Memories and Elephants: The art of casual racism is a collection of memoir-based essays set against the sociopolitical background of Australian society.In these essays-written with clarity and compassion by Meaghan Katrak Harris-you'll explore the intersectionality of Australian culture, classism, racism and identity as the author has lived it.Drawing on her experiences of being a teenage mother, a member of a large multicultural family, a social worker, and an aca...

This book provides an accessible, research-informed text for students, social workers and other social service workers and community development workers focused on practically linking climate change to social justice.The book is designed for:Those who want to embed an understanding of climate change and its social justice impacts in their everyday practiceThose keen to explore the explicit but also often invisible ways we see injustice playing out and exacer...

This book gives voice to the direct practice experience of social workers working in rural and remote contexts using Australia as the primary case-study. The authors undertake a qualitative research project, conducting in-depth interviews to examine social work theory and practice against the reality of rural and remote contexts. Practice examples provide the reader with an insight into the diverse and complex nature of social work in rural and remote Australia and the role of contemporary...