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The intersectionality of race, gender, and low-wage work Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Dianne Davis-Wagner, Breshell Nevels, Valjean Livingston, Insoo Chung, Kirsten Swedburg Ericksen
Low-wage workers, overrepresented by Blacks, women, and other people of color, are the main staple in the United States's capitalistic society. Despite their contributions to working for corporate ...
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Between tradition and modernity: Arab fathers’ experiences of parental guidance in Israel Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Anat Freund, Michal Shamai, Sumood Kadah
The present study examined the experience of parental guidance from the perspective of fathers from the Arab minority population in Israel. The Arab minority in Israel is currently engaged in a tra...
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Different ways to broker: school social workers, resource distribution, and equity for immigrant students Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Benjamin J. Roth, Leticia Villarreal Sosa, Tasha Childs, Sophia Rodriguez
This study uses quantitative methods to explore the role of school social workers (SSWs) in promoting education equity for immigrant students. We focus on how SSWs act as resource brokers, connecti...
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The struggles of Arab social workers in Israel: professional success among minority group social workers Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Ibrahim Mahajne, Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail
The article investigates the scope, motivations, considerations for, and implications of minority group social workers’ professional success. Data was collected with primary and secondary documents...
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Decolonizing big data: addressing data colonialism in social work’s grand challenges Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Autumn Asher BlackDeer, Sara Beeler
The acceleration and escalation of datafication has increased interest in advancing the use of big data throughout social work. While one of the current Grand Challenges of Social Work focuses on h...
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Epistemic ethics justice: a “radical imaginary” Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Bibiana D. Koh
In the context of the Great Challenges for Social Work, this conceptual paper envisions a “radical imaginary” as a call to action to incrementally build an epistemically just ethics infrastructure ...
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Food insecurity among Black college students: An exploratory study Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Caroline Macke, Kendra Massey, Reiko Ozaki, Jessica Averitt Taylor
Literature suggests that food insecurity negatively affects academic wellbeing and sense of belonging among college students; however, limited research has focused on Black students. This explorato...
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Antisemitism and social work: challenges and opportunities for education and practice Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Carole Cox
Antisemitism is one of the oldest forms of prejudice. It is hatred against Jewish people based on stereotypes that leads to persecution and oppression. As such, it threatens social justice and the ...
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The need for culturally congruent supervision for Black and Latinx social workers Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Tyrone M. Parchment, Rocio Calvo
Supervision is a dynamic interaction between the supervisor and supervisee that influences professional and clinical behavior. Studies have found that ethnoracial concordance between provider and c...
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Latino gay men asylum seekers and their mental health Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Carlos E. Gerena, Juadan Rodriguez
Latino gay men asylum seekers leave their homeland to avoid traditional male-dominated societies where they endure persistent sexual and physical violence, homonegativity, and discrimination within...
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Forming an alliance: mentor’s perspectives on the role of family and social networks in cross-racial mentoring relationships with black youth Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Kristian Jones, Ruben Parra-Cardona, Bernadette Sánchez, Shetal Vohra-Gupta, Cynthia Franklin
Little is known about how mentors’ interactions with youths’ families and broader social networks influences the mentoring relationship while considering differences in race and socioeconomic statu...
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Conflicting experiences and identity development of Arab novice social workers in the stage of entering social welfare offices in Israel Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Romain Jammal Abboud
ABSTRACT The entry into professional life is a critical stage in the professional identity development of social workers; it is a particularly sensitive milestone for Arab novice social workers in Israel. Novice social workers must deal with the gap between the universal, predominantly individualistic social work approaches taught in Israeli educational establishments, and the collectivistic values
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Deconstructing the psychosexual myths of female circumcision among the Pokot in Eastern Uganda: hints for public health campaigns Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Noah Kalengo, Japheth Nkiriyehe Kwiringira, Isabirye Alone, Laban .K. Musinguzi, Janestic Mwende Twikirize
ABSTRACT Sexualization of the woman’s body has for years been used to promote the practice of female circumcision in practicing communities. In this study, we provide an insight into the constructive psychosexual experiences of uncircumcised Pokot women in Eastern Uganda. This phenomenological study was based on thirty-five In-depth interviews with uncircumcised women. A thematic analysis revealed
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Towards the development of culturally responsive marriage interventions: traditional and modern perceptions Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Kabaro Grace Neswiswa, Susanne Jacobs
ABSTRACT Traditional marriage systems reinforce positive marital outcomes, but modernization, neglecting core values of indigenous practices, upsurges divorce. Here described are perceptions of two influential groups, leaders, and practitioners, involved in mediating traditional marital systems in the community of the Royal Bafokeng Nation in South Africa. Qualitative face-to-face interviews with 12
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Are females who wear the hijab more likely to experience discrimination?: A national study of perceptions among American Muslim women Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 David R. Hodge, Tarek Zidan, Altaf Husain
ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship between wearing the hijab – a key spiritual practice for many Muslim females – and discrimination among a community sample of American Muslim women. The logistic regression results revealed that women who wore the hijab more frequently were more likely to experience religious discrimination during the past year. Other significant predictors of discrimination
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Mentorship in the academy: barriers and strategies for African American female faculty Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Karla B. Horton
ABSTRACT Previous studies have established patterns of experiences for African American female faculty in the academy at predominantly White universities (PWIs). The purpose of this qualitative study was to document African American female academics’ experiences with mentorship. This study explores the complexity of the tenure process of nine women (both tenured- and tenure-track) at PWIs and the effects
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An integrated approach to understanding barriers and supports for breastfeeding among Indigenous women in the Gulf Coast Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Celina M. Doria, Jessica L. Liddell
ABSTRACT Increasing scholarly attention has been paid to the reproductive injustices experienced by Indigenous women. However, the breastfeeding experiences of Indigenous women have infrequently been explored. This study uses a qualitative description research approach to explore the breastfeeding experiences of Indigenous women members of a non-federally recognized tribe in the Gulf South. Key themes
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Individual and community predictors of arrests in Canada: Evidence of over-policing of Indigenous peoples and communities Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Amy M. Alberton, Kevin M. Gorey, Naomi G. Williams
ABSTRACT This survey of a national Canadian sample examines the associations between individual- and community-level factors with arrest by police. Indigenous Peoples were more than twice as likely to have been arrested than White people. Indigenous Peoples living in Indigenous enclaves were nearly five times as likely to be arrested than White people in similar communities. And Indigenous females
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Evidence-based strategies to improve the effectiveness of diversity, equity, and inclusion training Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Susan A. McCarter, Mary Louise Wilson, Derrik Anderson
ABSTRACT Businesses, government agencies, human services organizations, and academic institutions address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in a variety of ways, including training. Yet, little scholarly attention has been paid to the empirical outcomes from DEI training. The purpose of study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a racial equity workshop implemented over five years with community
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Narrative analysis of exclusion from social participation and loneliness among Black older adults in Ontario, Canada Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Blessing Ugochi Ojembe, Lydia Kapiriri, Meridith Griffin, Ann Fudge Schormans
ABSTRACT Social participation is an effective way to reduce loneliness among older adults. However, little is known about Black older adults’ (BOAs’) poor participation in social programs. This study thus explores the varied factors that shape BOAs’ participation in social programs and services and how lack of social participation contributes to loneliness. 13 BOAs with mean age of 63.8 participated
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Promoting diversity and inclusion in social work doctoral programs through mentoring: perceptions and advice from BIPOC students Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-09 Ray Eads, Charlotte Lyn Bright, Mo Yee Lee, Nancy D. Franke
Social work doctoral programs help shape the future leaders of the profession, but the climate of doctoral programs may not be equally welcoming to all students. This study explores the perspective...
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The challenge of western-influenced notions of knowledge and research training: lessons for decolonizing the research process and researcher education Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Eden Begna Gobena, Sarah Hean, Vanessa Heaslip, Ingunn Studsrød
ABSTRACT In this paper, based on fieldwork experiences in Ethiopia, we have taken an African and Indigenous perspective to highlight and critically reflect on how Western notions of knowledge and research training for social work sometimes fail to engage meaningfully with local realities and disregard cultural and religious practices. This paper argues, from an Ethiopian and African perspective, for
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Gendered and racialized experiences of Caribbean Latinx women Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-01 Beverly Araujo Dawson, Laura Quiros, Shavone Hamilton
This qualitative study explored the racialized experiences among eight self-identified Caribbean Latinas. Narratives derived from semi-structured interviews revealed their lived experiences and the...
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Long-term interracial and interethnic marriages: What can be learned about how spouses deal with negativity from others Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Geoffrey L. Greif
ABSTRACT With interracial and interethnic marriages on the rise, social workers will be increasingly working with families at the crucible of race relations. Hate crimes are also on the rise and, as a result, these families may be subject to greater scrutiny and negativity. Twenty-two participants in long-term interracial and interethnic marriages were asked what they found successful in dealing with
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Long-term interracial and interethnic marriages: What can be learned about how spouses deal with negativity from others Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Geoffrey L. Greif
With interracial and interethnic marriages on the rise, social workers will be increasingly working with families at the crucible of race relations. Hate crimes are also on the rise and, as a resul...
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Understanding treatment attitudes in the path towards trauma recovery in urban-dwelling trauma-exposed Latinx adults Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-07 Marissa C. Hansen, Latoya A. Small, Bita Ghafoori, Charmaine Campbell
ABSTRACT Trauma-exposed Latinx adults experience mental-health treatment disparities. Study aims examine the multilayered recovery needs of this population through assessing domains of functioning on mental health treatment attitudes. Secondary data analysis of patient-level data (N = 336) examined direct effects of functioning and quality of life (QOL) on treatment attitudes using hierarchical linear
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Historical trauma and the impact on IPV among Indigenous women Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Melissa Miera Holder
ABSTRACT Indigenous women experience violence 1.2 times more throughout their lifetime than their non-Indigenous women counterparts. Advocates who recognize that historical traumatic events are associated with the high rates of violence are vital to the healing process. This study focuses on interviews of 15 Indigenous women advocates who work with Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence
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Historical trauma and the impact on IPV among Indigenous women Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Melissa Miera Holder
Indigenous women experience violence 1.2 times more throughout their lifetime than their non-Indigenous women counterparts. Advocates who recognize that historical traumatic events are associated w...
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Toward healing-centered engagement to address mental well-being among young Bhutanese-Nepali Refugee women in the United States: Findings from the cultural leadership project Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-26 Arati Maleku, Binaya Subedi, Youn Kyoung Kim, Hanna Haran, Sudarshan Pyakurel
ABSTRACT Our study provides findings from cultural leadership project based on healing-centered engagement strategies using a transformative convergent mixed methods research design to address mental well-being among young Bhutanese-Nepali refugee women(N = 36). Using a participatory approach, data were collected to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally responsive healing-centered
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Low-income Asians living in the United States: a scoping review on challenges, factors, strength, and social work implication Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-25 Mina Lee, Hyesu Yeo, Orion Mowbray
Despite model minority stereotypes, low-income U.S. Asians experience difficulties derived from poverty and their racial positionality. We conducted scoping review to systematically understand and ...
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Anxiety and depressive symptoms among people from the Micronesian region in Hawaiʻi Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-17 Rebecca Stotzer, Puna Sabagala, Theresa Kreif, Josie Howard, Joliene Hasugulayag
ABSTRACT People from the Micronesian region represent one of the fastest growing migrant groups in the U.S., but little is known about their mental health. Research using respondent-driven sampling of 486 Micronesians living in Hawaiʻi was conducted to explore demographics, immigration-related variables, and connections to the Micronesian community and their association with anxiety and depression
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Decolonization and trauma-informed truth-telling about Indigenous Australia in a social work diversity course: a cultural safety approach Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-11 Bindi Bennett, Trevor G. Gates
ABSTRACT Actual accounts of the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples since colonization remain largely misunderstood and misrepresented within Australian education systems and the broader social consciousness. Culturally sensitive practice and ethnic diversity are challenging topics to teach social work students when truth-telling is absent. Social workers need to develop an
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Regional variations of racial disparities in advance care planning of older adults Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-11 Kyeongmo Kim, Michin Hong, Giyeon Kim
ABSTRACT Given the lack of research on geographic variations in advance care planning (ACP) engagement, this study examined whether there were 1) regional variations in engagement in ACP and 2) racial and ethnic differences in ACP by regions of the United States. The sample included 2,015 Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. from the 2012 National Health and Aging Trends Study that asked respondents
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 and race-based trauma on the mental health of Black social work providers Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Carmen Reese Foster, Mary Held, Adrianna Carter
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess the association of COVID-19 and race-based trauma on the mental health of Black social workers and to identify support systems. An explanatory sequential design was used to measure mental health, COVID-19, quality of life, race-based trauma, and support systems. The quantitative sample included 113 Black social workers. A multiple regression analysis was
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A snapshot of HIV/AIDS knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes of Ethiopian immigrants in the District of Columbia Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Sarah Moore, Michaela L. Zajicek-Farber, Linda Plitt Donaldson
ABSTRACT Washington, D.C. continues to lead the nation in the rate of HIV infection. This urban area has the largest Ethiopian population in the United States, yet very little has been known about the knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS of adult Ethiopian immigrants in the District. Based on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project, this article reports the findings
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A transformative model for culturally-informed social work and health professions education Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Arabella Pérez, Regina Phillips, Shelley Cohen Konrad, Nancy Shore, Meg Webster
ABSTRACT This article introduces a curricular design that brought together faculty and members of local immigrant and oppressed groups to build, teach, and evaluate a culturally-informed social work course. Course design was grounded in multiple theories including transcultural competence theory, critical multicultural social work theory and transcultural perspective. Trauma-informed principles guided
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A transformative model for culturally-informed social work and health professions education Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Arabella Pérez, Regina Phillips, Shelley Cohen Konrad, Nancy Shore, Meg Webster
This article introduces a curricular design that brought together faculty and members of local immigrant and oppressed groups to build, teach, and evaluate a culturally-informed social work course....
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The teaching of social work history and the inclusion of African American contributors: implications for social work educators Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-28 Megan Lee, Porter Jennings-McGarity, Tenesha Littleton, Mary Ager
ABSTRACT Research suggest that the perspectives of African Americans have been excluded from discussions of the historical development of social work. The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent to which the teaching of social work history was inclusive of African American contributions to the profession. Results of this summative content analysis are consistent with previous research determining
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Brief interventions for alcohol use in primary care: opportunities and challenges for the case of Chile Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-06 Karla González Suitt
ABSTRACT Alcohol use disorders (AUD) are associated with several mental health, family, and social consequences. This paper analyzes the few studies on BIs in primary care in Chile and Latin America through a culturally critical view. Future research should address the need of culturally appropriate BI for AUD, so that decisions on policies and programs are made based on evidence-based, culturally
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The indignities of working with racialization: physical, emotional and familial tolls of experiencing workplace racism Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-05 Farid Asey
ABSTRACT Canada is often viewed as an oasis of multicultural inclusion where racially diverse groups could freely enjoy life in all its forms. Focusing on a group of twenty-five racialized participants working for the public sector in British Columbia (BC), this qualitative study illustrates that workplace racism is alive and prevalent in Canada. Moreover, it aims to demonstrate that this form of racism
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Necessary, yet mistreated: the lived experiences of black women essential workers in dual pandemics of racism and COVID-19 Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Rachel W. Goode, Kevan Schultz, David Halpern, Sarah Godoy, Trenette Clark Goings, Mimi Chapman
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has showcased the United States’ reliance on essential workers, or those deemed necessary to continue critical societal functions. Black women remain overrepresented in essential positions and are on the frontlines of two pandemics: COVID-19 and racism. Using a phenomenological research design, we conducted semi-structured interviews to examine the experiences of 22 Black
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Dual pandemics: creating racially-just responses to a changing environment through research, practice and education Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Mo Yee Lee, Monit Cheung, Michael A. Robinson, Michele Rountree, Michael Spencer, Martell L. Teasley
Published in Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (Vol. 31, No. 3-5, 2022)
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Demanding migrant/immigrant labor in the coronavirus crisis: critical perspectives for social work practice Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Odessa Gonzalez Benson, Fernanda Cross, Christopher Sanjurjo Montalvo
ABSTRACT The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 laid bare how migrant and immigrant workers are “essential workers” in the critical industries of agriculture/farming, meat production, restaurants/hospitality and health care in the United States. In this article, we discuss this demand for migrant labor and implications for social work. We argue that a labor-focused framework as critical perspective would
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“Talking about race is exhausting”: social work educators’ experiences teaching about race and racism Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-08 Ebony Nicole Perez
ABSTRACT Understanding the impact of race on the enduring racial disparities and inequities throughout our institutions is a key tenet of social work competency. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the experiences of undergraduate social work educators (BSWEs) who teach the required diversity course. Participants reported the primary challenges teaching about race and racism
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Ethical mental health practice in diverse cultures and races Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-07 Winnie W. Kung, Sarah Johansson
ABSTRACT Drawing from Beauchamp and Childress’s four ethical principles as an overarching framework, integrating them with the NASW’s code of ethics, we examine their intersection with cultural diversity and antiracism, and its implications for mental health practice. We argue that self-determination in collective cultures may involve inclusivity beyond individual clients. Beneficence is culturally
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Dual pandemics awaken urgent call to advance anti-racism education in social work: pedagogical illustrations Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-05 Andrea Murray-Lichtman, Adriana Aldana, Elena Izaksonas, Tauchiana Williams, Mitra Naseh, Anne C. Deepak, Michele A. Rountree
ABSTRACT In 2020 racial justice uprisings and COVID-19 and the push for institutional responses created pressure within social work to answer decades of calls for anti-racism action. CSWE responded and formed the Task Force for Anti-racism. As members of the Task Force, we call on CSWE to continue this anti-racism work. We describe a path forward to promote racial justice and dismantle systemic racism
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Model Minority Mutiny: addressing anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic in social work Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-05 Dale Dagar Maglalang, Smitha Rao, Bongki Woo, Kaipeng Wang
ABSTRACT The rise of anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic signaled a lasting and ongoing history of racism in the United States. These events were a reminder to reexamine the condition of Asians and Asian Americans in the field of social work in the U.S. The purpose of this article is to support inter-solidarity movements in social work to uplift the lived experiences of Asian Americans with
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Advancing critical race pedagogical approaches in social work education Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Patrina Duhaney, Liza Lorenzetti, Kaltrina Kusari, Emily Han
ABSTRACT The recent COVID-19 pandemic drew a sharp focus on existing inequities for racialized communities in Canada and globally. A paucity of research-informed transformative learning models in social work has resulted in the persistent centering of Western ways of knowing. Current efforts do not adequately address the nuances of systemic and structural racial inequities, leaving students unprepared
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Coloniality of power, critical realism and critical consciousness: the three “C” framework Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-04 Lisa Werkmeister Rozas
ABSTRACT Typical pedagogical practices center Whiteness, particularly when teaching about racism and racial justice. This article offers a framework that de-centers the White frame using: coloniality of power, critical realism, critical consciousness. The coloniality of power analyzes the order of social relations and embedded hegemonic structures in the US. Critical realism posits a multi-layered
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From social justice to abolition: living up to social work’s grand challenge of eliminating racism Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-02 Kristen Brock-Petroshius, Dominique Mikell, Durrell Malik Washington Sr., Kirk James
ABSTRACT How can social work live up to the 13th Grand Challenge of Eliminating Racism? In this article we argue for the replacement of the predominant social justice paradigm with a framework for anti-racist social work praxis informed by abolitionist principles. The primary aim of anti-racist social work praxis needs to be the building of power in Black, Indigenous, or Brown and poor communities
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Power knowledge in social work: educating social workers to practice racial justice Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-01 Christopher A. Strickland, Caroline N. Sharkey
ABSTRACT This article analyzes and interrogates knowledge-production practices in contemporary social work research and practice through the lens of Michel Foucault’s concept of power-knowledge. As a regime of power, social work produces forms of knowledge that stratify human subjects along the social fabric. As a result, social work practice and research alike can perpetuate binaries of human existence
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Dual pandemics or a syndemic? Racism, COVID-19, and opportunities for antiracist social work Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-01 Kimberly D. Hudson, Sameena Azhar, Rahbel Rahman, Elizabeth B. Matthews, Abigail M. Ross
ABSTRACT In this article, we critically engage the “dual pandemics” framing of this special issue. We first consider the key assumptions of this popular frame, specifically the conceptualization of racism as a pandemic, and examine limitations of medicalizing racism. We follow with an introduction of the term syndemic, coined by public health scholar Merrill Singer, and discuss how the language of
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Mask mandates, race, and protests of summer 2020 Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Rahbel Rahman, Sameena Azhar, Laura J. Wernick, Jordan E. DeVylder, Tina Maschi, Margaret Cohen, Simone Hopwood
ABSTRACT This study examined predictors to mask mandate support and racial justice protest participation across Asian (n = 103), Black (n = 102), white (n = 102) New York City residents, using binary logistic regressions. Participants with positive feelings about the racial justice movement were more likely to participate in the protests. White and Asian respondents were more likely to support the
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Conceptualizing anti-Asian racism in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for action to social workers Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Kedi Zhao, Carolyn O’Connor, Trish Lenz, Lin Fang
ABSTRACT Anti-Asian racism in Canada has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic and become more rampant. This article integrates Canadian postcolonialism, a critique of Canadian multiculturalism, and a framework of intergroup prejudice to conceptualize the covert anti-Asian racism that is entrenched in Canadian society. How COVID-19 exposes and “legitimizes” anti-Asian racism is further analyzed and included
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Visualizing structural competency: moving beyond cultural competence/ humility toward eliminating racism Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-28 Eric Kyere, Stephanie Boddie, Jessica, Euna Lee
ABSTRACT In this article, the authors argue that in the United States, structural racism set the stage that increased persons of color’s vulnerabilities and risks to COVID-19 compared to Whites, while simultaneously killing Blacks through racialized policing. They draw on structural violence as a theoretical framework to ground their argument and add to the discussion on the need for social work to
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A review of the empirical measures on becoming a mother and their relevance to the American Indian/Native Alaskan mother: implications for research and policy Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-06 December Maxwell, Sarah R. Leat
ABSTRACT American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/NA) mothers are at an increased risk for postpartum mental health disorders. One risk factor for developing a disorder is maladaptive beliefs about becoming a mother (BAM). The maternal role transition is measured using scales that often assess the risk of developing postpartum depression (PPD). AI/AN women have had their motherhood historically marginalized
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Practice-based knowledge perspectives of cultural competence in social work Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Preston R. Osborn, Sharvari Karandikar
Cultural competence in social work practice has been cited as crucial in the pursuit of ethical and professional standards. Still, conceptual, and practical questions remain for defining, imparting...
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Drawing our future: using an art-based community-visioning model in community organizing with marginalized ethnic young people from the mountain Jews community in Israel Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Menny Malka, Ephrat Huss
ABSTRACT This paper outlines a rationale and a methodology for an art-based community-visioning model to facilitate visioning of the community's future by young people from marginalized communities. The model presented was implemented among young people from the Mountain Jewish Community in Israel. It was found that the use of personal drawings made it possible to simultaneously identify and communicate
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What do we know about acculturation? A measurement invariance examination of acculturation domains between Asian and latinx populations Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-02-28 Gary Kwok
ABSTRACT Acculturation has emerged as a key variable in racial/ethnic minorities and immigrant research. Although findings generally conclude acculturation leads to adverse outcomes (e.g., risk behaviors), scholars often find contradicting results. This increased attention to the core definitional questions about what acculturation is and how it should be measured, specifically across different racial/ethnic
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Tracking the early stages of the disciplinary gaze among students experiencing childhood adversities Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-01-25 Andrea A. Joseph-McCatty, Jane E. Sanders, Michael Massey, Rebecca J. Hnilica, Richard D. Williams
The effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on children are often misinterpreted in schools as misbehavior and can impact students’ academic progress. We explore how the intersection of rac...