Journal article
Strengthening critical allyship in social work education: opportunities in the context of #BlackLivesMatter and COVID-19
Social Work Education, Vol.42(3), pp.371-387
2023
Appears in COVID-19 Research
Abstract
COVID-19 has shifted social work education and widened the gaps in services for historically marginalised communities, including people of diverse cultural, sexual and gender identities and social classes. Existing inequities based on cultural differences have been magnified, perhaps most recently evident in George Floyd's slaying and the subsequent #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations across the globe. Learning to be an ally for diverse communities and working towards the betterment of all people is a goal of social work education. We argue that simple allyship is not enough given the structural inequities present in North America and Australia the civil unrest amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Social work education's focus should trend towards allegiance with disadvantaged communities or critical allyship and include a commitment to undertake decisive actions to redress the entrenched colonial, capitalist, systemic and structural inequities that oppress many and provide unearned privilege and advantage to others. We explore strategies used in classrooms to promote allegiance and make recommendations for social work education, policy, and practice in this time of change.
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- Title
- Strengthening critical allyship in social work education: opportunities in the context of #BlackLivesMatter and COVID-19
- Authors
- Trevor G Gates (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyBindi Bennett (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre - LegacyDonna Baines (Author) - University of British Columbia
- Publication details
- Social Work Education, Vol.42(3), pp.371-387
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/02615479.2021.1972961
- ISSN
- 1470-1227
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99569208802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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