A framework for social work practice: Usma Child and Family Services
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2008-08-28T22:52:04Z
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Lucas, Linda
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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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Aboriginal Social Work, Child Welfare