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Title: | Clinical social workers, gender, and perceptions of political participation |
Authors: | Ostrander, J. Bryan, J. Lane, S. R 0000-0002-6337-2712 |
Keywords: | clinical social work civic engagement policy Political participation gender socialization Human settlements. Communities HT51-65 HM401-1281 Sociology (General) |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | Indiana University School of Social Work, 2020. |
Citation: | Ostrander, J., Bryan, J. & Lane, S. R. (2019). Clinical social workers, gender, and perceptions of political participation. Advances in Social Work, 19(1), 256-275. doi:10.18060/22609 |
Series/Report no.: | Advances in Social Work;19(1) |
Abstract: | Political participation to create social change is considered a professional and ethical imperative for social workers. Although researchers have examined overall political participation by social workers, little is known about how clinical social workers participate and the broader societal factors that influence their political participation. A critical phenomenological methodology was used with a sample of 23 clinical social workers from New England states to (1) identify how socio-political forces influenced their political activity; and, (2) understand how the concept of power affected individuals’ level of engagement or inclination toward the political process. This article describes one of the study’s major findings. Female participants described themselves as unqualified and/or unknowledgeable in the political sphere, with low levels of ambition and confidence to engage in political processes. Many female participants also described the challenges of achieving a work-life balance between their careers and traditional gender-based roles with little time left for political engagement. Social work education and policy advocacy can affect change that will increase the internal and external efficacy of social workers and create a policy environment that allows more options for all social workers in balancing the demands of professional and personal lives. |
Description: | Scholarly article / Open access |
URI: | https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/22609 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/10057 |
ISSN: | ISSN 2331-4125 (Online) |
Appears in Collections: | Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Faculty publications |
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