Episode 49
Guests: Kelechi Wright, LCPC, LPC; Kortney Carr, LCSW, LSCSW
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW
Kelechi Wright, a doctoral student in the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas, and Kortney Carr, a Professor of Practice and doctoral student at the same institution, discuss their article The Whitewashing of Social Work History, which calls for an honest, equitable retelling of the profession's past. They highlight how traditional narratives erase Black social welfare leaders, uphold white saviorism, and perpetuate white supremacy in social work education and practice. The conversation emphasizes the need to honor Black social work movements rooted in community traditions and to build a just foundation for the field's future. Kelechi and Kortney also explore the responsibilities of educators and practitioners in advancing racial justice within the profession.
In this episode:
- How social work history has been whitewashed and why it matters
- The erasure of Black social welfare leaders and the perpetuation of white saviorism
- How an inaccurate history perpetuates white supremacy in social work education and practice
- The communal traditions of Black social work and social welfare movements
- The responsibilities of educators and practitioners in advancing racial justice within the profession
Kelechi
https://www.uh.edu/class/aas/faculty/kelechi-wright/
Kortney
www.linkedin.com/in/kortneyacarr
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3 years ago
Thank you for addressing these important issues about racismim. It was nice to hear the perspective from Dr. Kalechi Wright. The systemic aspects of this issue and mental health is not something that as a Latina I have heard much of. Again, Thank you for providing this information!