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Ethnic/racial minority older adults and recovery
— integrating stories of resilience and hope in social work | | Author(s) | Atsuko Karin Matsuoka |
| Journal title | British Journal of Social Work, vol 45, supplement 1, December 2015 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, December 2015 |
| Pages | pp i135-i152 |
| Source | www.bjsw.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Asian people ; Japan ; Rehabilitation ; Health [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Well being ; Social work ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Although a recovery approach is relevant to older adults, a significant gap exists in social work literature regarding mental health recovery among ethnic/racial minority older adults. This paper explores the meaning of 'recovery' and the applicability of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP), a recovery-based programme, to Japanese-Canadian older adults through qualitative data collected as part of an evaluation of two WRAP workshop series in a metropolitan city in Canada, 2010-12. All eight workshop participants (two male and six female, all Japanese speakers, aged 64-89 years) took part in the study. A strength-based critical social work approach, which incorporates the understanding of resilience and hope and the intersectionality of oppression, was used to facilitate the programme. Qualitative data analysis identified key themes of the participants' workshop experiences, including reaffirming self-worth, being positive (hope), being self-reflective and mindful, supporting each other and advocating for themselves. The participants experienced positive changes in line with Jacobson and Greenley's (2001) internal and external conditions for recovery. In particular, it found an unexpected long-term outcome: the formation of a peer support group by participants. Social work practice in recovery is discussed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160115216 A |
| Classmark | TKK: 7DT: LM: CC: D: D:F:5HH: IG: 3DP: 7S |
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