-Indigenous authors were very aware of the power imbalances and the history of social workers in this space. As part of their cultural responsiveness, the non- Indigenous (white) academics wanted to make sure that this chapter was led by First Nations peoples and experiences. The team was gathered based on existing relationships but also with a variety of ages and genders to have diverse voices. This process has been Aboriginal-led and in a recipricol and respectful process. |
author2 |
The University of Newcastle. College of Human & Social Futures, School of Humanities and Social Science |
format |
Book Part |
author |
Hennessey, Kiel Keed, Steven Howard, Rachael Bennett, Bindi Pallas, Phillip Agllias, Kylie |
author_facet |
Hennessey, Kiel Keed, Steven Howard, Rachael Bennett, Bindi Pallas, Phillip Agllias, Kylie |
author_sort |
Hennessey, Kiel |
title |
'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia |
title_short |
'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia |
title_full |
'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia |
title_fullStr |
'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia |
title_full_unstemmed |
'Getting used to the First Nation person in the room’: A discussion on field practice in Australia |
title_sort |
'getting used to the first nation person in the room’: a discussion on field practice in australia |
publisher |
Routledge |
publishDate |
2022 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/${Handle} |
genre |
First Nations |
genre_facet |
First Nations |
op_relation |
The Routledge Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work p. 187-202 10.4324/9781032164946-16 http://hdl.handle.net/${Handle} uon:51007 ISBN:9781032126074 |
_version_ |
1776200199892369408 |