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Anti-oppressive practice is an interdisciplinary approach primarily rooted within the practice of social work that focuses on ending socioeconomic oppression.It requires the practitioner to critically examine the power imbalance inherent in an organizational structure with regards to the larger sociocultural and political context in order to develop strategies for creating an egalitarian ...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a professional organization of social workers in the United States. NASW has about 120,000 members. [ 1 ] The NASW provides guidance, research, up to date information, advocacy, and other resources for its members and for social workers in general.
The SHARP framework is a tool used to assess and understand the psychological sufferings resulting from oppressive factors, creating awareness and motivating anti-oppressive shifts. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Shaia developed the framework while researching ways to address the context of poverty and oppression during service provision in the United States. [ 5 ]
The Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology (CSW-G) is a specialty credential offered by NASW to clinical social workers who specialize in working in the area of gerontology; NASW membership is not required to obtain the CSW-G. [37] The Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Social Worker (C-CATODSW) is a specialty credential for ...
It is published by Oxford University Press as part of their partnership with the National Association of Social Workers through the latter's NASW Press. [1] The editor-in-chief is James Herbert Williams (Arizona State University). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 1.211. [2] Social work research ...
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A journal published by Policy Press called Critical and Radical Social Work: An international journal promotes debate and scholarship around a range of engaged social work themes and issues. The journal publishes papers which seek to analyze and respond to issues, such as the impact of global neo-liberalism on social welfare; austerity and ...
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