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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Washington Marovatsanga (Independent scholar, researcher and consultant. He is also a qualified social worker and member of the Irish Association of Social Workers.) , Paul Michael Garrett (National University of Ireland, Galway He also an elected member of the Irish Royal Academy.)Publisher: Bristol University Press Imprint: Policy Press Edition: Abridged edition ISBN: 9781447363118ISBN 10: 1447363116 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 16 January 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Keywords, concepts and terminology 3. Decolonising theory 4. Afrocentricity and its critics 5. Social Work in neoliberal, ‘multicultural’ Ireland 6. ‘When in Rome, you do as the Romans do’? Social work with the Black African diaspora 7. ConclusionReviewsThis book invites an honest, respectful, and critical rumination on social work theory and practice with Black Africans in western countries...It seeks to fuse multiple perspectives and philosophies on the disempowerment of the Black African diaspora because of universalised European hierarchies of power within and beyond the social work profession. In short, it is a very important intellectual work. Indeed, it is...probably the only book of this kind currently available. Critical Social Policy """This book invites an honest, respectful, and critical rumination on social work theory and practice with Black Africans in western countries...It seeks to fuse multiple perspectives and philosophies on the disempowerment of the Black African diaspora because of universalised European hierarchies of power within and beyond the social work profession. In short, it is a very important intellectual work. Indeed, it is...probably the only book of this kind currently available."" Critical Social Policy" Author InformationWashington Marovatsanga PhD is an independent scholar, researcher and consultant. He is a qualified social worker and board member of the Irish Association of Social Workers. Paul Michael Garrett works at NUI Galway in the Republic of Ireland. He is an elected member of the Royal Irish Academy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |