Donna Baines is Chair and Professor of Social Work & Policy Studies, University of Sydney Bindi Bennett is Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of the Sunshine Coast Margot Rawsthorne is Lecturer in Community Development at the University of Sydney Susan Goodwin is Associate Professor of Policy Studies at the University of Sydney.
Working with difference is essential for all social work. This book explores many areas of knowledge and practice, and is an indispensable source for social workers seeking to realise a world where difference is not a problem to be addressed, but is to be celebrated as essential to the collective human experience. * Professor Jim Ife, Professor of Social Work, Western Sydney University, Australia * This exciting collection scrutinizes social work's complicity, albeit often unintentionally, in reinforcing oppressive colonialist and structural inequities. Critically interrogating how white privilege and other forms of structural oppression are legitimized it explores ways of disrupting, challenging and building resistance. In doing this it creates space for rich dialogue about inclusive, participative and collaborative practice. * Emeritus Professor Jude Irwin, University of Sydney, Australia *