A framework for social work practice: Usma Child and Family Services

This exploratory study examines social work practice at Usma Child and Family Services and provides a descriptive understanding of social work practice within the Nuu chah nulth communities. An interpretive analysis explores participants’ views about social work practice in a First Nations child wel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lucas, Linda
Other Authors: Brown, Leslie
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Aboriginal Social Work
Child Welfare
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Sociology::Public welfare
Usma
First Nations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1101
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Summary:This exploratory study examines social work practice at Usma Child and Family Services and provides a descriptive understanding of social work practice within the Nuu chah nulth communities. An interpretive analysis explores participants’ views about social work practice in a First Nations child welfare context. Qualitative interviewing and thematic analyses provide the basis for theme identification, which includes: Historical and political influences; Family and extended family; Building relationships; Children in care: knowing where they are from; and Helper’s values. The study concludes with a discussion of Aboriginal social work practice as a decolonizing framework.

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