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020 _a9781420256802 (paperback)
040 _aAFVC
100 _aWalker, Shayne
_93927
245 _aBiculturalism as an approach to social work
_cShayne Walker and Anaru Eketone
260 _aMelbourne, Vic. :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2013
500 _aIn: H. K. Ling, J. Martin & R. Ow (Eds.), Cross-cultural social work: Local and global. (pp. 67-85).
500 _aThis book is held in Tāmaki Library - 361.32 L75
520 _aAs a profession, social work in New Zealand has shown leadership among the 'people professions' by requiring its practitioners to be competent in working across cultures: in particular with Māori, the nation's indigenous people. The high number of Māori who come to the notice of authorities has meant that aspiring social workers are required to have a base knowledge of Māori cultural constructs (tikanga), have undertaken an introductory course into the Māori language (reo), and be aware of how to uphold and apply the Treaty of Waitangi. This chapter looks at how and why social work students are trained to work biculturally in the first instance and from there develop a multicultural approach. The focus is on a local southern New Zealand approach developed at the University of Otago and includes a critical analysis of the wider New Zealand context and the New Zealand Social Workers Registration Board's requirement to demonstrate cross-cultural competency. The authors argue that biculturalism, based on the relationship established by the Treaty of Waitangi, is still the favoured approach to social work in Aotearoa New Zealand; however within biculturalism is the capacity to include multiculturalism in regards to social work education, theory and practice. A further objective of this chapter, is to examine dilemmas present in teaching in a bicultural context as shown by research, and to suggest strategies from the authors' own teaching experiences. These may have relevance for other contexts in which social work educators and practitioners are confronted with practice with minority cultural groups. (From page 67). Contact NZFVC for a copy of this article or request through your local library. Record #5174
650 _aCULTURAL ISSUES
_9177
650 _aMĀORI
_9357
650 _aSOCIAL WORK
_9560
650 5 _aSOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
_9561
650 _aSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
_9562
650 _aTERTIARY EDUCATION
_93921
650 _aMĀTAURANGA
_95600
650 0 _aTIKANGA TUKU IHO
_95542
650 _aTOKO I TE ORA
_2reo
_95247
651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
_92588
700 _aEketone, Anaru
_96153
773 0 3 _tIn: H. K. Ling, J. Martin & R. Ow (Eds.), Cross-cultural social work: Local and global. (pp. 67-85).
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