As a region, the Pacific is developing rapidly. This textbook, the first of its kind, decolonizes the dominant western rhetoric that is evident in Pacific social work and rejuvenates current practice models to enhance evolving Pacific perspectives.

PART I: Pacific Social Work. 1 Introduction to Pacific social work: Places, peoples,perspectives and practices 2 Contemporary Pacific values and beliefs 3 Pacific-Indigenous social work theories and models PART II: Fields of practice 4 Seeing abilities: Disability in the Pacific 5 Understanding mental health and wellbeing from a Pacific perspective 6 Environmental justice and social work in climate change in the Pacific Islands 7 Pacific-Indigenous community-village resilience in disasters 8 Delivering youth justice for Pacific young people and their families 9 Applying culturally appropriate approaches when working with Pacific adult offenders 10 Community development: Connecting research, policy and practice in Pacific communities 11 Understanding the Va for social work engagement with Pacific women and children 12 An introduction to sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing for Pacific social work 13 Getting on the K.A.D.: The impacts of kava, alcohol and other drug consumption across Pacific communities 14 Our Pacific elders as keepers and transmitters of culture 15 Understanding sexual and gender diversity in the Pacific Islands 16 Family and domestic violence 17 Global migration and resettlement: A case study on the Fijian experience PART III: Social policy 18 Navigating social policy processes in the Pacific PART IV: Research 19 Towards a Pacific-Indigenous research paradigm for Pacific social work PART V: Future directions 20 Where to from here?: Integration of indigenous knowledges and practice in contemporary settings Index