Interrupting white supremacy in field education. Experiences of microaggressions in placement settings.

Autor/inn/en	Gooding, Anita R.; Mehrotra, Gita R.
Titel	Interrupting white supremacy in field education. Experiences of microaggressions in placement settings.
Quelle	In: Advances in social work, 21 (2021) 2-3, S. 311-330 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-4125
DOI	10.18060/24095
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Erfahrung; Feldforschung; Aggression; Erleben; Selbstreflexion; Aggression; Erfahrung; Feldforschung; Praxis; Student; Selbstreflexion; Erleben; Berufliches Selbstverständnis; Soziale Arbeit; Praxis; Ethnische Minderheit; Schwarzer; Student; Weißer
Abstract	As social work's signature pedagogy, field education socializes students into their professional roles as practitioners. However, for students and field instructors of color, racial microaggressions add another dimension to the practice experience. Utilizing findings from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) social work students and agency-based field instructors, this paper highlights experiences of microaggressions in field placement settings. Specifically, BIPOC students and field instructors described being tokenized in agencies, feeling invisible in placement settings, experiencing microaggressions from service users or students, and witnessing microaggressions. Experiences of microaggressions had emotional impacts, and affected participants' sense of professional identity and confidence. Based on findings, we share recommendations for addressing racial microaggressions within social work field education in order to promote racial equity, including: grounding microaggressions in an ecological approach, unpacking the concept of professionalism, and building capacity of field instructors and agencies to respond to racism and microaggressions. Addressing microaggressions in field education is necessary to support BIPOC students in field placements, honor the work and well-being of racialized social workers who serve as field instructors, disrupt white supremacy, and move the social work field forward in regard to anti-racist practice.
Erfasst von	Deutsches Zentralinstitut für soziale Fragen, Berlin
Update	2022/3