Reflections from the Guest Editors: A Call for Social Worker Educators to Confront and Dismantle Systemic Racism WITHIN Social Work Programs (Issue 2)

Authors

  • Shonda K. Lawrence Governors State University
  • Tiffany D. Baffour University of Utah

Keywords:

anti-racism, systemic racism, social work education, reflection, higher education, pedagogy, decolonization, narratives, counter-storytelling

Abstract

The second volume of a two-part Special Issue of a Trilogy on race and racism amplifies the narratives, experiences, and truths of social work faculty and students who are working to confront and dismantle systemic racism in social work programs and departments globally. Counter-storytelling, using teaching and learning as its central theme, is used to first name racist and colonizing practices and then offer strategies to improve institutional change efforts. Sustainable anti-racist efforts in social work education can be improved by incorporating knowledge, skills, strategies, and lessons learned throughout this Special Issue.

Author Biographies

Shonda K. Lawrence, Governors State University

Shonda K. Lawrence, PhD, LMSW is Associate Professor, College of Human and Health Services, Department of Social Work, Governors State University, University Park, IL (slawrence5@govst.edu).

Tiffany D. Baffour, University of Utah

Tiffany D. Baffour, PhD is Associate Dean for Graduate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Graduate School, and Associate Professor, College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (tiffany.baffour@utah.edu).

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Published

2024-02-28

How to Cite

Lawrence, S. K., & Baffour, T. D. (2024). Reflections from the Guest Editors: A Call for Social Worker Educators to Confront and Dismantle Systemic Racism WITHIN Social Work Programs (Issue 2). Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping, 30(1), 4–11. Retrieved from https://reflectionsnarrativesofprofessionalhelping.org/index.php/Reflections/article/view/2173