At cross roads: White social work in Australia and the discourse on Australian multiculturalism

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Abstract

The profession of social work intervenes in the lives of the vulnerable and marginalised. In the majority, social work policy and practice in Australia has been founded on a western practice paradigm. Recent and rapid developments in the migratory trends of migrants and refugees places additional demands on social workers to practice with and for diverse communities. This article argues that the profession of social work is reluctant to embrace the multicultural face of Australia and lacks the intellectual apparatus to respond to diversity. The article underpins Professor Andrew Jakubowicz’s analysis to multiculturalism as a powerful platform for social work academics and students to critically engage with by challenge existing racism and discriminatory trends towards multicultural communities that may possibly arise in social work practice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-98
Number of pages12
JournalCosmopolitan Civil Societies
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jul 2018

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