Abstract
Oftentimes, social work education is in denial of its seductive and pervasive relationship with White Supremacy, as if it is exempt in power relations rooted in racial formation. The present paper investigates the historical legacy of racial formation within the United States context and its inception in the field of social work. This paper provides comprehensive definitions of the key terms used in teaching social work practice from an anti-racist social justice lens. Whiteness theory is used to highlight the way social work has perpetuated White Supremacy in the evolution of the profession and Black feminist standpoint is used to examine the experiences of non-White women as they interface with racist and oppressive social systems. I advocate for the use of a social justice pedagogy in social work education to help students think critically and reflectively about their future practice to better understand the oppressive power structures in many of today’s agencies, organizations, and institutions.
Highlights
Oftentimes, social work education is in denial of its seductive and pervasive relationship with White Supremacy, as if it is exempt in power relations rooted in racial formation
Social work education is informed by the values of neoliberalism: a system of social governance where the ideals and needs of capitalism have been embraced by the state which has largely withdrawn from regulatory practices controlling companies, corporations, and entrepreneurs in the United States and globally
The current paper provides a critical perspective of the historical legacy from the 1400s to the present day to further examine the intersection of racial formation and social work
Summary
Oftentimes, social work education is in denial of its seductive and pervasive relationship with White Supremacy, as if it is exempt in power relations rooted in racial formation. The following section provides an overview of this historical legacy from the 1400s to the present day to examine the intersection of racial formation and social work in greater depth while making the case for the need for social justice education pedagogies in the training of social workers in New York State and beyond.
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