Speaker: Merlinda Weinberg
Using examples from two research studies this presentation will:
identify the discrepancy between racialized practitioners' and white practitioners’ perceptions of racism as an ethical issue in social work
explore the dominant discourses of ethics to support the absence of racism as an ethical concern
provide explanations for this deficiency
suggest some beginning steps to remedy this omission
Resources
Download: Slide deck from presentation
Weinberg, M. (2020, November). The absence of racism as a fundamental concern in ethics in social work. Connection, 3(2).
Dr. Merlinda Weinberg is Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University. Before obtaining her Ph.D. in 2004, she was a practicing social worker for 25 years. Research interests include ethics in social work practice, and the impacts of neoliberalism and diversity on professional ethics. She has a published book, entitled Paradoxes in Social Work Practice. Mitigating Ethical Trespass as well as a website on ethics.
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada short-listed Dr. Weinberg in 2008 as the top new researcher in Canada and she was awarded a Senior Fellowship at Durham University in 2017.