ABSTRACT

Many social workers engage in Yarning and truth-telling. This worldview is important considering that Australian social work literature is historically informed by white western thought. This white lens has obstructed the self-determination of Aboriginal social workers and their communities. We came together as Aboriginal social workers and non-Aboriginal allies. Our authorship engaged dialogue and Dadirri (deep listening) with one another in reciprocal relationships. We thematically analysed, reordered, and preserved our Yarn in written text. Yarning with the use of Dadirri respected oral traditions of knowledge sharing and, in itself, was a decolonising act. Our aim to document Aboriginal knowledge and experience as social workers through Yarning, involved truth-telling about social work, social work learning, expertise, and practice.

IMPLICATIONS

• A priority for decolonisation in social work is to value Yarning as a significant feature of knowledge sharing and a legitimate form of authorship.

• Decolonising social work requires things to be done differently, e.g., prioritising Indigenous social workers in developing frameworks for education and practice, and leading the implementation of these frameworks.

摘要

许多社会工作者从事纱线和说真话。考虑到澳大利亚社会工作文献历史上受到西方白人思想的影响，这种世界观很重要。这个白色镜片阻碍了原住民社会工作者及其社区的自决。我们作为原住民社会工作者和非原住民盟友走到一起。我们的作者以相互的关系进行对话和深入倾听。我们对 Yarn 进行了主题分析、重新排序并以书面形式保存。使用Dadirri 纺纱尊重知识共享的口头传统，其本身就是一种非殖民化行为。我们的目标是通过纱线记录原住民作为社会工作者的知识和经验，涉及社会工作的真相、社会工作学习、专业知识和实践。

影响

• 社会工作非殖民化的首要任务是将纱线视为知识共享的重要特征和合法的作者形式。

• 社会工作非殖民化需要采取不同的做法，例如，优先考虑原住民社会工作者制定教育和实践框架，并领导这些框架的实施。