Episode 42
Guests: Nicole Vazquez, MSW, MPP & Susana Victoria Parras, LCSW, PPSC
Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW
Nicole Vazquez, a critical race scholar and consultant, and Susana Victoria Parras, a justice-focused therapist, discuss how critical race theory (CRT) can transform social work practice. They explore applying CRT's tenets to challenge the micro-macro divide, reexamine professionalism, and build authentic, collaborative relationships rooted in humility and historical context. The conversation highlights how liberalism and individualism undermine collective healing and perpetuate oppression, while ancestral and Indigenous ways offer paths toward connection. Susana also shares her perspective on healing justice work and what it means to move beyond the limitations of CRT.
In this episode:
- How CRT challenges the micro-macro divide in social work practice
- Applying CRT's tenets through positionality, power, and practitioner humility
- How liberalism and individualism perpetuate oppression and undermine community and culture
- How social work's concept of professionalism can reinforce separation rooted in colonization
- Healing justice work and whether social work can truly be decolonized
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