Workplace friendships among social work, counseling, and human service educators: Exploring the impact of sexual orientation and friendships in workplace empowerment

Trevor G Gates; Telvis Rich; Ruben Blackwood

doi:10.1080/15555240.2018.1553622

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Workplace friendships among social work, counseling, and human service educators: Exploring the impact of sexual orientation and friendships in workplace empowerment

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Workplace friendships among social work, counseling, and human service educators: Exploring the impact of sexual orientation and friendships in workplace empowerment

Trevor G Gates, Telvis Rich and Ruben Blackwood

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, Vol.34(1), pp.20-37

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2018.1553622

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educators

empowerment

higher education

lesbian

gay

bisexual

social work

counseling

human services

workplace

friendships

UniSC Diversity Area - LGBTIQ+ and Community

Workplace friendships are deliberate bonds between people in the workplace in which various degrees of confidence, care, emotional support, solidarity, honesty, and trust are shared. For lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) academics in higher education, such friendships may be particularly important as sources of social and institutional support. In this study, the authors examine the relationship between workplace friendships and workplace empowerment among a sample (N¼204) of LGB and non-LGB educators in social work, counseling, and human services. The findings, taken from this sample of university educators, indicate that sexual orientation and workplace friendship opportunities can predict workplace empowerment. Implications of the study are that workplace behavioral health practice and research that supports LGB and non-LGB workers in developing meaningful relationships at work can positively impact the higher education workplace.

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Title: Workplace friendships among social work, counseling, and human service educators: Exploring the impact of sexual orientation and friendships in workplace empowerment
Authors: Trevor G Gates (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
Telvis Rich (Author) - Kean University, United States
Ruben Blackwood (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Social Sciences
Publication details: Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, Vol.34(1), pp.20-37
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2018.1553622
ISSN: 1555-5240
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450774302621
Output Type: Journal article

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