Aims to improve social work training and practice by arguing that an understanding of people's values, social norms and family arrangements are crucial to achieving culturally sensitive practice. This book explores the cultural heritages of some of the main ethnic minorities living in the UK, and identifies the many forms that racism can take.

Critical, yet accessible, the book opens up possibilities for more culturally aware and more effective social work practice. It will be essential reading for all those training to become social workers as well as practitioners wishing to engage with fresh perspectives on anti-oppressive practice. Siobhan Laird is a lecturer in social work at the University of Sheffield. She has previously worked in practice and academic roles in Northern Ireland and Ghana.

Racism and Ethnic Minorities Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive Practice Cultural Competence in Social Work Communities with Roots in India Communities with Roots in Pakistan and Bangladesh Communities with Roots in the Caribbean Communities with Roots in China Economic Migrants and Refugees Developing Cultural Awareness