Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice: Putting Theory Into Action 1st Edition by Karen L. Morgaine, ISBN-13: 978-1452203485

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Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice: Putting Theory Into Action 1st Edition by Karen L. Morgaine, ISBN-13: 978-1452203485

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• Publisher: ‎ SAGE Publications, Inc; First Edition (July 22, 2014)
• Language: ‎ English
• ISBN-10: 1452203482

• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1452203485

Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice is the first text to fully integrate concepts of anti-oppressive practice with generalist practice course content. This comprehensive approach introduces concepts of social justice and offers detailed insight into how those principles intersect with the practice of social work at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. The book covers ethics, values, and social work theory, and discusses the fundamentals of working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. The book also highlights policy and social movement activism and practice within a global context. Maintaining an integrative approach throughout, authors Karen Morgaine and Moshoula Capous-Desyllas effectively bridge the gap between anti-oppressive principles and practice, and offer a practical, comprehensive solution to schools approaching reaccreditation under the mandated CSWE Standards.

Table of Contents:

Preface

Overall Organization

Text Features

Acknowledgments

Karen

Moshoula

Introduction: Navigating Our Paths and Positions

Karen

Moshoula

My Story Is One of Diaspora . . .

My Story Is One of Longing . . .

My Story Is One of Discovery . . .

My Story Is One of Hope and Possibility . . .

1 Intersections of Social Work and Social Justice

Social Work Defined

Social Justice Defined

Distributive Justice Theories

Enlightenment Concepts

The Marxian Perspective

Utilitarianism

Egalitarianism and Libertarianism

Recognition and Relational Perspectives

The Capabilities Approach

Indigenous and Postcolonial Social Justice

Postmodern Social Justice

Religion and Social Justice

The Intersections of Social Justice and Social Work

Theoretical Framework/Foundation for Social Justice Work

Defining Individual Social Identities

Defining Social Identity Groups

Defining Oppression

Defining Privilege

Self-Awareness, Dialogue, and Liberation

Anti-Oppressive and Liberation-Based Practice

Stories From the Field: Social Justice

1. The Orientalism Express and Urban Trap Lines (poems), by Chuck Fraser

2. Where I Come From / My Journey of Survival (poem) and The Prisonification of Indian Women, by Stormy Ogden McCloud

3. Victim or Activist: Seeking Personal Change From a Different Perspective, by Charles Ray Cochran

4. Leveraging Privilege, by Choya Renata

5. Bringing Our Whole Selves: Storytelling as an Organizing Strategy, by Nitika Raj

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

2 Social Work Values and Ethics

Values in Social Work

Historical Social Work Values

Charity Organization Societies

Settlement House Movement

Contemporary Social Work Values

Progressive and Anti-Oppressive Values

Critical Reflectivity on Values

Ethics Theory in Social Work

Principle-Based Ethics

Metaethics

Normative Ethics

Virtue-Based Ethics

Ethics of Care

Communitarian Ethics

Ethics in International and Cross-Cultural Social Work

Applied Ethics

Stories From the Field: Values and Ethics

1. Midnight Intelligence: Dreaming Up Critical Approaches to Social Work, by Jessie Workman and Meg Panichelli

2. Navigating Personal and Professional Ethical Issues and Boundaries in Social Justice Lawyering, by Gabriel Arkles, Anya Mukarji-Connolly, and Owen Daniel-McCarter

3. Ode to My Tears, by Minh Dang

4. Giving and Asking for Permission, by Heidi Grove and Juston Cooper (JC)

5. Finding Love, Facing Fear, and Finding a Life’s Work, by Charles Ray Cochran

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

3 Theoretical Perspectives on Social Work

The Importance of Theory in Social Work

The Construction of Social Work Theories

Theoretical Frameworks for Social Work Practice

Traditional Social Work Theories

General Systems Theory

Ecological (Ecosystems) Theory

Person-in-Environment (PIE) Perspective

Strengths Perspective

Critical and Progressive Social Work Theories

Empowerment Theories

Feminist Theories

Liberation Theories and Empowerment Education

Radical and Structural Social Work

Anti-Discriminatory, Anti-Oppressive, and Antiracist Theories

Eco-Critical Theories

Evaluation of Social Work Theories

Stories From the Field: Theoretical Perspectives

1. The Violence of “Inaccessibility,” and Understanding Mom, by Whitney Stark

2. The First Revolution Is Internal, by Daniel Moore

3. Visions and Voices: Understanding the Needs and Aspirations of Sex Workers Through Photovoice, by Moshoula Capous-Desyllas

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

4 Anti-Oppressive Practice With Individuals

The Language of Practice

Awareness of Self

Practicing Self-Awareness

Understanding Our Feelings and Emotions

Understanding Our Social Location

Acknowledging Our Power as Social Workers

Relationship-Based Practice

Engagement

Empathy

Mutual Empathy

Tuning-In

Observation and Noticing

Body Consciousness

Listening

Reflexive Listening

Radical Listening

Silences

Dialogue

Resistance Reframed

Cultural Humility

Commitment to Uncertainty

Teaching and Learning, or Assessment

Collaboration

Power Dynamics

Access to Files

Self-Disclosure

Critical Self-Reflection

Questions

Structural Inequality

Reframing, Re-Visioning, and Re-Storying

Individual Strengths

Action and Accompaniment, or Intervention

Evaluation

Critical Reflection in Work With Individuals

Celebration of Our Efforts

Stories From the Field: Anti-Oppressive Practice With Individuals

1. Rooting Our Practice in Justice: Language as a Tool of Transformation, by Heather Horizon Greene

2. Who the Fuck Are You? Working Toward Accountability, by Whitney Stark

3. Use of Self-Disclosure: Being Personable and Not Personal, by Heidi Grove and Juston Cooper (JC)

4. Getting All Fired Up: The Voice of a Participant, by Samantha Rogers

5. Rachel’s Story: A Collaboration of Not Knowing, by Carly Goldberg

6. Drive Slow in the Snow, by Meg Panichelli

7. ABC’s of HIV Prevention: Literacy as a Pathway to HIV Education, by Carly Goldberg

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

5 Anti-Oppressive Practice With Families

Families in Context

Visual Representation of Family Relationships and Struggles

Genograms

Ecomaps

Social Network Maps

Culturagrams

Lifeline Maps

Flow Diagrams

Road Maps

Basic Principles in Working With Families

Addressing Issues of Power

Acknowledging Structural Barriers

Highlighting Strengths of Families

Working Toward Family Empowerment

Challenges of AOP Work With Individuals and Families

Bridging the Micro and the Macro

Depathologizing Mental Health Assessment

Challenging Professionalization and Credentialing

Taking Care of Ourselves and Our Communities

The Honor of Our Work

Stories From the Field: Anti-Oppressive Practice With Families

1. Disrupting Power, Privilege, and Oppression in Clinical Practice, by Lynn Parker

2. The Fall of the Gender Wall: Breaking Down the Gender Classification System in Social Work, by Allison Sinclair

3. Solidarity in Case Management, by Whitney Stark

4. In This for the Long Haul: Self-Care Within Social Justice Advocacy, by Owen Daniel-McCarter, Gabriel Arkles, and Anya Mukarji-Connolly

5. Checking Ourselves and Checking Each Other: Strategies for Self-Care, by Heidi Grove and Juston Cooper (JC)

6. From Surviving to Thriving, From Self-Care to Vicarious Resilience, by Crystal Tenty

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

6 Anti-Oppressive Practice With Groups

History of Social Group Work

Theoretical Perspectives in Group Work: Mutual Aid and Empowerment

Group Skills and Development

Group Structure and Dynamics

Leadership

Social Justice and Anti-Oppressive Principles in Group Work

Contemporary Issues in Group Work

Stories From the Field: Anti-Oppressive Practice With Groups

1. Promoting Survivor Leadership Within a Support Group Setting, by Crystal Tenty

2. Woman-Centered HIV Prevention—Women on Top: Loving Ourselves to Love Others, by Carly Goldberg

3. Support Groups: Manifesting the “Spaces Between” Through the Power of Relationship, by Emmy Ritter

4. And All Voices Shall Be Heard: The Illumination of the Intersections of Privilege and Oppression in AOP Group Work, by Allison Sinclair

5. We Are Leaders: Women Working for Change, by Jean East

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

7 Anti-Oppressive Practice Within Organizations

Critical and Transformative Public Administration

Participation and Flattened Hierarchies

Disability Rights Organizations

Mental Health Consumers and Survivors

Youth Support Organizations

Critical Multiculturalism in Organizations

Funding for Anti-Oppressive Organizations

Strategies for Practicing Anti-Oppressive Social Work Within Organizations

Stories From the Field: Anti-Oppressive Practice Within Organizations

1. Collective Lawyering: Transforming Community-Based Legal Services, by Gabriel Arkles, Anya Mukarji-Connolly, and Owen Daniel-McCarter

2. Actualizing Our Politics: Building QEJ From the Ground Up, by Joseph Nicholas DeFilippis

3. “Power With” Youth: Empowering Youth Leaders in the Organization, by Heidi Grove and Juston Cooper (JC)

4. Challenging the Service Provider/Consumer Paradigm, by Crystal Tenty

5. Dismantling the Double Standard, by Choya Renata

6. From the Inside Out: Developing Anti-Oppressive Organizational Practices, by José Miguel Paez

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

8 Anti-Oppressive Practice With Communities

Community Intervention

Modes of Community Intervention

A Brief History of Community Practice

Progressive Era (1900–1920)

Depression and Post-Depression Era (1930–1946)

Civil Rights Era (1960–1975)

Conservative Responses to Community Organizing

Approaches to Community Organizing

Community Inquiry

Community Mobilization

Popular Education

Participatory Action Approach

Sustainable Development

Guiding Steps for Community Organizers

Social Planning

Historical Development of Social Planning Practice

Participatory Planning

Coalition Building

Revival of Community Practice in the 21st Century

Stories From the Field: Anti-Oppressive Practice With Communities

1. Social Justice Lawyering: How Legal Services Can Fit Into a Broader Movement for Social Justice, by Gabriel Arkles and Anya Mukarji-Connolly

2. When Urban Renewal Strikes Home, by Cheryl Distaso

3. Transformative Organizing Through Collective Living: El Hormiguero in Pacoima, CA, by Marcos Zamora-Sánchez

4. Listening to Community Voices, by Daniel Moore

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

9 Anti-Oppressive Policy Practice

History of Social Workers in Policy Advocacy

Policy Advocacy Today

Goals and Modes of Policy Practice

The Role of Think Tanks

Feminist Perspectives on Policy Advocacy

Ballot-Based Advocacy

Participatory Policy Advocacy

Stories From the Field: Anti-Oppressive Policy Practice

1. The Human Right to Housing, by Deborah Burton and Steve Diaz

2. Bursting My Privilege Bubble Through Policy Advocacy, by Natasha Surendranath

3. Summer of Safety, by Heidi Grove and Juston Cooper (JC)

4. Creating Policy and Programming With Input From Affected Stakeholders, by Leslie Colwell

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

10 Social Movements

Organizational Structure in Social Movements

Social Movements and Digital Media

History of Social Work in Social Movement Activity

The Rank and File Movement

McCarthyism

Social Work and the Civil Rights Era

A Call to Action

The Role of Social Workers in Social Movements

Involvement in Social Movements Throughout Practice

Bureaucratization: The Battered Women’s Movement

Coalitions: Occupy Wall Street and Global Justice

Stories From the Field: Social Movements

1. Sharing Our Stories of Social Change, by Gabby Santos

2. Toward a Prefigurative and Transformative Praxis, by Jeff Kim

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

11 Global Anti-Oppressive Practice

Terminology in Global Social Work

Approach-to-Practice Terms

Geopolitical Terms

Historical Background of Global AOP

Issues Affecting Global Social Work

Economic Globalization

Cultural Globalization

Transnational Migration

Environment and Sustainability

International and Domestic Global AOP

Domestic Social Work Practice

International Social Work Practice

Social Development

Disaster Management and International Relief Work

Faith-Based Social Work Around the World

Indigenization

Links Between the Global and the Local

Stories From the Field: Global Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice

1. Global Meanings in Local Spaces: Rachel’s Story in a Global Context, by Carly Goldberg

2. Cross-Cultural Explorations of Power and Privilege, by Lynn Parker

3. From Germantown to Guatemala, by Lorraine Kerwood

Discussion Questions

Activities

Additional Resources

Websites

Films

Books

Appendix: Aligning the Text With the CSWE Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards

References

About the Authors

About the Contributors

Index

Karen Morgaine, PhD, is a queer, white, academic with a penchant for critical theory and anarchist/Buddhist/feminist/post-colonial perspectives. After working in the domestic violence and community mental health fields for ten years, she completed her PhD in social work and social research at Portland State University. She fortuitously landed in a sociology department at California State University, Northridge, where she is able to teach a variety of courses related to social welfare and social justice including courses in community organizing, social movements, and LGBTQQI communities. Her research leans towards analysis of social movement framing and issues related to power and privilege within social movements and identity groups. When not in the classroom or in front of the computer, she can be found dining all around Los Angeles, biking/doing yoga/lifting weights, and laughing a lot with her partner.

Moshoula Capous-Desyllas, PhD, MSW, is an assistant professor in the sociology department at California State University, Northridge. She teaches social work courses in anti-oppressive practice, diversity and social justice, human behavior in the social environment, and social work methods. Her interests include arts-based research methods, community-based participatory action research, community organizing and advocacy, social work with immigrants, trans-global migration issues, commercial sex work, and intersecting oppressions. She is committed to facilitating community dialogue and a deeper understanding about issues of diversity and social justice through art. Her passion lies in highlighting the voices of marginalized communities through the use of art as a form of activism, empowerment and social change. When school isn’t in session, she can be found kayaking in the Sea of Cortez or the Agean Sea, or lost in the global South with a backpack in tow.

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