Microaggressions and racial privilege within the social work profession: The social work licensing examinations

Castex, Graciela M.; Senreich, Evan; Phillips, Norma Kolko; Miller, Conard Mark; Mazza, Carl

doi:10.1080/15313204.2018.1555498

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“…As for the second block of explanatory variables, the field of practice and the type of employers that help define the needs for and preference of a license were entered into the regression model. The third and last block of variables included age and immigration status to capture demographic disadvantages related to license holding: older and immigrant social workers were reported to be less likely to be licensed (Castex et al, 2019; Senreich & Dale, 2021).…”

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Racial Disparities in Social Workers’ Licensing Rates

Ishida

2022

Research on Social Work Practice

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Objectives This study aimed at examining how racial disparities in social workers’ licensing rates are explained by the major sources of the disparities: racial differences in educational eligibilities, the field of practice, and demographic vulnerabilities of social workers. Methods Drawing a nationally representative sample of 3990 social workers from the Current Population Survey, this study tested how the probabilities of their licensing were explained by the major sources of racial disparities. Results For master’s level social workers, African American–White differences in the field of practice and the type of employers explained away the disparity in required licensing rates. The Hispanic–White and other race–White disparities were largely due to non-White social workers’ limited educational eligibilities and the states of residence that might have imposed varying occupational regulations. Conclusions As licensing disparities reflect socioeconomic injustice that confronts many non-White social workers, they call for more purposeful research and interventions within the profession.

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Racial Disparities in Social Workers’ Licensing Rates

Ishida

2022

Research on Social Work Practice

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“…It is the role of licensing committees and regulatory boards to continue to identify, describe, and dismantle ways in which practitioners are held accountable to do no harm-including oppression. At the same time, we must recognize licensing boards are not immune from systemic racism, and may not be the only solution (Castex, 2019;Woodcock, 2016).…”

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De-Centering Whiteness Through Revisualizing Theory in Social Work Education, Practice, and Scholarship

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McLoone

2021

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Institutions that frame social work education and prepare future practitioners are firmly rooted in hegemonic philosophies and practices that perpetuate colonization, oppression, and white supremacy. In recognizing that white supremacy is a mechanism of social control, that our current social structure is grounded in liberal-patriarchal capitalism, and that social work conforms to prevailing social norms, we, as social workers, must acknowledge our complicity in perpetuating a white supremacist master narrative (Pewewardy & Almeida, 2014). The white supremacist ideology inherent within Western social work literature, teaching methodologies, and practice strategies only serves to perpetuate an oppressive system. This structure does not envision social workers as agents of change, but rather as essential cogs of the status quo who foster client dependence on a system that is inherently marginalizing. One mechanism for disrupting the white supremacy that has become a master narrative in social work is to create a counter-narrative (Pewewardy & Almeida, 2014). This paper creates a counter-narrative by using the pyramid of white supremacy framework (Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence, 2008; Tuzzolo, 2016) to critique social work and deconstruct post-racial fallacies ascendant within the profession, and re-visualizes ecological systems framework as a mechanism for de-centering whiteness in social work scholarship, practice, and education.

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“…Much of the workings of social work with social workers of color revolve more around our recruitment and retention than our teachings and education (Castex et al, 2019). With the publishing of Ethnic Minorities in Social Work Education in 1970 authored by Carl A.…”

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“…Scott (1970), the sentiment remains the same to this day, that there is a clear distinction of who choses to be social workers and who is fully accepted into the profession. Many social workers from marginalized backgrounds enter the field with the hope of fighting injustices, but are constantly met with instances of bias, stereotypes, discrimination and harm from the profession (Castex et al, 2019).…”

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“…Though Critical Race Theory helps social workers notice how racism is embedded into the policies and practices of society, can it do the same in noticing how racism is embedded in our profession? Social Workers of color encounter more than representational policy barriers, but formidable societal, educational, and economic barriers that are present before, during, and after their social work education (Castex et al, 2019). So can a shared professional identity occur in social work if there is a racist structure that impacts social workers of color?…”

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Is There A Place For Us? Social Workers of Color As Outside Agitators Within the Profession

Rangel

2021

ASW

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The outside agitator narrative has been used to discredit and harm people of color for decades. Currently, it is being used as a forceful tactic to separate the movement for Black lives from the broader narrative that racism is deeply rooted in American social structures, institutions, and everyday life. This article examines the implications of how the profession of social work has similarly and simultaneously maintained a culture of white supremacy and racist ideologies in our work. As outsiders in a predominantly white profession, social workers of color act as outside agitators when dispelling myths and practices used in and for communities of color. By centering the lived experiences and knowledge of social workers of color, all social workers can increase their awareness of racism within our profession and work together to dismantle the culture of racism and white supremacy that persists within social work.

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Microaggressions and racial privilege within the social work profession: The social work licensing examinations

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Racial Disparities in Social Workers’ Licensing Rates

Racial Disparities in Social Workers’ Licensing Rates

De-Centering Whiteness Through Revisualizing Theory in Social Work Education, Practice, and Scholarship

Is There A Place For Us? Social Workers of Color As Outside Agitators Within the Profession

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