Social Work Practice and Disability Communities: An Intersectional Anti-Oppressive Approach

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Given the high prevalence of disability worldwide, the status of disabled people remains an area of concern for practitioners who seek to respectfully engage with a stigmatized and often oppressed population. The book encourages practitioners to draw on intersectionality theory, the critical cultural competence framework and anti-oppressive practice approaches to contend with the concerns facing disabled people today. These issues include parenting, mass incarceration, ableism, aging and employment, among others. This title acknowledges difference and multisystemic privilege and oppression while also drawing readers’ attention to the importance of solidarity and allyship when it comes to meaningful social work practice with and social change for disabled people.

Material Type: Textbook

Authors: Alexandria Lewis, Alison Wetmur, Ami Goulden, Andrea Murray-Lichtman, Elspeth Slayter, Gabrielle Gault, Katie Sweet, Lisa Johnson, Mallory Cyr, Michael Clarkson-Hendrix

Chromosomes, Genes, and Traits: An Introduction to Genetics

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This resource is intended for an introductory or intermediate-level college genetics course. It begins with an exploration of DNA and genome structure and continues with a study of the molecular mechanisms that drive gene expression. Concepts of classical transmission genetics are linked to the molecular mechanisms that underlie observable phenotypes. It concludes with specific topics that synthesize information from both molecular and transmission genetics, including consideration of topics like epigenetics, cancer biology, and evolution. Examples of both historical and current problems in genetics are presented, along with conversations of the relationship between genetics and society.

Material Type: Full Course

Author: Amanda Simons