LGBT-Competence in Social Work Education: The Relationship of School Contexts to Student Sexual Minority Competence
| Autor: | David McCarty-Caplan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Social Work Social Psychology Universities Transgender Persons Education Gender Studies Sexual and Gender Minorities Professional Competence Social work education Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Students Competence (human resources) General Psychology Social work 05 social sciences Multilevel model 050301 education General Medicine United States Sexual minority Social competence Female Lesbian Psychology 0503 education Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Organizational level |
| Zdroj: | Journal of homosexuality. 65(1) |
| ISSN: | 1540-3602 |
| Popis: | This study examined the relationship between master of social work programs’ (MSW) support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people (LGBT-competence) and the sexual minority competence (LGB-competence) of social work students. Data were gathered from a sample of MSW program directors, faculty members, and students (N = 1385) within 34 MSW programs in the United States. A series of hierarchical linear models tested if a MSW program’s LGBT-competence was associated with the LGB-competence of its students. Results showed a significant relationship between organizational LGBT-competence and individual LGB-competence within schools of social work, and that programs with greater LGBT-competence also had students who felt more competent to work with sexual minorities. These findings suggest schools of social work can take substantive action at an organizational level to improve the professional LGB-competence of future social workers. Implications for social work education are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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