Working Across Difference

Donna Baines is Chair and Professor of Social Work & Policy Studies, University of SydneyBindi Bennett is Senior Lecturer in Social Work, University of the Sunshine CoastMargot Rawsthorne is Lecturer in Community Development at the University of SydneySusan 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.

• Invisible from the start: Australian Aboriginal people's experiences of difference and Aboriginal community controlled organizationsTransforming Classrooms: Developing cultural safe learning environmentsOwnership and protection of Aboriginal knowledge: Academic response and responsibilityIslamophobia and Social Work CollusionPushing back against stereotypes: Muslim immigrant women's experiences of domestic violenceWorking with cultural differences: Teaching first year undergraduate students to unpack unjust powerAllyship and Social Justice: Men as Allies in Challenging Men's Violence and Discrimination Against WomenWomen and older age: Exploring the intersections of privilege and oppression across lifetimesUncovering Games of Truth: A collaborative exploration of the ways transgender and non-binary young people access health care and supportAccepting my Illness? Problematizing the Claims of Mental Health Anti-Stigma EffortsSupported employment and social inclusion: An analysis from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilitiesFeminist gains lost: Public policy and the `genericizing' of women survivors of domestic violenceWho can argue with blue sky? The questionable alliance between difference and the market in disability policyCollisions between the State and the Evil Spirit: Home Care in Indigenous CommunitiesResistance, White Fragility and Late NeoliberalismConcepts, theories and the Politics of Difference: A Discussion of Select Terms.