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British Journal of Social Work 2007 37(5):873-891; doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcl050
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved.

Social Work Practice in Conflict-Ridden Areas: Cultural Sensitivity Is Not Enough

Nehami Baum

Nehami Baum, Ph.D., is a lecturer of the School of Social Work at Bar Ilan University. She is a social worker with experience in both public and private practice. Her special interests include non-death-related loss, divorce, men in therapy, treatment termination, social work students’ professional identity formation, guilt and ssocial work in times of terror and political tension.

Correspondence to Nehami Baum, Ph.D., School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel. E-mail: nehami{at}hotmail.com

This paper tries to raise awareness of the distortions that violent political conflict may introduce into social work practice with members of the rival community, and proposes training guidelines for social workers to help reduce those distortions. The understanding of the impact of political conflict on practice is based on the Israeli–Palestinian experience. The suggestions regarding what social workers should be aware of when practising in situations of political conflict, however, and the training guidelines that are offered can apply to practice in other conflict-ridden areas worldwide.

Keywords: cultural sensitivity, conflict-ridden areas, social work practice, Israeli–Palestinian conflict


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