Leading the charge in addressing racism and bias: implications for social work training and practice.
As a profession with social justice as an ethical mandate, social work is well positioned to lead systems towards anti-racist practice and equity through consciousness-raising efforts. At a time of heightened overt bigotry, polarization, and 'othering,' training social workers on how to identify, na...
| Published in: | Social Work Education Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 907 - 926 |
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Aug2022
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