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EDITORIAL â Social Work Values in Perspectives on Social Work
Social work is a broad field with social workers across the globe engaging diverse
populations in a variety of settings. The scope of Perspectives on Social Work reflects this
spectrum by accepting a variety of submissions covering a myriad of topics in social work.
We ask only that submissions encompass social work values and ethical principles. As in the
social work profession itself, the values of social work create a common thread for the papers
we feature in our journal
EDITORIAL â Social Work Values in Perspectives on Social Work
Social work is a broad field with social workers across the globe engaging diverse populations in
a variety of settings. The scope of Perspectives on Social Work reflects this spectrum by accepting
a variety of submissions covering a myriad of topics in social work. We ask only that submissions
encompass social work values and ethical principles. As in the social work profession itself, the
values of social work create a common thread for the papers we feature in our journal. We hope to
increase the number of submissions we receive as we continue to offer a space for doctoral students
to showcase their research
SPECIAL EDITION ISSUE: A Call to Action in Perspectives on Social Work EDITORIAL
The devastation of Hurricane Harvey and its impact on the community is something from which
many Houston residents are still trying to recover. Moving toward any resemblance of
ânormalcyâ requires strength and determination at the individual, family, and community
level. At the Graduate College of Social Work, that strength and determination was felt
immediately as faculty and students began working together to build a network of support among
each other and a rapid response to the greater community. As a result, our editorial board felt it
important to document the experiences of some of our doctoral students and faculty directly
involved. Each submission was reviewed internally by our editorial board and faculty chair
DEVELOPING A MEASURE OF RACIAL EQUITY: THE âAWARE BELIEFSâ SCALE FOR SCHOOLS
Structural racism persists in our schools and continues to create barriers to achieving racial equity in education. Organizational change efforts are needed to confront these barriers at the school level. These efforts should focus on two problems: 1) the existence of the âculture of Whitenessâ in schools, and 2) the academic and emotional harm it poses to Black children. These experiences speak to an underlying set of beliefs about race held by individuals within the organization. School social workers who apply an anti-racism lens can confront structural barriers and offer innovative strategies for assessing organizational change by targeting beliefs about racial equity among their colleagues in school settings. The Assessing Workplace Attitudes toward Racial Equity Beliefs (AWARE-b) scale is designed to assess individual beliefs about racial equity in school settings. This study operationalizes the concept of racial equity work and proposes beliefs about racial equity as a construct that can be measured using the AWARE-b scale. The recommended steps for scale development, item pool generation, expert panel feedback, pilot testing, and analyses of items were used in this study. The pilot sample (n=140) included adults ages eighteen and older and school personnel, including teachers and non-teachers, who currently work in a P-12 school campus setting in the state of Texas. The items were evaluated using an exploratory analysis known as principal axis factoring. There was good factor structure, internal reliability, and construct validity for sixteen items (α = .93) indicating racial equity beliefs as the underlying construct. Limitations and recommendations for future study of the AWARE-b scale, along with the implications for school leaders and school social workers are discussed.Social Work, Graduate College o
EDITORIAL â Building Scholarship in Perspectives on Social Work
Editorial for volume 13 of Perspectives on Social Work, by journal editor Kenya R. Minott, MSW
Perspectives on Social Work Volume 13 (Summer 2019)
This is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 13 (Summer 2019)
PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL WORK VOLUME 14 (WINTER 2018)
This is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 14 (Winter 2018)