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Implicit Biases and Racial Microaggressions: Examining the Impact on Black Social Work Students' Well-Being
Fatima A Mabrouk1, Gerri K Connaught1, Chelsea A Allen2
1Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Social Work in Public Health
|July 2, 2024
Summary
Racial microaggressions in social work education harm Black students, causing anxiety and impostor phenomenon. Critical consciousness can help address implicit bias and systemic oppression.
Area of Science:
- Social Work Education
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Racial microaggressions, defined as everyday slights and offensive behaviors, disproportionately affect people of color.
- Black social work students frequently face stereotypes impacting their mental health, leading to anxiety and impostor phenomenon.
- Historical trauma experienced by Black individuals exacerbates the challenges faced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students in academic settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the manifestation and impact of racial microaggressions within social work education.
- To examine the link between implicit biases, microaggressions, impostor phenomenon, and historical trauma.
- To assess the utility of the critical consciousness framework in social work education for addressing oppression and privilege.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical exploration of existing literature on racial microaggressions, implicit bias, and critical consciousness.
- Analysis of the role of critical consciousness in raising awareness of systemic oppression within social work education.
- Examination of the relationship between microaggressions, impostor phenomenon, and historical trauma.
Main Results:
- A significant gap exists in scholarship addressing racial microaggressions and their impact on Black social work students.
- Implicit biases and racial microaggressions contribute to mental health challenges and impede student success.
- The critical consciousness framework offers a potential pathway to identify and dismantle oppressive structures in education.
Conclusions:
- Social work education must confront implicit biases and racial microaggressions to support Black students.
- Raising awareness of unintentional complicity in oppressive systems is crucial for educators and professionals.
- Further research using microaggression scales is recommended to quantify the impact of racism in social work.
Keywords:
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