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Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

2023

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Social Identity As A Factor In Bystander Responses To Bias-Based Verbal Aggression Among College Students, Shveta Kumaria, David S. Byers, Katherine M. Mccarthy, Carmen Moedano Jan 2023

Social Identity As A Factor In Bystander Responses To Bias-Based Verbal Aggression Among College Students, Shveta Kumaria, David S. Byers, Katherine M. Mccarthy, Carmen Moedano

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

Bias-based bullying is a significant problem in the United States, including aggression targeting college students with minoritized social identities. Bystander responsiveness can help to buffer the effects, but social identity factors may influence how students respond to bias-based aggression among peers. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a subsample (N = 7,291) of the 2018–2019 Healthy Minds Study to test correlations between racial, sexual, and gender identities and self-reported and hypothetical peer interventions. Students who identify with minoritized sexual and gender identities, across racial identities, are most likely to report past or intended interventions while students who identify as …


The Vernacular Ethics Of Stigmatized Care: Reinterpreting Acceptance And Confidentiality For Social Work In The West Bank, Palestine, David S. Byers, Anan Fareed, Khalid Hreish Jan 2023

The Vernacular Ethics Of Stigmatized Care: Reinterpreting Acceptance And Confidentiality For Social Work In The West Bank, Palestine, David S. Byers, Anan Fareed, Khalid Hreish

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Social workers in Palestine routinely navigate issues of stigma with their clients without formal ethical guidance. This constructivist grounded theory study examines how Palestinian social workers in the West Bank organize themselves ethically to provide stigmatized care—where social workers supporting people with socially rejected conditions and experiences can face community scorn by extension. We conducted focus groups and individual interviews with 99 social work supervisors in 12 cities over a 2-year period. Our analysis reveals localized reinterpretations of acceptance and confidentiality as ethically grounded principles for stigmatized care. These practice principles have emerged under strain in cases involving substance use, …


Teaching Place For Social Work Practice, Cindy A. Sousa, Susan P. Kemp, Bree Akesson Jan 2023

Teaching Place For Social Work Practice, Cindy A. Sousa, Susan P. Kemp, Bree Akesson

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

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