A theory for Indigenous Australian health and human service work : connecting Indigenous knowledge and practice / Lorraine Muller ; foreword by Boni Robertson. [electronic resource]

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Muller, Lorraine [author.]

Contributor(s):

Robertson, Boni [writer of foreword.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2014Description: 1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

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9781743437568 (e-book)

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theory for Indigenous Australian health and human service work : connecting Indigenous knowledge and practice.DDC classification:

362.1089/9915 23

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JV305 .M85 2014

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Summary: Indigenous ways of thinking and working are grounded in many thousands of years of oral tradition, and continue among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people today. Lorraine Muller shows that understanding traditional holistic approaches to social and emotional wellbeing is essential for practitioners working with Indigenous clients across the human services. She explores core principles of traditional Indigenous knowledge in Australia, including relatedness, Country, circular learning, stories and spirituality. She then shoes how these principles represent a theory for Indigenous practice.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Indigenous ways of thinking and working are grounded in many thousands of years of oral tradition, and continue among Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people today. Lorraine Muller shows that understanding traditional holistic approaches to social and emotional wellbeing is essential for practitioners working with Indigenous clients across the human services. She explores core principles of traditional Indigenous knowledge in Australia, including relatedness, Country, circular learning, stories and spirituality. She then shoes how these principles represent a theory for Indigenous practice.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.