Eunjung Lee - Böcker

This book explores epistemic injustice in various aspects of social work practice, research, and education, and how those in the field can address issues of power, oppression, and institutionalized prejudice. This edited volume invites social work scholars, educators, practitioners, and students to deeply engage in the conversation about social justice and human rights on epistemic grounds. It begins with a simple but profound question: Whose knowledge counts, and whose voices are silenced? Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book contextualizes epistemic injustice concepts such as testimonial, hermeneutic, and contributory justice across diverse social work settings to help readers better recognize when and how these concepts show up in the profession and how to respond to them from an epistemic justice lens. The chapters span a range of issues relevant to the field such as health and mental health, challenges impacting street-involved and homeless youth, transformative social work, and the inclusion of systemically marginalized voices in practice and research such as LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities. Contributors draw on their first-hand experience teaching social work students, and practicing and researching with culturally diverse communities across settings. Each chapter invites readers to consider and reimagine ways of resisting epistemic injustice in their work, and how social workers can join for collective resistance in the epistemic domains of the profession. With case studies and practical examples throughout, this book is essential for social work students, educators, researchers, and practitioners of all levels. This guide serves both as a mirror to reflect the challenges within the profession and a roadmap to chart pathways toward a more just, inclusive, and epistemically responsible field.

This book explores epistemic injustice in various aspects of social work practice, research, and education, and how those in the field can address issues of power, oppression, and institutionalized prejudice. This edited volume invites social work scholars, educators, practitioners, and students to deeply engage in the conversation about social justice and human rights on epistemic grounds. It begins with a simple but profound question: Whose knowledge counts, and whose voices are silenced? Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book contextualizes epistemic injustice concepts such as testimonial, hermeneutic, and contributory justice across diverse social work settings to help readers better recognize when and how these concepts show up in the profession and how to respond to them from an epistemic justice lens. The chapters span a range of issues relevant to the field such as health and mental health, challenges impacting street-involved and homeless youth, transformative social work, and the inclusion of systemically marginalized voices in practice and research such as LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities. Contributors draw on their first-hand experience teaching social work students, and practicing and researching with culturally diverse communities across settings. Each chapter invites readers to consider and reimagine ways of resisting epistemic injustice in their work, and how social workers can join for collective resistance in the epistemic domains of the profession. With case studies and practical examples throughout, this book is essential for social work students, educators, researchers, and practitioners of all levels. This guide serves both as a mirror to reflect the challenges within the profession and a roadmap to chart pathways toward a more just, inclusive, and epistemically responsible field.

This handbook presents a thorough examination of the intricate interplay of race, ethnicity, and culture in mental health – historical origins, subsequent transformations, and the discourses generated from past and present mental health and wellness practices.The text demonstrates how socio-cultural identities including race, gender, class, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and age intersect with clinical work in a range of settings. Case vignettes and recommendations for best practice help ground each in a clinical focus, guiding practitioners and educators to actively increase their understanding of non-Western and indigenous healing techniques, as well as their awareness of contemporary mental health theories as a product of Western culture with a particular historical and cultural perspective. The international contributors also discuss ways in which global mental health practices transcend racial, cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and political boundaries.The Routledge International Handbook of Race, Culture and Mental Health is an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals alike as it addresses the complexity of mental health issues from a critical, global perspective.