Chapter 5 Further Resources

Social Work with Groups and Communities 

Recommended Readings

Bernard, W.T. (Ed.). (2006). Fighting for change: Black social workers in Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Pottersfield.

Gray, M., Coates, J., Yellow Bird, M., & Hetherington, T. (Eds.) (2013). Decolonising social work. London: Ashgate.

Hoefer, R. (2019). Advocacy practice for social justice (4th ed.). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.

Journal of Community Practice. Taylor & Francis Online.

Kuyek, J. (2011). Community organizing: A holistic approach. Halifax, NS: Fernwood.

Pelech, W., Basso, R., Lee, C., & Gandarilla, M. (2017). Inclusive group work. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.

Sitter, K.C., & Curnew, A.H. (2016). The application of social media in social work community practice. Social Work Education, 35(3), 271-283.

Social Work with Groups. Taylor & Francis Online.

Recommended Videos

  1. Encounter with Saul Alinsky - Part 2: Rama Indian Reserve (1967) by Peter Pearson. 32 min 6 sec. National Film Board. https://www.nfb.ca/film/encounter_with_saul_alinsky/

    This is part of an NFB series on Saul Alinsky, an American activist and writer who has been called “the father of community organizing.” In this clip, Alinsky speaks with Indigenous youth, led by Duke Redbird of the Saugeen First Nation Territory, about conditions in Indigenous communities and challenges to organizing.
  1. Montreal gay community gets organized (1978). 4 min 37 sec. CBC Archives. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1767171660

    This is a short news piece reported by Linda Renaud on the role of community organizing in Montreal’s gay community in 1978.
  1. Zeynep Tufekci: Online social change: easy to organize, hard to win (2014). 16 min 4 sec. TedGlobal. https://www.ted.com/talks/zeynep_tufekci_online_social_change_easy_to_organize_hard_to_win

    Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci reflects on online activism using social media, comparing modern movements – Gezi, Ukraine, Hong Kong – to the civil rights movement of the 1960s in the USA.
  1. TEDxOttawa - Stephen Leafloor - Social Work Through Hip Hop (2011). 30 min 28 sec. TEDx Talks. https://youtu.be/SzC8hb9Sr_w

    Stephen (Buddha) Leafloor is dedicated to working creatively with youth around the world to empower them with a sense of control and hope in their lives. Leafloor has more than 25 years of experience as a social worker and active participation in the hip-hop culture, working in Canada’s Northern communities and larger Canadian cities.
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