Beyond “Cultural Competency”: Confronting Whiteness in Social Work

Authors

  • Lobna Yassine Australian Catholic University
  • Emma Tseris University of Sydney

Abstract

Editorial

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2020-05-27

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Beyond “cultural competency”: Confronting whiteness in social work