Infusing Social Justice into Social Science Practice
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 240
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Copyright: 2024
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Social science practice professions continually seek ways to infuse the work with social justice perspectives and approaches. The aim of this kind of infusion goes beyond being descriptive. It seeks to provide guidance and practical methods for practitioners. Practitioners want to incorporate social justice thinking and methods into their work. Likewise, many who teach want to structure course design to facilitate the intentional integration of socially just approaches for practitioners.
This textbook offers strategies for practitioners and educators who are looking to integrate social justice approaches into their work. They may find these strategies beneficial for decolonizing practice injustices. Additionally, the text is organized to address the PAR DEI principles of social justice: Power analysis, Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Intersectionality.
Author Bios
Introduction
Unit 1: Social Justice Principle: Power Analysis
Chapter 1: From Trauma to Triumph—The Practice of Power
Emilio Burmejo and Janet Hernandez
Chapter 2: Power Analysis Demystified
Jacqueline T. Dyer and Kendra Flores-Carter
Unit 2: Social Justice Principle: Antiracism
Chapter 3: Decolonizing: The Story of Whom?
Vilna Tejeda, Jacqueline T. Dyer, and Diana Franco
Chapter 4: DEIPAR Deeper: A Curricular Social Justice Framework and Culturally Responsive Evaluative Tool
Jacqueline T. Dyer and Melinda Gushwa
Chapter 5: Moving Past White Fear: Optimizing Learning by Addressing Racialized Discomfort in the Classroom
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Julia Burns, and Melissa Earle
Unit 3: Social Justice Principle: Diversity
Chapter 6: Teaching as Practice: The All Voices Model
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Vilna Tejeda, and Diana Franco
Chapter 7: Addressing Uncomfortable Conversations in Practice
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Kendra Flores-Carter, and Carmela Daniels
Unit 4: Social Justice Principle: Equity
Chapter 8: A Deconstruction Approach to Decolonization
Jacqueline T. Dyer and Kendra Flores-Carter
Chapter 9: Policy Advocacy as Practice in the Context of the Social Determinants of Health
Carolyn Rodgers
Chapter 10: Socially Just Psychoeducation with Communities of Color
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Kendra Flores-Carter, Maritza Bojorquez, and Lizbeth Gaona
Unit 5: Social Justice Principle: Inclusion
Chapter 11: Rethinking Inclusion: More Than Just a Seat at the Table
Abdul-Rasheed Ajayi, Aldric Horton, Jr., and Jacqueline T. Dyer
Chapter 12: Assessing Community Needs
Dretona Maddox
Chapter 13: Cultural Humility as an Antioppressive and Ethical Approach to Practice
Kendra Flores-Carter, Jacqueline T. Dyer, Maria Hu, and Jasmine Smith
Unit 6: Social Justice Principle: Intersectionality
Chapter 14: Intersectionality: An Overview for Practice
Erica McIntosh
Chapter 15: The Intersection of Faith and Intimate Partner Violence
Nicole Arkadie
Chapter 16: Understanding Invisible Identities and Practice Concerns
Erica McIntosh
Dr. Jacqueline T. Dyer is the D.S.W. program director at Simmons University and associate professor of practice. She developed the DEIPAR social justice framework used in the program as a tool for shaping social justice assessments. As a social worker for over 30 years, Dr. Dyer has worked in direct mental health counseling practice, community outreach and advocacy, program development and leadership, and academic leadership. Her research and scholarly interests include clergy compassion fatigue, historical trauma, and intimate partner violence in faith communities, and she has published on these topics. She has served as a clinical supervisor in secular and Christian agencies and a volunteer facilitator for a Christian domestic violence support group. Dr. Dyer presents professionally and in the community at the intersections of mental health and faith and maintains a community-based private practice. She taught at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, where she oversaw the mental health program at the Boston campus. Dr. Dyer tells people that she was born a social worker and loves to teach.
Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter is a published author, California Baptist University associate professor of social work, and codirector of the Center for Community Engagement and Social Innovation. She is an Arrowhead Regional Medical Center institutional review board member. Her research focuses on Black maternal health experiences, health disparities, equity in healthcare, and social determinants of health impacting Black women and children. She serves on several advisory boards, including Fontana, California Police Chief’s Roundtable, and Black Infant Health. Dr. Flores-Carter is cochair of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) African Americans and the African Diaspora Track and was appointed as a new member of CSWE, Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity. Dr. Flores-Carter is passionate about international social work and recently partnered with the University of Belize to plan the first social work research conference in Belize, Central America.
Social science practice professions continually seek ways to infuse the work with social justice perspectives and approaches. The aim of this kind of infusion goes beyond being descriptive. It seeks to provide guidance and practical methods for practitioners. Practitioners want to incorporate social justice thinking and methods into their work. Likewise, many who teach want to structure course design to facilitate the intentional integration of socially just approaches for practitioners.
This textbook offers strategies for practitioners and educators who are looking to integrate social justice approaches into their work. They may find these strategies beneficial for decolonizing practice injustices. Additionally, the text is organized to address the PAR DEI principles of social justice: Power analysis, Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Intersectionality.
Author Bios
Introduction
Unit 1: Social Justice Principle: Power Analysis
Chapter 1: From Trauma to Triumph—The Practice of Power
Emilio Burmejo and Janet Hernandez
Chapter 2: Power Analysis Demystified
Jacqueline T. Dyer and Kendra Flores-Carter
Unit 2: Social Justice Principle: Antiracism
Chapter 3: Decolonizing: The Story of Whom?
Vilna Tejeda, Jacqueline T. Dyer, and Diana Franco
Chapter 4: DEIPAR Deeper: A Curricular Social Justice Framework and Culturally Responsive Evaluative Tool
Jacqueline T. Dyer and Melinda Gushwa
Chapter 5: Moving Past White Fear: Optimizing Learning by Addressing Racialized Discomfort in the Classroom
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Julia Burns, and Melissa Earle
Unit 3: Social Justice Principle: Diversity
Chapter 6: Teaching as Practice: The All Voices Model
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Vilna Tejeda, and Diana Franco
Chapter 7: Addressing Uncomfortable Conversations in Practice
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Kendra Flores-Carter, and Carmela Daniels
Unit 4: Social Justice Principle: Equity
Chapter 8: A Deconstruction Approach to Decolonization
Jacqueline T. Dyer and Kendra Flores-Carter
Chapter 9: Policy Advocacy as Practice in the Context of the Social Determinants of Health
Carolyn Rodgers
Chapter 10: Socially Just Psychoeducation with Communities of Color
Jacqueline T. Dyer, Kendra Flores-Carter, Maritza Bojorquez, and Lizbeth Gaona
Unit 5: Social Justice Principle: Inclusion
Chapter 11: Rethinking Inclusion: More Than Just a Seat at the Table
Abdul-Rasheed Ajayi, Aldric Horton, Jr., and Jacqueline T. Dyer
Chapter 12: Assessing Community Needs
Dretona Maddox
Chapter 13: Cultural Humility as an Antioppressive and Ethical Approach to Practice
Kendra Flores-Carter, Jacqueline T. Dyer, Maria Hu, and Jasmine Smith
Unit 6: Social Justice Principle: Intersectionality
Chapter 14: Intersectionality: An Overview for Practice
Erica McIntosh
Chapter 15: The Intersection of Faith and Intimate Partner Violence
Nicole Arkadie
Chapter 16: Understanding Invisible Identities and Practice Concerns
Erica McIntosh
Dr. Jacqueline T. Dyer is the D.S.W. program director at Simmons University and associate professor of practice. She developed the DEIPAR social justice framework used in the program as a tool for shaping social justice assessments. As a social worker for over 30 years, Dr. Dyer has worked in direct mental health counseling practice, community outreach and advocacy, program development and leadership, and academic leadership. Her research and scholarly interests include clergy compassion fatigue, historical trauma, and intimate partner violence in faith communities, and she has published on these topics. She has served as a clinical supervisor in secular and Christian agencies and a volunteer facilitator for a Christian domestic violence support group. Dr. Dyer presents professionally and in the community at the intersections of mental health and faith and maintains a community-based private practice. She taught at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, where she oversaw the mental health program at the Boston campus. Dr. Dyer tells people that she was born a social worker and loves to teach.
Dr. Kendra Flores-Carter is a published author, California Baptist University associate professor of social work, and codirector of the Center for Community Engagement and Social Innovation. She is an Arrowhead Regional Medical Center institutional review board member. Her research focuses on Black maternal health experiences, health disparities, equity in healthcare, and social determinants of health impacting Black women and children. She serves on several advisory boards, including Fontana, California Police Chief’s Roundtable, and Black Infant Health. Dr. Flores-Carter is cochair of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) African Americans and the African Diaspora Track and was appointed as a new member of CSWE, Council on Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Diversity. Dr. Flores-Carter is passionate about international social work and recently partnered with the University of Belize to plan the first social work research conference in Belize, Central America.