Alean Al-Krenawi

Helping Professional Practice with Indigenous Peoples

The Bedouin-Arab Case

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This book discusses issues helping professionals must confront when working with indigenous peoples, particularly the Bedouin Arab. Northern-based helping professional theory and methods have historically been aloof to the concerns within such societies as the Bedouin-Arab, particularly regarding their culture and religion, family structure and group orientation, and cultural and religious strategies for dealing with psychosocial problems. The literature has made some strides in making its myriad epistemologies less culturally oppressive but much remains to be done. According to the authors, it is essential for social welfare practitioners, s… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Graham, John R.

ISBN: 978-0-7618-4407-5
EAN: 9780761844075
Produktnummer: 4315128
Verlag: University Press Of America
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 220 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.3 cm 345 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 345

Über den Autor

Alean Al-Krenawi, Ph.D., is Chair of Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Professor Al-Krenawi's research interests include multicultural mental-health and social work with indigenous populations. He conducts studies in Israel, Canada, Palestine and other Arab countries. John R. Graham is Murray Fraser Professor of Community Economic Development at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Canada. Together, Al-Krenawi and Graham have published over 40 journal articles and have worked together for 15 years.