In this article, the author, establishes a knowledge set for Indigenous social work practice
based on Indigenous wholistic theory. An overall framework using the circle is proposed and …

Social service providers must support the recovery of Indigenous peoples from the effects of
colonization. Therefore, social work educators must help decolonize our profession …

This paper argues for transformative eco-social change in social work to address the
profession's most challenging paradox—inherent modernist roots that contradict the …

This chapter reviews decolonization as developed within three discourses–Indigenous,
spirituality and environment. Decolonization involves the recognition of colonization, and the …

Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report (2015) highlighted the
necessity of Indigenous self-determination in addressing the legacy of residential schools …

Criminalizing women has become all too frequent in these neo-liberal times. Meanwhile,
poverty, racism, and misogyny continue to frame criminalized women's lives. Criminalizing …

The use of simulation has become a staple in social work education in North America.
Concerns have been raised, however, that this pedagogy, rooted in positivist views of …

Using the theoretical framework of epistemic injustice articulated by philosopher Miranda
Fricker as an analytic tool, we analyze recent victories of Indigenous feminist activism in …

While attention has been given to religion/spirituality in social work practice, only a handful
of studies from various countries have examined the views of faculty. Findings from this first …

In The Medicine of Peace, Jeffrey Ansloos explores the complex intersections of colonial
violence, the current status of Indigenous youth in Canada in regards to violence and the …