Walking in the good way = Ioterihwakwaríhshion tsi íhse : aboriginal social work education

Cooper, Ingrid Thompson, (editor). Moore, Gail (editor).

Summary: Offering concrete direction for some and validation for others, this groundbreaking book provides a stimulus to engage in a much-needed discourse on Aboriginal social work education. The dozen original articles in this collection sensitively covers efforts during the past twenty-five years to develop and deliver social work education that meets the needs of Aboriginal students in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Record details

ISBN: 9781551303512
Physical Description: print
205 p. : ill., ports., map ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Scholars' Press, 2009.
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Wa'tkwanonhwerá: Ton -- Walking on thin ice: The evolution of the McGill certificate program in the northern social work practice -- Intervention difficulties between Inuit clients and non-Inuit workers -- From igloo to internet: Shifting terrains of power and knowledge in Inuit social work education -- Local and global approaches to Aboriginal education: A description of the McGill certificate program in Aboriginal social work practice -- Building bridges: The development of an Aboriginal program from the viewpoints of the Native and non-Native teachers -- Strengths and weaknesses of a specialized program: Learning from students in Aboriginal social work education in Canada -- Aboriginal BSW education in rural and remote communities: The university of Calgary's learning circle model -- Aboriginal social work education in Australia -- Some observations on social work education and indigeneity in New Zealand -- Education as healing: A central part of Aboriginal social work professional training -- Aboriginal healing practices in mainstream social work education programs...sagacity or sacrilege? -- Walk a mile in social work shoes: The one on the right is a moccasin and the left is a sensible flat: Aboriginal cross-cultural social work education -- References -- Index.