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E(Raced): Race And Use Of Self Amongst Bipoc Social Workers, Anita Reinette Gooding
E(Raced): Race And Use Of Self Amongst Bipoc Social Workers, Anita Reinette Gooding
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Use of self is defined as the social worker's instrument, and involves an intentional engagement of one's personhood in ways that facilitate client change (Heyt & Sherman, 2005). This dissertation argues that race is one component of the social worker's self that is visible, and that can affect how Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) social workers use self in their practice. Using Critical Race Theory, Social Identity Theory and an Interpretive Description methodology, this dissertation engages 27 BIPOC field instructors in semi-structured interviews in order to answer the following research questions: a) What are the components of use …