Indigenous Child Protection Policy in Australia: Using Whiteness Theory for Social Work

Susan M. Young

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Social Work Education and Practice Child Welfare and Adoption Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

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The so-called ‘crisis’ in child protection (Barter, 2006) has recently become the crisis in and of Indigenous communities in Australia. This paper had its beginnings before the Northern Territory experiment of 2007 but the concerns then were no less than they are now and require critical attention. A concern for me, as a social work educator, was the role and construction of social work as a major player in the protection of Indigenous children. This paper uses Whiteness theory to critique social work practice and Australian social policy regarding the protection of Indigenous children in Australia, before concluding with identifying some opportunities offered by Whiteness theory to social work practice.

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1994White women, race matters: the social construction of whiteness 2012Local Histories/Global Designs 2002The Souls of White Folk: Critical pedagogy, whiteness studies, and globalization discourse 1994White Women, Race Matters: The Social Construction of Whiteness.2012Local Histories/Global Designs 1997Bringing them home : report of the national inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families 2001Broken Circles: Fragmenting Indigenous Families, 1800-2000.1997Structural social work : ideology, theory, and practice

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