Social Work and the Grand Challenge to Eliminate Racism: Concepts, Theory, and Evidence Based Approaches

This text offers a compendium of knowledge and perspectives from leading researchers dedicated to examining various forms of racism and their distinctions and impact on racial groups.Each chapter promotes both evidence and practice-based research that cultivates improvements in the daily lives of people affected by racism.The text also advocates for the facilitation of systemic change on the individual, organizational, community, and greater societal levels.With this advocacy perspective, the authors aim to advance community empowerment and advocacy to address and eliminate both racism and white supremacy.The authors identify the link between racism and social determinants of both physical/mental health and social well-being aiming to foster development of an anti-racist social work framework that promotes access to resources and opportunities that encompass transdisciplinary collaboration among the workforce.From a historical perspective, the book also examines the link between histor