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Title
About the Aboriginal experience: from learning to practice
Author/Creator
Menzies, Karen
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Humanities and Social Science
Description
The final chapter of this book tells the story of Karen Menzies, a social worker and consultant in education, social policy and research. In this chapter Karen critically reflects on her experiences of learning to become a social work practitioner and educator. She shares how she has become an insightful, knowledgeable, skilled practitioner who works with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Karen encourages and supports human and community service practitioners to understand the burden of trauma in Aboriginal communities as a legacy of assimilation policy. Her knowledge, practice and research have significance for every human and community practice learner in all disciplines and all fields of practice. The chapter specifically addresses: preparing for practice with Aboriginal people in any context; developing a deep and meaningful shift in consciousness; developing a trauma lens in practice.
Relation
In the Field: From Learning to Practice p. 214-229
Relation
http://www.oup.com.au/titles/higher_ed/social_science/social_work/9780195567014
Date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Keyword(s)
social work;  Aboriginal Australians;  education;  assimilation policy
Resource Type
book chapter
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/931685
Identifier
ISBN:9780195567014
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