Book review of "Our voices: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social work" by (Eds) B. Bennet, S. Green, S. Gilbert, D. Bessarab. South Yarra, Australia, McMillan, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4202-5673-4

Until relatively recently, Australia’s colonialist history and past injustices have seemed less prominent in social work education than in similar colonized countries such as New Zealand and Canada. Equally, culturally safe ways of working from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives have not been central in past Australian social work curricula. Most recently, new Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards(AASW, 2012) now outline the content all accredited Australian social work courses must incorporate. This content includes the legacies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of colonisation and historical trauma, recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of working, strengths and worldviews, and facilitation of critical reflection skills for enduring insight into how personal beliefs influence profssional interactions and outcomes