Journal article
Capturing practice wisdom: advancing the empowerment of women from refugee and migrant backgrounds
The British Journal of Social Work, Vol.51(4), pp.1296-1313
06/2021
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Abstract
Internationally, the evidence about the successful design of refugee settlement programs is limited. To help address this gap, we examined staff practices within a program that aimed to advance the education, employment and empowerment of women from refugee and migrant backgrounds in communities in Northern New South Wales and South East Queensland in Australia. We engaged staff in collaborative critical reflection about their practice. Viewed through intersectionality, our findings revealed the empowering practice of staff in program design, in the ways that they worked together as a team and in their collaboration with broader supportive social networks. This practice was crucial to the program’s success and informed staff’ conceptualisation of what constituted that success. In brief, this study revealed the complex, often subtle features of professional practice that strives to be empowering in both the delivery of social service programs in this field and in the conceptualisation of program success. Future research is needed to acknowledge and support the developing practice wisdom in this field.
Details
- Title
- Capturing practice wisdom: advancing the empowerment of women from refugee and migrant backgrounds
- Creators
- Louise Whitaker - Southern Cross UniversityMandy Hughes - Southern Cross UniversityBarbara Rugendyke - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- The British Journal of Social Work, Vol.51(4), pp.1296-1313
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Grant note
- The programme which was the focus of this research was managed by Anglicare North Coast, and was funded by the Australian Department of Social Services, and the researchers were contracted to advise and assist in documenting project outcomes. The authors acknowledge with gratitude Anglicare North Coast’s permission to publish the research outcomes. They wish to acknowledge the skill and practice wisdom of colleagues in the 3Es to Freedom team of Anglicare North Coast, and to thank them for their generosity in sharing these with the research team.
- Identifiers
- 991012930299702368
- Academic Unit
- Humanities; School of Arts and Social Sciences; Social Work; Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article