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  • A Strengths-Based Multidisciplinary Leadership Team: A Case Study in an Urban Middle SchoolGo to article: A Strengths-Based Multidisciplinary Leadership Team: A Case Study in an Urban Middle School

    A Strengths-Based Multidisciplinary Leadership Team: A Case Study in an Urban Middle School

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    Background:

    For school leaders challenged with meeting the needs of students, staff, parents, and community members, strengths-based leadership approaches have proven beneficial in accomplishing goals of teacher/staff development, addressing school climate, improving relationships between parents and school, and planning interventions for student success. The purpose of the present study is: (a) to offer a description of a multidisciplinary leadership team that employs a school social worker as a school administrator in a sixth–eighth grade middle school; (b) to identify the social worker's view of the strenghs-based approach and how this influences her administrative role; and (c) to consider whether the social worker’s unique skills are valued by others in the school community, when the social worker is a member of the school’s leadership team.

    Methods:

    A case study approach was used in this study.

    Results:

    The study identifies key areas in which school leadership can be informed and opportunities for further research on how multidisciplinary teams using strengths-based approaches in intervention could prove beneficial to K–12 educational reform.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Revisiting Zero Tolerance Policy in Public Schools: The Case for Wraparound Services, Community Partnerships, and Antiracist Policies in Alternative SchoolingGo to article: Revisiting Zero Tolerance Policy in Public Schools: The Case for Wraparound Services, Community Partnerships, and Antiracist Policies in Alternative Schooling

    Revisiting Zero Tolerance Policy in Public Schools: The Case for Wraparound Services, Community Partnerships, and Antiracist Policies in Alternative Schooling

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    Background

    The disparities and inequalities that exists in the education system are perpetuated through behavioral alternative schools (BASs). It is suggested that assignment to a BAS does not significantly improve students' grades but rather leads primarily Black impoverished students through the school-to-prison pipeline.

    Objective

    Although BASs have existed for more than four decades and continue to enroll annually large populations of America's students, implications for policy, practice, and future research remain relevant.

    Methods

    This review offers a brief history of BASs and zero tolerance policy (ZTP) in public schools.

    Findings

    The review offers ZTP recommendations for policy restoration and provides an outline of a four-step process for implementing ZTP fairly and equally.

    Conclusions

    Moving current alternative schools into self-directed learning with social and community supports, not only promotes social justice, but also allows for restoration of ZTP to focus on the undeniable need to keep children of all races safe in school.

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    Urban Social Work
  • What Is Safety to You? Determining an Inductive Conceptualization of Neighborhood Safety Through Centering the Voices of Community ResidentsGo to article: What Is Safety to You? Determining an Inductive Conceptualization of Neighborhood Safety Through Centering the Voices of Community Residents

    What Is Safety to You? Determining an Inductive Conceptualization of Neighborhood Safety Through Centering the Voices of Community Residents

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    Background

    Inductive explorations of neighborhood safety are a notable gap in neighborhood effects research. Thus, the current study explores resident definitions of safety and safety threats in urban, suburban, and rural communities.

    Objective

    To reveal urban residents’ phenomenological conceptualizations of neighborhood safety and perceptions of law enforcement as a safety support and/or a safety threat.

    Methods

    The researchers conducted semi-structured focus groups with community residents across three counties to gather evidence of what makes them feel safe and unsafe in their communities.

    Findings/Conclusions

    Thematic analysis generated five themes of what makes residents feel safe, what they perceived are safety threats, and what they believe law enforcement officers do to promote safety. The article concludes with implications for urban social work practice and research.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Global Learning Among Undergraduate Social Work Students at Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesGo to article: Global Learning Among Undergraduate Social Work Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

    Global Learning Among Undergraduate Social Work Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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    While global learning among undergraduate students of color has slightly increased over the past decade, there are major research gaps regarding students of color attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), more specifically, the number of undergraduate students of color majoring in social work. The primary goal of this article is to discuss barriers that may prevent students of color who attend HBCUs from participating in global learning experiences. Also, provided in this article is a discussion regarding a Global Learning Visits Program within an undergrduate social work program at Bowie State University, an HBCU, which can serve as a model to assist students with addressing and overcoming barriers in order to take advantage of study abroad learning opportunities.

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    Urban Social Work
  • A Meta-Theoretical Framework for Understanding Educational Disparities Affecting Black Youth in the United States: Implications for Social WorkGo to article: A Meta-Theoretical Framework for Understanding Educational Disparities Affecting Black Youth in the United States: Implications for Social Work

    A Meta-Theoretical Framework for Understanding Educational Disparities Affecting Black Youth in the United States: Implications for Social Work

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    Background

    Black youth are disproportionately disadvantaged in nearly every indicator of academic performance.

    Objective

    This analysis seeks to understand the role of racism in the genesis of educational disparities affecting Black youth.

    Methods

    Drawing from structural functionalism, modern capitalism, and critical race theory, we provide a meta-theoretical framework to explore the underpinnings of racial disparities that disadvantage Black youth in U.S. public schools.

    Findings

    This meta-theoretical framework suggests a critical need to examine the history of racism as well as the social, political, and economic structure of the U.S. to understand the educational disparities affecting Black youth.

    Conclusion

    Social work professionals can use this meta-theoretical framework to inform research, policy, and practice addressing educational disparities and ultimately create more equitable, fair, and just school environments.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Developing Leaders, Building Collaborations, and Addressing Social Justice: One Historically Black College and University's ExperienceGo to article: Developing Leaders, Building Collaborations, and Addressing Social Justice: One Historically Black College and University's Experience

    Developing Leaders, Building Collaborations, and Addressing Social Justice: One Historically Black College and University's Experience

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    To address the challenges present in urban communities and develop social work leaders who are equipped to confront a myriad of social and economic justice issues, Coppin State University established the Dr. Dorothy I. Height Center for the Advancement of Social Justice (DHC). Housed in the Department of Social Work, the DHC is a community-based resource whose mission is to heighten awareness regarding national and international human rights and social justice issues that impact marginalized communities. The DHC utilizes social work interns who focus on community engagement as operationalized via social justice–related advocacy, research and education initiatives. This article will highlight the experiences of these student interns and the impact of the internship on their development in the areas of social justice and leadership.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Integrating Substance Use Disorder Education at an Urban Historically Black College and University: Development of a Social Work Addiction Training CurriculumGo to article: Integrating Substance Use Disorder Education at an Urban Historically Black College and University: Development of a Social Work Addiction Training Curriculum

    Integrating Substance Use Disorder Education at an Urban Historically Black College and University: Development of a Social Work Addiction Training Curriculum

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    Substance use disorders continue to have adverse consequences for a significant number of individuals and families. Despite the increasing need for behavioral health clinical social work practitioners trained to effectively work with this population, social work programs continue to lag behind in providing courses, which will adequately address this need. According to the Council of Social Work Education, approximately 4.7% of accredited social work programs had one or more required course offerings related to addressing substance use disorders. The purpose of this article is to address the identified gap by describing the development of a content-specific curriculum related to addressing substance use disorders while also providing a working framework for other Master of Social Work programs to consider.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Sexual Risk Behaviors, Perceived Future Life Chances, and Leisure Activities Among Black Youth in One Urban CityGo to article: Sexual Risk Behaviors, Perceived Future Life Chances, and Leisure Activities Among Black Youth in One Urban City

    Sexual Risk Behaviors, Perceived Future Life Chances, and Leisure Activities Among Black Youth in One Urban City

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    Objective

    Black youth continue to experience persistent sexual health disparities that can adversely impact their lives. There is a dearth of research examining adolescent sexual health and the role of perceived life chances and leisure activities.

    Methods

    This study uses data from Wave 3 of the Birmingham Youth Violence Study (BYVS) to explore these variables among urban Black youth (N = 404).

    Results

    Key findings support the role of certain leisure activities and improved life chances with regard to sexual risk behaviors. Greater time in social leisure activities was associated with earlier sexual initiation and more sexual partners whereas academic and media leisure activities were linked to delayed sexual initiation.

    Conclusion

    This study underscores the importance of leisure activities in prevention and intervention approaches for urban youth.

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    Urban Social Work
  • A Critical Race Perspective of Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Males in the United States: Implications for Social WorkGo to article: A Critical Race Perspective of Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Males in the United States: Implications for Social Work

    A Critical Race Perspective of Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Males in the United States: Implications for Social Work

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    Recent high-profile killings of unarmed Black males underscore a stark reality in America: though Black men have the same constitutional rights as all other citizens of the United States, in practice their rights are often violated. The negative stereotype that all Black males are criminals has created an environment that perpetuates the killing of unarmed Black males by police officers as justifiable self-defense. In this article, critical race theory (CRT) provides a theoretical lens to examine and understand the persistent racism underlying the social inequities that have been thrust upon Black males in the United States of America. The authors conclude with implications and recommendations for social work education.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Reflexivity, Ethics, and Divergent Perspectives: A Transformational Journey of Social Work EducatorsGo to article: Reflexivity, Ethics, and Divergent Perspectives: A Transformational Journey of Social Work Educators

    Reflexivity, Ethics, and Divergent Perspectives: A Transformational Journey of Social Work Educators

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    Using classroom vignettes, this article portrays the experiences of four White social work educators with minority-view inclusion and conflict management that is a result of divergent perspectives in the classroom. The use of reflexivity is explored as a strategy for understanding educators' biases and assumptions in teaching. In addition, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics is applied as it refers to helping social work students learn to think critically to meet the needs and rights of clients and to address social inequalities, diversity, privilege, and oppression. The authors provide recommendations based on their experiences and reflections.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Use of the Ecomap and Cultural Ecogram in Strengthening Healthcare Services for Urban African American Grandparents With Diabetes Type 2: A Case ApplicationGo to article: Use of the Ecomap and Cultural Ecogram in Strengthening Healthcare Services for Urban African American Grandparents With Diabetes Type 2: A Case Application

    Use of the Ecomap and Cultural Ecogram in Strengthening Healthcare Services for Urban African American Grandparents With Diabetes Type 2: A Case Application

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    The purpose of this article is to present an application of two tools the ecomap (Hartman, 1995) and cultural ecogram (Yasui, 2015) used sequentially so that it may help in the process of assisting health professionals in determining ways to improve culturally informed, instead of culturally competent healthcare provision. Both tools have been developed in the context of clinical delivery of social services, have some known research that points to the benefits of their use in health and mental healthcare (Lloyd, 2005), but have not yet been applied to promoting the cultural sensitivity with awareness in healthcare management of diabetes type 2 with urban African American grandparents who are caretakers of children.

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    Urban Social Work
  • To Empowerment and ConnectionsGo to article: To Empowerment and Connections

    To Empowerment and Connections

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  • Community Resident Voices Empowered: Exploring Public Housing Resident Needs and Assets Through a Qualitative LensGo to article: Community Resident Voices Empowered: Exploring Public Housing Resident Needs and Assets Through a Qualitative Lens

    Community Resident Voices Empowered: Exploring Public Housing Resident Needs and Assets Through a Qualitative Lens

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    Incorporating residents’ voices in needs assessments and decision-making activities affecting public housing initiatives is supported by various research. This approach of increasing communal empowerment and growth informed a needs and assets assessment to support an urban community center servicing ethnically and culturally diverse public housing residents. This study employed qualitative methods to gather insights from focus group participants about their perceived needs of the community. The data gathered from the focus groups provided an opportunity for community voices to expand on understanding the assets and needs of the community. The five themes that emerged in the focus group discussion were: (1) Yearning for home and community; (2) Appreciation for diversity; (3) Conditions supporting human dignity; (4) Continual growth of programs & affordability; and (5) Emphasis on trust. These insights support the importance of including community voice for future programming, policies, and research.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities' and Hispanic-Serving Institutions' Contributions to Social Work EducationGo to article: Historically Black Colleges and Universities' and Hispanic-Serving Institutions' Contributions to Social Work Education

    Historically Black Colleges and Universities' and Hispanic-Serving Institutions' Contributions to Social Work Education

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    The establishment of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) dates back over 150 years, during a period in history when White institutions denied African Americans access to education. HBCUs made the education of Black people their primary mission, which affected the lives of millions of people around the world (Hopps, 2007; Williams & Ashley, 2004). Subsequently, HBCUs' establishment in and of itself incorporates the fundamental and foundational social work core values established by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Historically, the training of social workers at HBCUs embodies NASW core values: integrity, dignity, worth of an individual, and social justice.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: An Historical AnalysisGo to article: Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: An Historical Analysis

    Inequality in U.S. Social Policy: An Historical Analysis

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    Urban Social Work
  • Fathering Despite Perpetual Penalties: Examining Fathers’ Involvement Amidst the Collateral Consequences of Previous Criminal Justice InvolvementGo to article: Fathering Despite Perpetual Penalties: Examining Fathers’ Involvement Amidst the Collateral Consequences of Previous Criminal Justice Involvement

    Fathering Despite Perpetual Penalties: Examining Fathers’ Involvement Amidst the Collateral Consequences of Previous Criminal Justice Involvement

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    Background: The role that fathers play in the lives of their families, particularly, the lives of children, is vitally important. Research has found positive associations between father involvement and factors, such as infant cognitive outcomes, children’s school-readiness where levels of mothers’ supportiveness are low, better socioemotional, and academic functioning in children. Black males, many who are fathers, are disproportionately overrepresented within the criminal justice system. High incarceration rates have significant economic and social impacts on families and communities. Objective: This article examines differences in father involvement among Black fathers with criminal records and explores relationships between fathers’ involvement, the amount of time served in jail, fathers’ employment status, and fathers’ education levels. Method: Secondary analysis of the third wave of Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing (FFCW) public-use dataset was used for this article. The FFCW study follows a panel or cohort of 4,700 children born to unwed (3,600) and married (1,100) parents. The Fragile Families study employed a stratified random sample of 75 hospitals across 20 U.S. cities with populations over 200,000. Findings: The results of the analyses found (a) that the time served in jail had no effect on fathers’ involvement, (b) no statistically significant differences in fathers’ involvement based on fathers’ education level, and (c) fathers who were working were more engaged in the lives of their children, as compared to fathers who were not working and under correctional supervision. Conclusion: This article’s exploration of differences and relationships between father involvement and socioeconomic variables among Black fathers with criminal records further demystifies the complexities of fragile family compositions and circumstances while informing future policy, practices, and research.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Intentional Weaving of Critical Race Theory Into an MSW Program in a Hispanic-Serving InstitutionGo to article: Intentional Weaving of Critical Race Theory Into an MSW Program in a Hispanic-Serving Institution

    Intentional Weaving of Critical Race Theory Into an MSW Program in a Hispanic-Serving Institution

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    Hispanic-serving institutions' (HSIs') settings for social work programs present a unique challenge as a context for implementing social work programs due to their unique mandate to serve Hispanic students. Moreover, this context invites innovative and “out of the box” programmatic ideals that address social justice values. This article presents an example of the implementation of critical race theory to frame a social work program at a medium-sized university in Southern California. Testimonios, a LatCrit empirical method, is used in this article to tell the story from the perspective of two of the founding faculty.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Does America Make You Sick? A Critical Perspective on the Black Immigrant ParadoxGo to article: Does America Make You Sick? A Critical Perspective on the Black Immigrant Paradox

    Does America Make You Sick? A Critical Perspective on the Black Immigrant Paradox

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    The health trajectory of Black immigrants receives little attention in minority health discourse despite Black immigrants representing a notable share of the Black population. One aspect of their health that requires increased attention is the immigrant health paradox. This draws attention to the deteriorating outcomes of immigrants as they assimilate into the host country. Although a few scholars have acknowledged the role of race in this trajectory, few have examined it from a critical perspective. This article embraces critical race theory to argue that racial processes intersect with other forms of structural oppression to produce the immigrant health paradox. An understanding of this health trajectory of Black immigrants is instructive in understanding the impact of race on minority health.

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    Urban Social Work
  • Families in the Urban Environment: Understanding Resilience, by Jason Anthony PlummerGo to article: Families in the Urban Environment: Understanding Resilience, by Jason Anthony Plummer

    Families in the Urban Environment: Understanding Resilience, by Jason Anthony Plummer

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  • Introduction to the Special Issue: Ubuntu—I Am Because We Are!Go to article: Introduction to the Special Issue: Ubuntu—I Am Because We Are!

    Introduction to the Special Issue: Ubuntu—I Am Because We Are!

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  • Psychosocial Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Preadolescent African American YouthGo to article: Psychosocial Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Preadolescent African American Youth

    Psychosocial Correlates of Depressive Symptoms Among Preadolescent African American Youth

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    The present study seeks to explore the correlations of depressive symptoms among African American youth. The sample included 118 African American preadolescents (age range: 9–12, M = 10.54; SD = 1.02) living in an urban environment. The sample was primarily female (64.4%, n = 76) and in the 4th grade (43.2%, n = 51). Depressive symptoms were negatively associated with spiritual well-being, self-esteem and positively associated with exposure to violence and bullying. This study identified correlations as well as predictors of depressive symptoms. The predictors include spiritual well-being, bullying, exposure to violence, and self-esteem. These findings documented individual and social level psychosocial factors as an important determinant of depressive symptoms. Furthermore, these findings provided needed empirical evidence documenting factors that affect depressive symptoms among African American children.

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  • Case Management and Employment Training Outcomes for Welfare-Reliant African American and Latinx Women Heads of HouseholdGo to article: Case Management and Employment Training Outcomes for Welfare-Reliant African American and Latinx Women Heads of Household

    Case Management and Employment Training Outcomes for Welfare-Reliant African American and Latinx Women Heads of Household

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    Background

    Case management has historically been a pillar in the social work profession, and has never been more pertinent than it is with recipients of the federal program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. There is a chasm of biblical proportions, however, when the case management ideals are compared with the realities “on the ground.”

    Objective

    The study examines welfare-reliant women heads of household (N = 30) to assess their experiences and outcomes in a welfare-to-work program designed to prepare them for employment opportunities.

    Methods

    A purposive sample was used for data collection and included longitudinal survey analysis. A Structured Interview Schedule Welfare-to-Work Success Index (WSI) were the primary data collection instruments.

    Findings

    Fifty-seven percent of the respondents were African American and 43% were Latinx women. The mean age of the African American and Latinx cohorts were 32.7 and 37.5, respectively. The vast majority of both groups were single heads of household. Sixty percent of the African American women were high school graduates versus 39% of the Latinx women. Twelve of the original 30 respondents found a job, with the African American cohort faring slightly better, in terms of salary, work hours, and duration of employment. Fringe benefits were not received by any of the study respondents who succeeded in finding employment.

    Conclusions

    Respondents had an unusually high number of case managers assigned to them, with limited success in finding meaningful jobs. Implications are discussed regarding case manager training, retention, the effectiveness of interventions with welfare-reliant clientele, and accountability.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Transportation Infrastructure as a Social Justice Issue: Mixed Methods Analysis of a Suburban BoomtownGo to article: Transportation Infrastructure as a Social Justice Issue: Mixed Methods Analysis of a Suburban Boomtown

    Transportation Infrastructure as a Social Justice Issue: Mixed Methods Analysis of a Suburban Boomtown

    Article

    This sequential, mixed methods study assessed economic growth and transportation infrastructure development in a suburban Texas boomtown, where population growth exceeded 100% over a 20-year-period. Researchers applied empowerment theory to investigate and compare how environmental justice (EJ) and non-EJ residents perceive the growth. Results from 200 surveys and four focus groups were analyzed and paired with GIS mapping. Findings confirmed incongruence between transportation infrastructure development and economic growth, suggesting a lack of intentional planning, with the consequence of reinforcing societal inequities. Findings underscore need for innovative and inclusive urban planning in the context of rapid growth.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Transformations of the Self: Learning From the Experiences of Returned Citizens Participating in Peer Mentor Support TrainingGo to article: Transformations of the Self: Learning From the Experiences of Returned Citizens Participating in Peer Mentor Support Training

    Transformations of the Self: Learning From the Experiences of Returned Citizens Participating in Peer Mentor Support Training

    Article

    The integration of peer mentors with a history of incarceration is a strengths-based intervention, primarily emerging within large urban U.S. cities. The Credible Messenger Institute is an innovative training program that aims to prepare adults who were formerly incarcerated to mentor justice-involved youth. Through two focus groups, this study explored the change experiences of 11 peer mentors who participated in the 6-week training. Data analysis revealed five themes and one subtheme that identified the change outcomes and the conditions and relationships that supported internal change. Findings suggest that relationships and specific conditions were critical factors in supporting the peer mentor's identity change process. Implications and recommendations for practice and future research on peer mentor interventions with justice-involved populations are provided.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • The Work Continues: Highlighting FatherhoodGo to article: The Work Continues: Highlighting Fatherhood

    The Work Continues: Highlighting Fatherhood

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • I Need to “Man Up” and Be Accountable: Generativity, Positive Transformations, and the Freddie Gray Uprising of 2015Go to article: I Need to “Man Up” and Be Accountable: Generativity, Positive Transformations, and the Freddie Gray Uprising of 2015

    I Need to “Man Up” and Be Accountable: Generativity, Positive Transformations, and the Freddie Gray Uprising of 2015

    Article

    Background

    This study explored how selected returning citizens in Baltimore, Maryland, who experienced the Freddie Gray Uprising of 2015 (the Uprising) quelled community violence, stopped looting, and cleaned up the community in the aftermath of the unrest. These men, who had been incarcerated for between 5 and 20 years, provided narratives that expressed how they made meaning of their experiences during and after the Uprising. Their actions spanned the spectrum of helping through relational actions such as mentoring to helping through political action, advocacy, or civic actions such as cleaning up the neighborhood.

    Objective

    The focus of this study was on the effects of the Uprising as a means for studying whether civic engagement can influence or change how returning citizens integrate back into their communities.

    Methods

    Exploratory qualitative narrative research methods were used to investigate the life stories of returning citizens (i.e., individuals who were formerly under the supervision of the criminal justice system) and who also experienced the Uprising.

    Conclusion

    There were differences in reoffending among participants following the Freddie Gray Uprising of 2015. Participants who helped through relational actions and political actions were more likely to report reoffending post-Uprising than those who helped through civic actions.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • “I Can’t Even Wear a Simple Dress in Peace”: A Digital Ethnography of Black Adolescent Female Experiences Navigating Gender-Based ViolenceGo to article: “I Can’t Even Wear a Simple Dress in Peace”: A Digital Ethnography of Black Adolescent Female Experiences Navigating Gender-Based Violence

    “I Can’t Even Wear a Simple Dress in Peace”: A Digital Ethnography of Black Adolescent Female Experiences Navigating Gender-Based Violence

    Article

    Background

    This study explored how Black females make meaning of their experiences with threats of sexual and gender-based violence while navigating urban community contexts using the framework of intersectionality.

    Objectives

    Data derived from podcast episodes of audiorecorded focus group and dyad discussions were guided by two central aims: (a) how Black adolescent females describe their daily experiences living in an urban community, and (b) understand Black adolescent female perceptions of other peoples’ perspectives of their realities.

    Methods

    Digital ethnographic methods were used to examine podcast episodes. Findings: Findings were categorized across three themes: attracting unwanted attention; feelings of limited occupational opportunities; and coping strategies related to sexual assault.

    Conclusion

    Overall, Black adolescent females discuss their daily strategies and thought processes as a means of survival within the urban context. Social work implications are discussed.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Social Work Practice With LGBTQIA Populations: An Interactional Perspective, edited by Claire L. DenteGo to article: Social Work Practice With LGBTQIA Populations: An Interactional Perspective, edited by Claire L. Dente

    Social Work Practice With LGBTQIA Populations: An Interactional Perspective, edited by Claire L. Dente

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Teaching Activism as a Pre-Tenured Black Male Faculty Member in White AcademeGo to article: Teaching Activism as a Pre-Tenured Black Male Faculty Member in White Academe

    Teaching Activism as a Pre-Tenured Black Male Faculty Member in White Academe

    Article

    Background

    Students and faculty of color are demanding action to the recent racially charged incidents across campuses of higher education.

    Objective

    As a Black male academician and social work practitioner, activism is at the forefront of my work to educate students and contextualize the intersecting identities of those existing at the margins. Therefore, in order to create livable spaces that acknowledge and value marginalized bodies, a critical social-justice informed pedagogy must be implemented to raise consciousness and create awareness among students, Black people, and historically excluded communities.

    Methods

    Using the frameworks of Crenshaw's (1991) notion of intersectionality and Freire's (1972) concept of domesticating and liberating education as a theoretical guide, this article aims to elucidate the plexus of my identity as a Black male faculty member with that of the evolving discourse around the #BlackLivesMatter (BLM) movement and the challenging influence on my lectures within a White postsecondary institution.

    Conclusion

    Implications for social work practice and education will be discussed.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Forensic Social Work: Psychosocial and Legal Issues Across Diverse Populations and Settings, by T. Maschi and G. S. LeibowitzGo to article: Forensic Social Work: Psychosocial and Legal Issues Across Diverse Populations and Settings, by T. Maschi and G. S. Leibowitz

    Forensic Social Work: Psychosocial and Legal Issues Across Diverse Populations and Settings, by T. Maschi and G. S. Leibowitz

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • An Integrative Pedagogical Model for the Teaching of Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work Education: The Integrative Sociopolitical and Psychological Analysis ModelGo to article: An Integrative Pedagogical Model for the Teaching of Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work Education: The Integrative Sociopolitical and Psychological Analysis Model

    An Integrative Pedagogical Model for the Teaching of Diversity and Social Justice in Social Work Education: The Integrative Sociopolitical and Psychological Analysis Model

    Article

    Social work students need to learn how to synthesize sociopolitical and psychological theories into an integrative practice approach if they are to become effective agents of social change and social justice. Academic resources used to scaffold these skills oftentimes implicitly presume that the social worker is white and the client is “other”—Hispanic, African American, and so forth. The integrated sociopolitical and psychological analysis model, ISPA, presented and applied herein to the analysis of societal racism, provides an integrative framework for the teaching and practice of social work and social justice. The model promotes the decolonization of social work educational spaces, while providing Hispanic and African American social work students with an integrated framework that decenters “whiteness” and examines its individual and societal effects.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Expanding Strengths-Based Urban Social Work: Distinctive Approaches to Serving Diverse CommunitiesGo to article: Expanding Strengths-Based Urban Social Work: Distinctive Approaches to Serving Diverse Communities

    Expanding Strengths-Based Urban Social Work: Distinctive Approaches to Serving Diverse Communities

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Rap Music Perceptions: A Content Validation Study of the Rap-Music Attitude and Perception ScaleGo to article: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Rap Music Perceptions: A Content Validation Study of the Rap-Music Attitude and Perception Scale

    The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Rap Music Perceptions: A Content Validation Study of the Rap-Music Attitude and Perception Scale

    Article

    Objectives

    This study examines the content validity of a newly developed measure, the Rap-Music Attitude and Perception (RAP) scale.

    Methods

    Utilizing data from a racially diverse sample of undergraduate college students (N = 871), this investigation highlights an underutilized mixed method, qualitative–quantitative scale development approach, while investigating relationships between race, gender, and rap music views.

    Findings

    Results indicate overlap between themes identified in participants' qualitative responses and RAP scale items. Furthermore, there were several within and between (race and gender) group differences in the endorsement of RAP scale items.

    Conclusions

    Implications of these results support the utility of the RAP for examining perceptions of rap music and provide insight into how the intersection of race and gender relates to hip-hop music themes.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Women of Color and Work–Life Balance in an Urban Environment: What Is Reality?Go to article: Women of Color and Work–Life Balance in an Urban Environment: What Is Reality?

    Women of Color and Work–Life Balance in an Urban Environment: What Is Reality?

    Article

    Background:

    Work–life balance is a significant issue for women of color in an urban environment whether one is engaged in academia, traditional work, remote/dispersed work, or entrepreneurial work. As women of color attempt to address the tangible and intangible aspects of the “life” portion associated with the work–life balance discussion, elements such as race, ethnicity, religion, spirituality, and caregiver demands toward primary and extended family are often ignored.

    Objective:

    This article expands the work–life balance discussion to include urban women of color.

    Methods:

    Uses the lens of a womanist epistemology that incorporates critical race feminist theory while capturing viewpoints of four urban women of color who are social workers in the academy.

    Findings:

    reflect a nuanced voice challenging the work-life balance discussion to work life management.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Engaging Youth to Reduce Depression and Risky Behaviors: Challenges of EmpowermentGo to article: Engaging Youth to Reduce Depression and Risky Behaviors: Challenges of Empowerment

    Engaging Youth to Reduce Depression and Risky Behaviors: Challenges of Empowerment

    Article

    Background

    Youth in communities with high rates of crime and low rates of collective efficacy are at risk of depression, substance abuse, and other types of delinquency.

    Objective

    This article presents a formative evaluation of an empowerment-oriented program intended to reduce depression and risky behaviors by improving social support, providing adult mentors, and facilitating prosocial action.

    Methods

    Qualitative interviews and observations are used to describe program delivery and a quantitative survey is used to identify correlates of program participation.

    Findings

    Qualitative data describe a systematic process of program engagement that supported individual and group empowerment. The analysis of quantitative survey results identifies an association of program participation with less depression and more self-esteem—with reduced feelings of loneliness as the mechanism of these effects—although without comparable patterns for substance abuse and other risky behaviors.

    Conclusions

    Empowerment-oriented programs that involve young people in supportive peer teams should be developed to help foster constructive social change.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Transition Milestones and Psychological Distress in Transgender AdultsGo to article: Transition Milestones and Psychological Distress in Transgender Adults

    Transition Milestones and Psychological Distress in Transgender Adults

    Article

    Transition milestones (e.g., telling family members that one is transgender and beginning hormone treatments) are specific transition-related events in transgender persons’ lives that demarcate what their life circumstances were before versus after the milestone was reached. This article examines the relationship between transition milestones and psychological distress in a large sample of transgender adults. Data from the 2015 U.S. National Transgender Survey were used to examine 11 specific transition milestones in a sample of 27,715 transgender Americans aged 18 or older. A majority (64.6%) of respondents reported that psychological distress had affected them “some” or “a lot.” Along with nine of the demographic measures and 13 of the support/discrimination measures, nine of the 11 transition milestones under study were found to be related to psychological distress levels. Reaching specific transition milestones plays an important role in many transgender adults’ lives and may be highly beneficial in helping them to reduce psychological distress.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Leadership, Legacy, and Opportunity: The Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference, 2003 to PresentGo to article: Leadership, Legacy, and Opportunity: The Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference, 2003 to Present

    Leadership, Legacy, and Opportunity: The Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference, 2003 to Present

    Article

    Background

    Jackson State University (JSU) School of Social Work (SSW) sponsors the Mississippi Child Welfare Institute Conference (MCWIC) in Jackson, Mississippi.

    Objective

    The MCWIC plays a critical role in disseminating information about concerns related to African American children and communities.

    Methods

    Using primary and secondary data sources, the authors explore the historical development of JSU, the SSW, and the MCWIC.

    Findings

    Particularly, this article (a) offers a discussion of the present curriculum and ways to infuse conference content, (b) examines MCWIC's African American–focused child welfare scholarship and its link to social issues, (c) explores the conference's community impact, and (d) lastly, discusses how MCWIC provides leadership and professional development opportunities within the HBCU context.

    Conclusion

    Implications for replication are offered.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Color-Blind Racial Attitudes and Their Implications for Achieving Race-Related Grand ChallengesGo to article: Color-Blind Racial Attitudes and Their Implications for Achieving Race-Related Grand Challenges

    Color-Blind Racial Attitudes and Their Implications for Achieving Race-Related Grand Challenges

    Article

    The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare established 12 social work grand challenges to address critical social problems in America. Some of these social problems include health disparities, income inequality, and the lack of social justice, among others. These social problems are deep and daunting especially for people of color. Tackling these challenges would require a focus on the racial attitudes in society, such as color-blind racial attitudes, that maintain the power structure that fuels inequality. This article introduces color-blind racial attitudes and discusses their impact on social work practice and policy. Lastly, it presents strategies for addressing color-blind racial attitudes related to the grand challenges.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Capturing Context: The Role of Social Support and Neighborhood on the Psychological Well-Being of African American FamiliesGo to article: Capturing Context: The Role of Social Support and Neighborhood on the Psychological Well-Being of African American Families

    Capturing Context: The Role of Social Support and Neighborhood on the Psychological Well-Being of African American Families

    Article

    Background

    Mental health is a serious public health concern that is uniquely devastating for African American families.

    Objective

    This study systematically critiques the body of work documenting the mediating role of social support and neighborhood context on the psychological well-being of African American families.

    Methods

    This review used the PRISMA multistate process.

    Findings

    Several important findings are drawn from this study: a) social support and neighborhood context shape psychological well-being, b) existing studies are limited in capacity to capture context despite having contextualized frameworks, c) African centered theory is missing.

    Conclusions

    Social support and neighborhood context matter. Future researchers must employ methods to capture this context and the link to mental health in African American communities where disproportionate risks exist.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Responding to Community Voices for ChangeGo to article: Responding to Community Voices for Change

    Responding to Community Voices for Change

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • The Association of Racial and Homelessness Microaggressions and Physical and Mental Health in a Sample of Homeless YouthGo to article: The Association of Racial and Homelessness Microaggressions and Physical and Mental Health in a Sample of Homeless Youth

    The Association of Racial and Homelessness Microaggressions and Physical and Mental Health in a Sample of Homeless Youth

    Article

    Background:

    Homeless youth are at higher risk for trauma, school dropout, justice system involvement as well as physical and mental health issues, including substance abuse.

    Objective:

    This article focuses on experiences of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, in homeless youth by describing the development of a new scale measuring homelessness microaggressions and demonstrating the association between microaggressions, and health/well-being in a sample of homeless youth.

    Methods:

    Previously validated measures include the Child Behavioral Checklist and the Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions Scale.

    Findings:

    Demonstrated that experiencing higher levels of microaggressions was related to more externalizing and aggressive behavior and somatic symptoms in homeless youth.

    Conclusions:

    Implications for urban communities and urban social work are discussed, with suggestions offered for practitioners and future research.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Trauma, Intersectionality, and Our Urban Social Work MessageGo to article: Trauma, Intersectionality, and Our Urban Social Work Message

    Trauma, Intersectionality, and Our Urban Social Work Message

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • History, Truth, and Social JusticeGo to article: History, Truth, and Social Justice

    History, Truth, and Social Justice

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • WISE Management—Competencies of the Managers of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Hong KongGo to article: WISE Management—Competencies of the Managers of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Hong Kong

    WISE Management—Competencies of the Managers of Work Integration Social Enterprises in Hong Kong

    Article

    In Hong Kong, the development of social enterprises has been rapid and is becoming increasingly diversified. Among the various types of social enterprise that exist, a work integration social enterprise (WISE) helps relieve different kinds of social problems such as unemployment. The success of a WISE is reliant on sustainable operations and developments led by competent managers. In this study, managers of 19 selected WISEs were interviewed to determine the core management competencies required in WISE operations. Five domains, strategic, business, leadership, interpersonal, and intrapersonal competency, were delineated. These competencies were also interrelated and complementary. The findings provide a valuable reference for related training and further development of WISEs.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Urban Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing AdultsGo to article: Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Urban Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Adults

    Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Urban Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Adults

    Article

    The purpose of this study was to investigate help-seeking behaviors among 228 self-identified culturally Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals living in Washington, DC, and the surrounding metropolitan area. Results indicate that the vast majority of participants reported feeling stressed, worried, or anxious. A large proportion of the sample reported feeling sad, unhappy, or depressed and experiencing discrimination because of being deaf. Despite these reports, more than three quarters of the sample reported that they were unlikely to seek help if they experienced a serious personal or emotional problem. Race and physical abuse were significant predictors of seeking help. Culturally sensitive interventions can contribute positively to Deaf individuals seeking help.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Barriers to the Delivery of Teen Dating Violence Programs in Urban School and After-School Settings Serving Mexican-Heritage YouthGo to article: Barriers to the Delivery of Teen Dating Violence Programs in Urban School and After-School Settings Serving Mexican-Heritage Youth

    Barriers to the Delivery of Teen Dating Violence Programs in Urban School and After-School Settings Serving Mexican-Heritage Youth

    Article

    Teen dating violence (TDV) is increasingly recognized as a national health priority, impacting overall well-being and school success. However, there are overlooked barriers to TDV program delivery in schools and youth-serving organizations and these are ideal settings to reach youth universally. In this study, we conducted 10 focus groups with school (e.g., administrators, social workers, nurses) and after-school personnel regarding barriers to TDV programming within a large urban community serving predominantly Mexican-heritage youth. Findings offer practice-driven considerations for the implementation of programs within urban communities. These include attention to limited resources, inhibitive and non-existent policies, competing demands, a lack of training, and demand for culturally competent curricula and wrap-around services.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • So Much Trouble on My Mind: African American Males Coping With Mental Health Issues and RacismGo to article: So Much Trouble on My Mind: African American Males Coping With Mental Health Issues and Racism

    So Much Trouble on My Mind: African American Males Coping With Mental Health Issues and Racism

    Article

    Background

    The current discussion examines the mental health needs and challenges of African American males within a social context undergirded by racism. There is a dearth of empirical research on African American males in this regard.

    Objective

    To effectively address the needs of this population, this article reviews the extant literature on cultural, social, and contextual factors that may be salient factors in the mental health status and outcomes for African American males.

    Methods

    This includes an examination of the roles of race, religious participation, social support, gender role expectation in mental health and well-being outcomes.

    Findings/Conclusion

    The current discussion is intended to serve as a prospective guide for future research, prevention, and intervention initiatives designed to improve such outcomes for a vulnerable and at-risk population group.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • BOOK REVIEWSocial Work Practice With African Americans in Urban EnvironmentsGo to article: BOOK REVIEWSocial Work Practice With African Americans in Urban Environments

    BOOK REVIEWSocial Work Practice With African Americans in Urban Environments

    Article
    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Response to the Drug Crisis in One Appalachian City: A Collaborative Early Warning System ApproachGo to article: Response to the Drug Crisis in One Appalachian City: A Collaborative Early Warning System Approach

    Response to the Drug Crisis in One Appalachian City: A Collaborative Early Warning System Approach

    Article

    The community of Huntington, an Appalachian city in West Virginia with the highest overdose rate in the nation, participated as an Innovation Community in a grant funded Community Assessment and Education to Promote Behavioral Health Planning and Evaluation (CAPE II) project. Activities entailed designing and implementing an innovative, replicable, and sustainable early warning protocol that addressed a locally determined set of community behavioral health issues. Using 192 publicly available indicators tracked for a year throughout 12 geographic neighborhoods, the authors developed an early warning system and analyzed relationships between key indicators and substance overdose and arrests. Community interventions were designed to address these relationships from the perspective of social workers, law enforcement officers, and community members.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work
  • Support for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated: Impact of Mutual Aid Support GroupsGo to article: Support for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated: Impact of Mutual Aid Support Groups

    Support for Mothers Who Are Incarcerated: Impact of Mutual Aid Support Groups

    Article

    Background

    The number of American children with a mother who is incarcerated increased by 131% between 1991 and 2007, impacting more than one million children. Because of increased focus on the problems surrounding parents in prison, there has been a growing recognition of how incarceration negatively impacts children and that repairing these relationships is critical to improving family functioning.

    Objective

    The focus of this article is to present a community-based participatory study that measured the impact of a support group provided to mothers during incarceration.

    Methods

    In this pilot study we used a nonexperimental design for an 8-week support group assessed at baseline and post intervention.

    Findings

    This study demonstrated favorable results in forming social connections and promoting positive communication between group members.

    Conclusion

    Community-based organizations, which offer support to parents, grandparents, and children impacted by incarceration, need continual funding.

    Source:
    Urban Social Work

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