Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social Work Commons™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Selected Works

Michael P. Dentato

Classroom

Publication Year

Articles 1 - 2 of 2

Full-Text Articles in Social Work

Homophobia Within Schools Of Social Work: The Critical Need For Affirming Classroom Settings And Effective Preparation For Service With The Lgbtq Community, Michael P. Dentato Phd, Msw, Shelley L. Craig Phd, Michael R. Lloyd Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Caitlyn Wright Msw, Ashley Austin Phd Mar 2016

Homophobia Within Schools Of Social Work: The Critical Need For Affirming Classroom Settings And Effective Preparation For Service With The Lgbtq Community, Michael P. Dentato Phd, Msw, Shelley L. Craig Phd, Michael R. Lloyd Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Caitlyn Wright Msw, Ashley Austin Phd

Michael P. Dentato

Social work programs must effectively meet the needs of their diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) student populations as well as effectively train all students to work with minority groups including the LGBTQ community. While many undergraduate and graduate social work programs provide open, supportive, and affirming experiences for LGBTQ students, there remain ongoing challenges related to hostility, stigma, heterosexism, and homophobia within classroom settings across programs in the US and Canada. This study examines classroom experiences of homophobia among 1,018 social work students. Qualitative data associated with three optional open-ended questions were analyzed utilizing grounded theory. Main …

Go to article

Social Work Students Speak Out! The Experiences Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer Students In Social Work Programs: A Study Report From The Cswe Council On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity And Expression, Shelley L. Craig Phd, Lauren B. Mcinroy, Michael P. Dentato Phd, Msw, Ashley Austin Phd, Lori Messinger Phd Dec 2014

Social Work Students Speak Out! The Experiences Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, And Queer Students In Social Work Programs: A Study Report From The Cswe Council On Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity And Expression, Shelley L. Craig Phd, Lauren B. Mcinroy, Michael P. Dentato Phd, Msw, Ashley Austin Phd, Lori Messinger Phd

Michael P. Dentato

This online North American study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) social work students (n=1,018) in bachelor of social work (BSW; 24%) or master’s of social work (MSW; 76%) programs explored educational experiences in 126 programs in 44 U. S. states and 7 Canadian provinces. Forty-four percent of students reported limited inclusion of LGBTQ content in classes, yet 64% indicated some degree of support for their LGBTQ identities in their programs. One-third reported homophobic experiences in programs, yet many (63%) were aware of “out” LGBTQ faculty. Overall, students reported fairly low levels of self-assessed practice readiness with specific …

Go to article