Aboriginal helping Flashcards

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What are the major principles of an Aboriginal world view regarding helping? (C)

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  • does not conform to any sort of charity model
  • community based
  • non-colonial modes of education and participation, non-hierarchal (sit in a circle, do not assume the authority position)
  • integrating a variety of different cultures
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Describe the ongoing effects of residential schools:

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-distinctive indigenous approach was required but the provincial system did not foster it
-Intergenerational trauma
-Disrupted child-parent bonds caused by past assimilation practices
Robbed generations of indigenous language / heritage / history / cultural identity

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What are ways that social workers can do to overcome these effects?

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  • VALIDATING grief/loss
  • how to better connect to aboriginal youth/families: access traditional practices/community that has access to language
  • recognition of social work’s role in trauma
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What can we do to heal? (Tion)

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  • ACKNOWLEDGE, address past injustices, heal, reconcile, relate
  • Reconciliation in child welfare: self determination, holistic approach, culture, language,
  • RECOGNITION aboriginal worldview, understand impact of colonialism, cultural traditions, principle of empowerment
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What are 4 key principles of aboriginal social work practice: (REEC)

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1) recognize distinct worldview
2) emphasis on importance of aboriginal consciousness and impact of colonialism
3) use of aboriginal empowerment
4) different conceptions of family/community: do not follow the nuclear family approach- ab commnities have multiple roles and contributions

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