Little is known about how students understand anti-racism and anti-oppression, which are crucial features of social work. This study explored how social work students perceive anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice. After analyzing 57 student papers, preliminary thematic findings indicate that students struggled to define, explain and apply anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
1. Participants will recognize the challenges related to teaching about anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice.
2. Participants will examine the study findings in light of their own experience in social work education.
3. Participants will appraise the need for future research in this area.
