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dc.contributor.authorSwanson, Shanley
dc.contributor.authorNygård, Reidunn Håøy
dc.contributor.authorSaus, Merete
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-26T09:01:04Z
dc.date.available2021-10-26T09:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-05
dc.description.abstract<i>Summary</i> - This study investigates family involvement and culturally informed social work in Native American communities. The study was conducted in Native American communities in Montana, USA. Twenty-three Native American social work professionals participated in qualitative interviews. Analyses draw on theory of historical trauma and family involvement in indigenous social. Throughout the study, indigenous methodology has been a central principle.<br><br> <i>Findings</i> - Among social workers, there is a common understanding that social work should involve family and community if it is to be culturally informed. Social work professionals talk of family involvement in indigenous social work as “common sense.” For the Native American social work professionals interviewed, the following tenets are all “common sense”: (1) family and community belonging are important aspects of Native American culture; 2) oppression and colonization had a negative impact on family, community, and tribal relations; and (3) social work has an obligation to restore family, community, and tribal relations.<br><br> <i>Application</i> - Social work has a responsibility to connect culture, trauma, and the resolution of trauma. Furthermore, family and community involvement plays a core part in restoration and resilience processes, healing historical trauma caused by the colonization. Hence, in order to provide culturally competent care, social work practices serving Native American clients should involve family and community. Mainstream social work does not sufficiently build on family involvement as an ideological foundation for qualitatively good social work. We argue that social work curricula impacting Native clients could benefit from the experience and knowledge of these Native American social workers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSwanson S, Nygård RH, Saus M. Native American social work – Including family and community. Journal of Social Work. 2021en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1927007
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/14680173211009177
dc.identifier.issn1468-0173
dc.identifier.issn1741-296X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/22829
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Social Work
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Social work: 360en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosialt arbeid: 360en_US
dc.titleNative American social work – Including family and communityen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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