‘Not knowing that I donot know and not wanting to know’: Reflections of a white Australian social worker

2012/05/17 by Carole Zufferey

paper · doi:10.1177/0020872812436624

crossref issued 2012/05/17 · crossref published 2012/05/17 · crossref published-online 2012/05/17 · crossref created 2012/05/17 · crossref published-print 2013/09/01 · crossref deposited 2026/04/29 · crossref indexed 2026/07/30

Abstract

In this article I critically reflect on how white power and privilege constitutes my personal power and professional experiences as a social work practitioner and social work educator in Australia. I explore my white privilege in the context of the colonization of Australia and social work practice in child protection.

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