Faculty perceptions of curricular deficits in preparing students for practice with Latinos

Qualitative responses to a survey of 314 social work faculty from nearly half of the graduate schools of social work (MSW programs) in the United States elucidated valuable information about culturally sensitive social work education. This article explores faculty perceptions of the deficits or MSW...

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Main Authors:	Rich Furman, Kimberly Bender, Chance Lewis, Jeffery Shears
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Indiana University School of Social Work 2006-05-01
Series:	Advances in Social Work
Subjects:	Social work education Latinos cultural sensitivity
Online Access:	https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/118

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spelling	doaj-9ea5b3860f124bceb6e649c79227fc3b2020-11-24T22:39:00ZengIndiana University School of Social WorkAdvances in Social Work1527-85652331-41252006-05-01713343102Faculty perceptions of curricular deficits in preparing students for practice with LatinosRich FurmanKimberly BenderChance LewisJeffery ShearsQualitative responses to a survey of 314 social work faculty from nearly half of the graduate schools of social work (MSW programs) in the United States elucidated valuable information about culturally sensitive social work education. This article explores faculty perceptions of the deficits or MSW programs in preparing students for culturally sensitive social work practice with Latinos. While nearly 90% of social work MSW faculty agreed or strongly agreed that it is important to prepare students for work with this population, many perceive that their programs are not currently able to do so adequately. Faculty opinions concerning the nature of the deficits and ways of remedying said deficits are discussed.https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/118Social work educationLatinoscultural sensitivity
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title	Faculty perceptions of curricular deficits in preparing students for practice with Latinos
title_short	Faculty perceptions of curricular deficits in preparing students for practice with Latinos
title_full	Faculty perceptions of curricular deficits in preparing students for practice with Latinos
title_fullStr	Faculty perceptions of curricular deficits in preparing students for practice with Latinos
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publisher	Indiana University School of Social Work
series	Advances in Social Work
issn	1527-8565 2331-4125
publishDate	2006-05-01
description	Qualitative responses to a survey of 314 social work faculty from nearly half of the graduate schools of social work (MSW programs) in the United States elucidated valuable information about culturally sensitive social work education. This article explores faculty perceptions of the deficits or MSW programs in preparing students for culturally sensitive social work practice with Latinos. While nearly 90% of social work MSW faculty agreed or strongly agreed that it is important to prepare students for work with this population, many perceive that their programs are not currently able to do so adequately. Faculty opinions concerning the nature of the deficits and ways of remedying said deficits are discussed.
topic	Social work education Latinos cultural sensitivity
url	https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/118
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Faculty perceptions of curricular deficits in preparing students for practice with Latinos

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