Is Afrocentricity Marginalized in Social Work Education? A Survey of HBSE Instructors

The significance of African-centered social work for social work practice

“…Students often leave their social work programs without having been exposed to the important contributions of African American and Black social work and social welfare pioneers (Pellebon, 2012). As a result, they are limited in their knowledge of contributions made by persons from a different group which distorts their reality and allows them to believe that seminal contributions to the profession only came from those in the White community.…”

A Call for Military-Centric Social Work Education

“…However, Petrovich (2012) indicates that universities have not developed or delivered the curriculum neededby social workers to serve the veteran population. Additionally, Afrocentricity has been marginalized in social work curricula (Pellebon, 2012).…”

Not Just about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Call for Military-Centric Social Work

“…Thus, he suggests the significance of military culture as fundamental to helping warriors and others best understand the military gestalt and the systemic implications of culture. The use of a military-centric social work approach to address the implications of culture is justified in that social work has a long history of being a leader in advocating for culturally relevant programs, processes, and policies (Fong & Furuto, 2001) even though Pellebon's (2012) findings suggest that Afrocentricity is marginalized in social work education. Mazama (2001) suggests that Afrocentricity tries to counteract people's natural tendency to adopt the dominant perspective and the related framework.…”