Black perspectives and social work practice

ABSTRACT

Social work and social welfare have historically operated from a Black perspective in understanding problems, identifying structural inequities, and designing social services for the Black community. Obviously there is no singular Black perspective, but a diversity of models promulgated by diverse players for meeting the community’s needs. Often marginalized, the practice models discussed herein provide divergent approaches and illustrate the critical roles that the Black perspective played in shaping the evolution of the social work profession.

KEYWORDS:

• Black perspective
• history
• practice models
• social work
• profession