1st Edition

Contemporary Feminisms in Social Work Practice

Edited By Sarah Wendt, Nicole Moulding Copyright 2016
332 Pages
by Routledge

332 Pages
by Routledge

332 Pages
by Routledge

Contemporary Feminisms in Social Work Practice explores feminism as core to social work knowledge, practice and ethics. It demonstrates how gender-neutral perspectives and practices obscure gender discourses and power relations. It also shows feminist social work practice can transform areas of social work not specifically concerned with gender, through its emphasis on relationships and power.... Read more

Introduction Nicole Moulding and Sarah Wendt  1. Conversations about Theory: Feminism and Social Work Sarah Wendt  2. Feminist Social Work Practice: Implications for the Twenty-First Century Melanie Shepard and Lake Dziengel  3. Ethics and Feminist Social Work Annie Pullen Sansfaçon  4. Feminism and social policy Lesley Laing  5. Feminism and the Delivery of Human Services Sue King and Deirdre Tedmanson  6. Repositioning Social Work Research in Feminist Epistemology, Research and Praxis Lia Bryant  7. Feminism and community development: illustrating the rural Margaret Alston  8. ‘Do something, change something’: feminist leadership in social work Mel Gray and Leanne Schubert  9. Poverty Alleviation in a Globalised World: A Feminist Perspective Lena Dominelli  10. Talking up and Listening Well: Dismantling Whiteness and Building Reflexivity Deirdre Tedmanson and Christine Fejo-King  11. ‘Something is Missing Here’: Weaving Feminist Theories into Social Work Practice with Refugees Laurie Cook Heffron, Susanna Snyder, Karin Wachter, Maura Nsonwu and Noël Busch-Armendariz  12. Putting Gender in the Frame: Feminist Social Work and Mental Health Nicole Moulding  13. Child Wellbeing, Mothering and Protection Fiona Buchanan  14. Domestic Violence and Feminism Sarah Wendt  15. Rape and Sexual Assault: Using an Intersectional Feminist Lens Fiona Buchanan and Lynn Jamieson  16. Homelessness and Intersectional Feminist Practice Carole Zufferey  17. Sexuality, Social Work and the Feminist Imaginary Margaret Rowntree  18. Constructing gender: feminist gerontology and social work practice Jill Chonody and Barbra Teater  19. Feminism and disability Barbara Fawcett  20. Engaging men in feminist social work: theory, politics and practice Bob Pease  Conclusion Nicole Moulding and Sarah Wendt

Biography

Sarah Wendt is a Professor of Social Work at Flinders University, South Australia.

Nicole Moulding is a Senior Lecturer in social work at the University of South Australia.