ABSTRACT

Multiracial individuals and families is one of the fastest growing racial groups in the United States, and social workers are undoubtedly seeing increases in the number of multiracial clients and family systems they serve. Therefore, there is a need for specialized knowledge on multiraciality, including empirically driven and best practice strategies to better prepare social workers to effectively support racial and ethnic diverse clients inclusive of those living multiracially. Drawing from critical multiracial theory, this teaching note systematically examines whether knowledge of multiracial individuals and families is featured in sessions of past Annual Program Meetings of the Council on Social Work Education covering a 12-year span from 2008 to 2019. Findings directly challenge those in the profession of social work to take explicit measures to include representation of multiraciality in the annual meetings as well as other professional social work conferences to better prepare social workers to counteract the established risks disproportionately affecting individuals and families who identify with more than one race.

摘要

多种族个人和家庭是美国增长最快的种族群体之一，毫无疑问，社会工作者看到他们所服务的多种族客户和家庭系统的数量有所增加。因此，需要关于多种族的专业知识，包括经验驱动和最佳实践策略，以更好地准备社会工作者，以有效地支持种族和种族多样化的客户，包括那些生活在多种族的人。本教学笔记从批判的多种族理论出发，系统地研究了多种族个人和家庭的知识是否在社会工作教育委员会过去的年度计划会议中出现，涵盖了从 2008 年到 2019 年的 12 年跨度。