ABSTRACT

The social work profession is grounded in social justice, and yet, social work education can perpetuate dynamics of oppression and privilege present in the larger society. As a result, students may experience microaggressions during their training. In this national survey of BSW students (N = 795), 24.9% witnessed a microaggression by a social work instructor. Students who noticed microaggressions were more likely to have experienced a microaggression themselves. They also were more likely to have a disability or identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. A qualitative analysis showed that most microaggressions occurred when an instructor dismissed or devalued students’ backgrounds. Implications for encouraging social work students to become “upstander”s are discussed.

摘要

社会工作专业以社会正义为基础，然而，社会工作教育可以使更大社会中存在的压迫和特权的动态永久化。因此，学生在训练期间可能会遇到微攻击。在这项对 BSW 学生（N = 795）的全国调查中，24.9% 的人目睹了社会工作讲师的微攻击。注意到微攻击的学生更有可能自己经历过微攻击。他们也更有可能有残疾或被认定为女同性恋、男同性恋或双性恋。一项定性分析表明，大多数微观攻击发生在教师忽视或贬低学生的背景时。讨论了鼓励社会工作学生成为“正直者”的含义。