1st Edition

Equalising Opportunities, Minimising Oppression A Critical Review of Anti-Discriminatory Policies in Health and Social Welfare

Edited By Dylan Tomlinson, Winston Trew Copyright 2002
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

Anti-Racist Practice (ARP), Anti-Discriminatory Practice (ADP) and Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP) form a trinity of concepts, nested into one another, which have evolved in welfare services over the last fifteen years. They tend to have developed as forms of practice panaceas and as a result have been subject to both unrealistic expectations and, at times, to political ridicule. This book... Read more
Introduction 1. From Equal Opportunities to Anti Oppressive Practice: Analysing the Historical and Social Context 2. The Development of Anti Racism in Social Work 3. Anti Discriminatory Practice: What Does it Mean, How Do We Make It A Reality? 4. Anti Oppressive Practice 5. The Political Challenge of Anti Racism 6. Equal Opportunities in the NHS 7. Frameworks for Anti Discriminatory Strategies in the Health Service 8. ADP and AOP: Assessing their Utility for People with Disabilities 9. ADP in Mental Health: Social Inclusion Through Work 10. Non Discriminatory Discrimination 11. Difference and the Significance of Difference in Anti Discriminatory Approaches

Biography

Dylan Tomlinson, Winston Trew